The tables below give July averages for the total number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns throughout Japan. The count of days is for those with sunshine during at least 40 percent of the time between sunrise and sunset.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: Hokkaidō, Tōhoku, Kantō, Chūbu, Kansai, Chūgoku Shikoku, Kyūshū and Okinawa.
The month's totals are long-term historical averages of weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
Hokkaidō
Total July sunshine
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Abashiri |
13 |
169 |
| Asahikawa |
13 |
162 |
| Hakodate |
11 |
136 |
| Obihiro |
10 |
118 |
| Sapporo |
13 |
165 |
| Tomakomai |
7 |
98 |
| Wakkanai |
12 |
147 |
Tōhoku
Average amount of sun in July
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Aomori |
13 |
160 |
| Fukushima |
10 |
124 |
| Iwaki |
13 |
148 |
| Morioka |
11 |
129 |
| Sendai |
10 |
120 |
Kantō
Average July sun
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Chiba |
13 |
153 |
| Hachijo-jima Island |
10 |
119 |
| Maebashi |
12 |
139 |
| Nikko |
8 |
108 |
| Tokyo |
12 |
144 |
| Utsunomiya |
9 |
114 |
| Yokohama |
14 |
163 |
Chūbu
Number of sunny hours and days in July on average
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Aikawa, Sado Island |
14 |
164 |
| Gifu |
15 |
167 |
| Hamamatsu |
16 |
178 |
| Kanazawa |
14 |
159 |
| Nagano |
15 |
169 |
| Nagoya |
14 |
164 |
| Niigata |
14 |
169 |
| Shizuoka |
14 |
154 |
Kansai
Average total sunshine in July
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Himeji |
15 |
173 |
| Kobe |
16 |
175 |
| Kyoto |
12 |
142 |
| Nara |
14 |
163 |
| Osaka |
17 |
182 |
| Tsu |
16 |
175 |
| Wakayama |
19 |
207 |
Chūgoku
Amount of sun in July
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Fukuyama |
17 |
198 |
| Hiroshima |
16 |
180 |
| Kure |
17 |
185 |
| Matsue |
15 |
167 |
| Okayama |
16 |
172 |
| Tottori |
14 |
163 |
| Yamaguchi |
14 |
161 |
Shikoku
July sunshine averages
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Kochi |
16 |
176 |
| Matsuyama |
17 |
193 |
| Takamatsu |
18 |
195 |
| Tokushima |
18 |
195 |
Kyūshū
Total July sunshine
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Fukuoka |
16 |
174 |
| Kagoshima |
18 |
191 |
| Kumamoto |
17 |
185 |
| Miyazaki |
19 |
206 |
| Nagasaki |
16 |
179 |
| Oita |
17 |
184 |
| Wadomari, Okinoerabu Island |
26 |
277 |
| Yakushima Island Airport |
21 |
221 |
Okinawa
Average July sunshine
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Iriomote Island |
24 |
253 |
| Ishigaki Island |
25 |
265 |
| Kume |
25 |
255 |
| Miyakojima |
24 |
247 |
| Nago |
24 |
246 |
| Naha |
24 |
239 |
| Yonaguni Island |
25 |
259 |