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Best time to visit Matsue

May is the best time to visit Matsue for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June 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 82/100
A beach holiday August sea 27 °C
The least cloud October 57 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 110 mm
Warmth August 28 °C
Cooler weather January 7.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 82 20 °C 10 41
2 October 81 20 °C 11 59
3 June 79 23 °C 11 63
4 September 72 25 °C 13 74
5 April 67 15 °C 11 14
6 November 63 15 °C 14 26
7 July 62 27 °C 13 77
8 August 60 28 °C 11 82
9 March 42 11 °C 15 0
10 December 32 10 °C 20 10
11 February 28 7.9 °C 17 0
12 January 22 7.5 °C 21 1

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 7.5 °C 71 % 1
February 13 °C 7.9 °C 70 % 0
March 13 °C 11 °C 63 % 0
April 14 °C 15 °C 59 % 14
May 17 °C 20 °C 61 % 41
June 21 °C 23 °C 73 % 63
July 24 °C 27 °C 69 % 77
August 27 °C 28 °C 59 % 82
September 25 °C 25 °C 64 % 74
October 22 °C 20 °C 57 % 59
November 20 °C 15 °C 62 % 26
December 17 °C 10 °C 68 % 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 7.5 °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 7.5 °C 172 mm 71 %
February 7.9 °C 130 mm 70 %
March 10.9 °C 132 mm 63 %
April 15.5 °C 110 mm 59 %
May 19.6 °C 120 mm 61 %
June 23.0 °C 156 mm 73 %
July 26.7 °C 185 mm 69 %
August 28.3 °C 125 mm 59 %
September 24.6 °C 186 mm 64 %
October 19.9 °C 118 mm 57 %
November 15.1 °C 119 mm 62 %
December 10.0 °C 175 mm 68 %

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.