Hanawa weather in July

In July, Hanawa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 172 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hanawa's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hanawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:25 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Hanawa is city in Akita prefecture, Japan.

Density
52/km²
people per km²
Founded
1972

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Hanawa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12216
22316
32316
42316
52316
62316
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122417
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282619
292619
302619
312619

How July really feels in Hanawa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Hanawa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°8215.220.49.50.0
Feb / -7°7914.516.810.40.0
Mar / -4°10716.614.511.70.2
Apr11° / 10314.64.3132.5
May17° / 10813.80.114.25.0
Jun21° / 13°11613.7014.85.6
Jul24° / 18°17217014.65.5
Aug26° / 19°16716.5013.65.6
Sep22° / 14°14814012.35.7
Oct16° / 13113.50.210.94.4
Nov / 10915.86.19.81.3
Dec / -5°10416.217.29.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
112080
122080
132080
142080
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212377
222476
232575
242575
252575
262575
272773
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hanawa gets around 172 mm of rain over 17 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
354
454
554
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1256
1356
1456
1556
1656
1756
1856
1955
2055
2155
2254
2354
2453
2553
2652
2751
2851
2950
3050
3150

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1103342150
293243160
373143181
462943201
552843221
652743241
742643251
832542272
932541292
1032440312
1122339332
1222238343
1322237363
1422136383
1522035394
1621933415
1721832435
1821731446
1921629467
2021428478
2121327489
22212264911
23211254912
24211245014
25210245015
2629235017
2728225019
2828214920
2927204922
3027204923
3127194824

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:157:05
214.84:167:05
314.84:167:05
414.84:177:05
514.84:177:05
614.84:187:04
714.84:187:04
814.74:197:04
914.74:207:03
1014.74:207:03
1114.74:217:03
1214.74:227:02
1314.74:227:02
1414.64:237:01
1514.64:247:01
1614.64:257:00
1714.64:257:00
1814.64:266:59
1914.54:276:59
2014.54:286:58
2114.54:296:57
2214.54:296:56
2314.44:306:56
2414.44:316:55
2514.44:326:54
2614.34:336:53
2714.34:346:52
2814.34:356:51
2914.24:366:50
3014.24:366:50
3114.24:376:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hanawa?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Hanawa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hanawa in July

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

In July, Hanawa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Hanawa in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hanawa peaks around August 18 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hanawa in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hanawa is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1421 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hanawa?

Hanawa sits at 40.2°N, 140.8°E, 144 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Ōdate, 22 km away.

Topography around Hanawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hanawa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,118 m.

The land around Hanawa is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
394 m
16 km
1,059 m
80 km
2,118 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Ōdate 22 km · Kita-Akita 33 km · Takanosu 36 km · Hachimantai 43 km · Ninohe 46 km · Nanaku 48 km · Hirakawa 48 km · Takizawa 52 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 Hanawa (40.1836°, 140.7872°, elevation 144 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).