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The Climate of Japan

Japan’s climate varies primarily with latitude, from cool, temperate
Hokkaido to subtropical Okinawa. Most of the country is warm,
temperate, and rainy; temperatures are cooler year-round in the
mountains. The other key distinction is between the Pacific and
Japan Sea coasts. Both have a lot of rain in June and July. The
Pacific coast also has heavy rainfall and typhoons in August and
September but is sunny in winter, while the Japan Sea coast has
long spells of rain and snow in winter. Sapporo
Okinawa Archipelago Subtropical Iriomote Island, south
of Okinawa Island

OKINAWA
Amami Island 31/88
26/79 27/81
°C/F
24/75
22/72
18/64 19/67
13/55
Okinawa Island
5 8 6 3
hrs hrs hrs hrs
152 190 151 113
mm mm mm mm
0 kilometers 200 Sendai
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
0 miles 100
Niigata
SHIKOKU
31/88
Sea of Japan
°C/F
23/73 24/75 (East Sea)
20/69
14/58
10/50 11/52
0 kilometers 200
1/33 Tokyo
0 miles 100
6 6 6 6
hrs hrs hrs hrs
Nagoya
284 301 172 65 Kyoto
mm mm mm mm Kobe
month Apr Jul Oct Jan Hiroshima Osaka
KYUSHU Kitakyushu
31/88 Fukuoka
°C/F
24/75 24/75
20/69 Pacific
14/58
11/52 11/52 Ocean
2/35
5 6 6 4
hrs hrs hrs hrs
Kagoshima
178 281 101 81
mm mm mm mm
month Apr Jul Oct Jan

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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Flashmap template “UK” LAYER
(Source v1.1)
Date 19th July 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm