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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Anan, Tokushima

Anan climate by month

Humid subtropical · CfaBest Apr · Oct–Nov
Annual mean17°day and night
Seasonal swing18°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation1,819 mm137 wet days a year
33.92° N, 134.65° EElevation 12 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
When to goAnan · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec71October
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
October: high / low22° / 18°
iSummary

What the weather is like

Anan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa): rain spread through the year and no real dry season.

The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 28° and nights 26°. January is the coolest month, with highs of 10° and lows of 6°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 18°.

About 1,819 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. September is the wettest month (267 mm, 18 wet days) and January the driest (51 mm, 6 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 28% in December to 57% in June.

The sea reaches about 27° in August. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.

Compared with Tokyo, the capital, Anan is 1.4° cooler on a August afternoon and receives more precipitation over the year.

Year in figures

Hottest afternoons
28° · August
Coldest nights
6° · January
Wettest month
September
Driest month
January
Clearest skies
December · 28% cloud
Warmest sea
27° · August
Longest day
14 h 24 min
Shortest day
9 h 55 min
iiCharts

Twelve months at a glance

Temperature and precipitation

Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature line

Temperature curve

Average high, low and sea
10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Daylight

Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
101214JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
iiiData table

Climate normals month by month

Climate normals for Anan by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high10°11°13°17°20°23°27°28°26°22°17°13°
Average low6°6°9°13°17°21°24°26°23°18°14°9°
Precipitation51 mm72 mm124 mm139 mm188 mm238 mm189 mm208 mm267 mm174 mm115 mm54 mm
Wet days (≥1 mm)5.86.510.710.51315.715.816.517.811.86.86
Cloud cover33%36%41%42%48%57%47%34%39%34%32%28%
Sea temperature17°15°16°17°19°22°25°27°26°24°22°19°
Daylight10h 0810h 5811h 5513h 0013h 5414h 2414h 1313h 2712h 2511h 2310h 269h 55
Month score454446676256525359717959