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Best time to visit Shizuoka

October is the best time to visit Shizuoka for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 13 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. 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 83/100
A beach holiday July sea 24 °C
The least cloud December 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 90 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 9.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 83 21 °C 13 62
2 May 81 21 °C 14 46
3 November 76 17 °C 10 45
4 June 73 24 °C 17 62
5 April 71 17 °C 13 26
6 September 68 26 °C 16 74
7 December 59 12 °C 8 31
8 July 58 28 °C 17 75
9 August 56 29 °C 16 74
10 March 53 13 °C 14 7
11 February 49 10 °C 10 16
12 January 48 9.6 °C 9 21

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 9.6 °C 39 % 21
February 15 °C 10 °C 47 % 16
March 16 °C 13 °C 56 % 7
April 17 °C 17 °C 61 % 26
May 19 °C 21 °C 69 % 46
June 22 °C 24 °C 81 % 62
July 24 °C 28 °C 75 % 75
August 27 °C 29 °C 63 % 74
September 26 °C 26 °C 65 % 74
October 23 °C 21 °C 59 % 62
November 21 °C 17 °C 49 % 45
December 18 °C 12 °C 38 % 31

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 9.6 °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 9.6 °C 93 mm 39 %
February 10.3 °C 122 mm 47 %
March 13.2 °C 205 mm 56 %
April 17.4 °C 221 mm 61 %
May 21.2 °C 235 mm 69 %
June 24.0 °C 296 mm 81 %
July 27.6 °C 314 mm 75 %
August 28.7 °C 188 mm 63 %
September 25.9 °C 280 mm 65 %
October 21.4 °C 247 mm 59 %
November 16.8 °C 148 mm 49 %
December 11.9 °C 90 mm 38 %

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.