Hanamaki weather in October

In October, Hanamaki sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 126 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hanamaki's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hanamaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
126 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hanamaki reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31911
41911
51911
61810
71810
81810
91810
10189
11179
12179
13179
14179
15178
16178
17168
18168
19167
20167
21157
22157
23157
24156
25156
26146
27146
28146
29146
30145
31135

How October really feels in Hanamaki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hanamaki weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°8014.617.69.50.0
Feb / -7°7113.314.410.50.0
Mar / -3°10415.611.911.70.4
Apr12° / 10514.12.8133.0
May18° / 10913014.15.3
Jun22° / 14°11612.3014.75.9
Jul25° / 18°16916014.55.6
Aug26° / 19°14114.9013.55.7
Sep23° / 15°14713012.35.9
Oct16° / 12612.50114.8
Nov10° / 10014.63.49.81.9
Dec / -4°9816.414.29.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143862
153961
163961
173961
184060
194060
204159
214159
224159
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284357
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Hanamaki gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1400
2400
3400
4400
5400
6400
7400
8400
9400
10390
11390
12390
13380
14380
15380
16380
17390
18390
19390
20390
21400
22400
23400
24410
25421
26421
27421
28431
29431
30431
31432

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1632782
2652672
3672571
4692461
5702361
6722251
7742051
8771940
9781840
10801640
11821530
12841330
13851230
14871120
15881020
1689920
1791810
1892710
1993610
2094510
2195410
2296310
2397300
2498200
2598200
2698200
2798200
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:375:12
211.55:385:11
311.55:395:09
411.55:405:07
511.45:415:06
611.45:425:04
711.35:435:03
811.35:445:01
911.25:454:59
1011.25:464:58
1111.25:474:56
1211.15:484:55
1311.15:494:53
1411.05:504:52
1511.05:514:50
1610.95:524:49
1710.95:534:48
1810.95:544:46
1910.85:554:45
2010.85:564:43
2110.75:584:42
2210.75:594:41
2310.76:004:39
2410.66:014:38
2510.66:024:37
2610.56:034:35
2710.56:044:34
2810.56:054:33
2910.46:064:32
3010.46:084:31
3110.36:094:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 2.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hanamaki?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hanamaki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hanamaki in October

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

In October, Hanamaki sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hanamaki in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hanamaki peaks around August 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 19UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hanamaki in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hanamaki is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1420 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hanamaki?

Hanamaki sits at 39.4°N, 141.1°E, 77 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kitakami, 11 km away.

Topography around Hanamaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hanamaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,996 m.

The land around Hanamaki is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
1,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Kitakami 11 km · Hizume 19 km · Kanegasaki 20 km · Yahaba 25 km · Ōshū 27 km · Mizusawa 28 km · Morioka 35 km · Shizukuishi 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 Hanamaki (39.3833°, 141.1167°, elevation 77 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. 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).