Best time to visit Matsusaka

October is the best time to visit Matsusaka for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. 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 October comfort 85/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 69 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 8.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 85 21 °C 12 63
2 May 85 22 °C 12 51
3 April 77 18 °C 11 28
4 November 76 16 °C 8 42
5 June 73 25 °C 16 67
6 September 67 27 °C 16 75
7 March 57 13 °C 11 9
8 December 56 11 °C 6 28
9 July 54 29 °C 18 74
10 August 52 30 °C 17 70
11 February 48 9.7 °C 8 16
12 January 47 8.7 °C 6 20

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 8.7 °C 43 % 20
February 14 °C 9.7 °C 49 % 16
March 14 °C 13 °C 54 % 9
April 15 °C 18 °C 58 % 28
May 19 °C 22 °C 67 % 51
June 22 °C 25 °C 80 % 67
July 25 °C 29 °C 74 % 74
August 27 °C 30 °C 63 % 70
September 26 °C 27 °C 65 % 75
October 23 °C 21 °C 55 % 63
November 20 °C 16 °C 46 % 42
December 17 °C 11 °C 39 % 28

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 8.7 °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 8.7 °C 69 mm 43 %
February 9.7 °C 76 mm 49 %
March 13.2 °C 128 mm 54 %
April 18.1 °C 148 mm 58 %
May 22.4 °C 173 mm 67 %
June 25.5 °C 251 mm 80 %
July 29.2 °C 224 mm 74 %
August 30.2 °C 188 mm 63 %
September 26.7 °C 274 mm 65 %
October 21.4 °C 253 mm 55 %
November 16.3 °C 111 mm 46 %
December 11.1 °C 71 mm 39 %

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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