Average Monthly Sunshine in Yanagawa

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Yanagawa receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Yanagawa varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, May, reaches an impressive 205 hours, while January, the darkest month, offers only 103 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1894 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of May under a blue sky, with approximately 6.8 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in January, with only 3.4 hours of sunlight per day.

Yanagawa’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Yanagawa enjoys an average of 1894 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

Other climate information

June, Yanagawa’s wettest month, receives 182 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 27°C. During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 11°C.

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Yanagawa Precipitation page.