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Best time to visit Kanazawa

May is the best time to visit Kanazawa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. 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 May comfort 83/100
A beach holiday August sea 27 °C
The least cloud October 59 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 124 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 5.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 83 21 °C 12 38
2 June 80 25 °C 13 63
3 October 78 20 °C 13 53
4 September 74 25 °C 14 75
5 April 63 16 °C 12 12
6 July 62 28 °C 15 74
7 August 60 30 °C 13 77
8 November 51 14 °C 17 19
9 March 33 10.0 °C 17 0
10 December 21 8.3 °C 23 6
11 February 13 5.7 °C 19 0
12 January 10 5.0 °C 23 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 13 °C 5.0 °C 71 % 0
February 11 °C 5.7 °C 70 % 0
March 11 °C 10.0 °C 64 % 0
April 12 °C 16 °C 60 % 12
May 16 °C 21 °C 62 % 38
June 20 °C 25 °C 73 % 63
July 24 °C 28 °C 71 % 74
August 27 °C 30 °C 59 % 77
September 25 °C 25 °C 65 % 75
October 22 °C 20 °C 59 % 53
November 19 °C 14 °C 62 % 19
December 16 °C 8.3 °C 70 % 6

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 5.0 °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 5.0 °C 213 mm 71 %
February 5.7 °C 149 mm 70 %
March 10.0 °C 147 mm 64 %
April 15.9 °C 124 mm 60 %
May 21.0 °C 129 mm 62 %
June 24.7 °C 161 mm 73 %
July 28.0 °C 215 mm 71 %
August 29.8 °C 150 mm 59 %
September 25.5 °C 202 mm 65 %
October 19.9 °C 161 mm 59 %
November 14.2 °C 171 mm 62 %
December 8.3 °C 226 mm 70 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.