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Best time to visit Tottori-shi

May is the best time to visit Tottori-shi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 11 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 85/100
A beach holiday August sea 27 °C
The least cloud October 60 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 116 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 7.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 85 21 °C 11 41
2 October 83 20 °C 12 57
3 June 79 24 °C 14 61
4 September 73 25 °C 15 72
5 April 70 16 °C 12 15
6 November 62 15 °C 15 23
7 July 60 28 °C 16 74
8 August 58 29 °C 14 75
9 March 43 11 °C 16 0
10 December 33 9.8 °C 20 9
11 February 27 7.6 °C 17 0
12 January 21 7.1 °C 21 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 7.1 °C 71 % 0
February 12 °C 7.6 °C 69 % 0
March 12 °C 11 °C 64 % 0
April 14 °C 16 °C 61 % 15
May 17 °C 21 °C 64 % 41
June 20 °C 24 °C 77 % 61
July 24 °C 28 °C 72 % 74
August 27 °C 29 °C 62 % 75
September 25 °C 25 °C 67 % 72
October 22 °C 20 °C 60 % 57
November 19 °C 15 °C 62 % 23
December 16 °C 9.8 °C 68 % 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 7.1 °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 7.1 °C 147 mm 71 %
February 7.6 °C 117 mm 69 %
March 11.0 °C 133 mm 64 %
April 16.2 °C 116 mm 61 %
May 20.8 °C 136 mm 64 %
June 24.1 °C 167 mm 77 %
July 27.8 °C 202 mm 72 %
August 29.3 °C 151 mm 62 %
September 25.1 °C 224 mm 67 %
October 20.1 °C 140 mm 60 %
November 15.0 °C 117 mm 62 %
December 9.8 °C 154 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.