Best time to visit Akita

June is the best time to visit Akita for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 13 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking June comfort 83/100
A beach holiday August sea 26 °C
The least cloud October 63 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 100 mm
Warmth August 27 °C
Cooler weather January 1.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 June 83 22 °C 13 46
2 September 80 23 °C 15 66
3 May 72 17 °C 14 14
4 October 71 17 °C 15 37
5 July 70 25 °C 18 67
6 August 66 27 °C 16 75
7 April 48 12 °C 15 0
8 November 42 11 °C 18 13
9 March 21 6.1 °C 18 0
10 December 16 4.6 °C 22 0
11 February 16 2.3 °C 18 0
12 January 12 1.7 °C 21 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 11 °C 1.7 °C 73 % 0
February 9.4 °C 2.3 °C 71 % 0
March 8.8 °C 6.1 °C 68 % 0
April 10 °C 12 °C 63 % 0
May 14 °C 17 °C 67 % 14
June 19 °C 22 °C 72 % 46
July 22 °C 25 °C 76 % 67
August 26 °C 27 °C 68 % 75
September 24 °C 23 °C 67 % 66
October 21 °C 17 °C 63 % 37
November 17 °C 11 °C 66 % 13
December 14 °C 4.6 °C 72 % 0

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 1.7 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 1.7 °C 115 mm 73 %
February 2.3 °C 100 mm 71 %
March 6.1 °C 119 mm 68 %
April 12.1 °C 118 mm 63 %
May 17.4 °C 136 mm 67 %
June 21.5 °C 142 mm 72 %
July 24.9 °C 253 mm 76 %
August 26.6 °C 224 mm 68 %
September 23.2 °C 187 mm 67 %
October 17.2 °C 168 mm 63 %
November 10.7 °C 159 mm 66 %
December 4.6 °C 146 mm 72 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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