Best time to visit Minato

October is the best time to visit Minato for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 10 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to November.

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 87/100
A beach holiday August sea 27 °C
The least cloud November 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 83 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 8.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 87 21 °C 10 68
2 May 87 21 °C 10 52
3 November 76 16 °C 9 46
4 June 76 24 °C 14 66
5 April 76 17 °C 11 28
6 September 71 27 °C 13 79
7 July 61 28 °C 13 78
8 August 60 30 °C 11 80
9 March 55 13 °C 12 8
10 December 52 11 °C 10 24
11 February 44 9.5 °C 11 10
12 January 41 8.7 °C 11 15

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 June to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 8.7 °C 55 % 15
February 14 °C 9.5 °C 57 % 10
March 15 °C 13 °C 57 % 8
April 16 °C 17 °C 57 % 28
May 19 °C 21 °C 64 % 52
June 22 °C 24 °C 78 % 66
July 25 °C 28 °C 69 % 78
August 27 °C 30 °C 57 % 80
September 26 °C 27 °C 59 % 79
October 24 °C 21 °C 52 % 68
November 21 °C 16 °C 50 % 46
December 18 °C 11 °C 51 % 24

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 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 83 mm 55 %
February 9.5 °C 88 mm 57 %
March 12.7 °C 125 mm 57 %
April 17.4 °C 125 mm 57 %
May 21.5 °C 149 mm 64 %
June 24.5 °C 231 mm 78 %
July 27.9 °C 193 mm 69 %
August 29.5 °C 116 mm 57 %
September 26.5 °C 181 mm 59 %
October 21.4 °C 185 mm 52 %
November 16.2 °C 98 mm 50 %
December 11.0 °C 86 mm 51 %

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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