Hirado weather in June

In June, Hirado sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 302 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
302 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:16 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Hirado is city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

Density
133/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical June day in Hirado reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 4°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Hirado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Hirado weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 679.60.5102.3
Feb11° / 758.50.410.82.7
Mar14° / 12110.5011.74.0
Apr18° / 13°14210.3012.85.7
May22° / 17°1539.8013.76.5
Jun24° / 20°30214.6014.25.8
Jul28° / 24°27314.80145.2
Aug30° / 26°17113.6013.24.8
Sep27° / 23°18311.4012.26.3
Oct23° / 18°1047011.27.4
Nov18° / 13°948.2010.35.9
Dec13° / 738.309.83.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23862
33862
43763
53664
63565
73466
83367
93367
103169
113169
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Hirado gets around 302 mm of rain over 14.6 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
232
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534
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735
837
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2057
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1623482110
2522482420
3520482620
4418472830
5316473040
6314463240
7213453550
8211443760
9110423970
1019414190
11173943100
12163744120
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14053347150
15043048170
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2601940455
2701839476
2801737488
2901635509
30015335011

Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:187:21
214.15:187:21
314.15:177:22
414.15:177:22
514.15:177:23
614.15:177:23
714.15:177:24
814.15:167:24
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2014.25:177:29
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2814.25:197:31
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Hirado

In seasonPeak

In June, Hirado sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Hirado's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Hirado?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Hirado for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hirado in June

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

In June, Hirado sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Hirado in June

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Nov 24 — about 5.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Hirado in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hirado peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hirado in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hirado is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateApr 1324 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hirado?

Hirado sits at 33.4°N, 129.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Matsuura, 14 km away.

Topography around Hirado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hirado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Hirado is covered by water (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (62%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Matsuura 14 km · Sasebo 27 km · Imarichō-kō 32 km · Arita 38 km · Karatsu 40 km · Saikai 44 km · Takeo 48 km · Iki 49 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 Hirado (33.3685°, 129.5525°, elevation 5 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).