Anan weather in January

In January, Anan sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Anan's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:11 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Anan is city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

Density
252/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Anan reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1118
2118
3118
4118
5118
6118
7118
8118
9118
10118
11118
12118
13118
14118
15117
16107
17107
18107
19107
20107
21107
22107
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24107
25107
26107
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28107
29107
30107
31107

Anan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 789.5102.6
Feb11° / 8410.210.72.7
Mar14° / 10°12811.711.73.8
Apr17° / 14°13710.612.85.3
May20° / 18°16510.613.76.1
Jun23° / 21°24313.814.25.8
Jul26° / 25°18711.8146.3
Aug27° / 26°1149.413.36.6
Sep26° / 24°22113.512.26.2
Oct22° / 20°21211.211.16.6
Nov18° / 15°1048.610.25.9
Dec13° / 10°8489.83.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85743
95644
105545
115446
125446
135347
145248
155248
165050
175050
184951
194852
204951
214852
224852
234951
244951
255050
265050
275050
285050
295149
305149
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Anan gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2240
3240
4240
5250
6250
7250
8260
9270
10270
11280
12290
13300
14310
15320
16331
17341
18341
19351
20361
21361
22361
23362
24362
25362
26362
27362
28362
29362
30352
31351

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 27 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
626breezy
726breezy
826breezy
926breezy
1026breezy
1126breezy
1227breezy
1327breezy
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1527breezy
1627breezy
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1827breezy
1927breezy
2027breezy
2127breezy
2227breezy
2327breezy
2427breezy
2527breezy
2627breezy
2727breezy
2827breezy
2927breezy
3026breezy
3126breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:114:58
29.87:114:59
39.87:124:59
49.87:125:00
59.87:125:01
69.87:125:02
79.87:125:02
89.87:125:03
99.97:125:04
109.97:125:05
119.97:125:06
129.97:125:06
139.97:125:07
149.97:125:08
1510.07:125:09
1610.07:115:10
1710.07:115:11
1810.07:115:12
1910.07:115:13
2010.17:115:14
2110.17:105:14
2210.17:105:15
2310.17:095:16
2410.17:095:17
2510.27:095:18
2610.27:085:19
2710.27:085:20
2810.27:075:21
2910.37:075:22
3010.37:065:23
3110.37:065:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Anan

In seasonPeak

In January, Anan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Anan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Anan?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Anan.

What to pack for Anan in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Anan sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Anan in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Dec 2 — about 6.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Anan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anan peaks around July 10 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 10UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Anan in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Anan is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1319 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Anan?

Anan sits at 33.9°N, 134.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Komatsushimachō, 11 km away.

Topography around Anan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Anan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Anan is covered by cropland (32%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
778 m
80 km
1,908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Komatsushimachō 11 km · Tokushima 18 km · Ishii 25 km · Takabō 26 km · Yakami 28 km · Narutochō-mitsuishi 32 km · Kamojimachō-jōgejima 32 km · Yoshinogawa 36 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,951
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Anan (33.9167°, 134.65°, elevation 12 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).