Ibusuki weather in July

In July, Ibusuki sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 262 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ibusuki's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibusuki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
262 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:28 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ibusuki is city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Density
262/km²
people per km²
Founded
2006

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Ibusuki reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Ibusuki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 27 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
27
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ibusuki weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 888.410.23.5
Feb13° / 108910.93.8
Mar16° / 10°17112.711.84.8
Apr20° / 14°19011.912.75.9
May23° / 18°21011.913.66.4
Jun26° / 22°46920.3144.8
Jul29° / 25°26218.313.84.3
Aug30° / 26°18217.813.14.1
Sep28° / 23°2241512.25.3
Oct24° / 19°1329.611.27.1
Nov19° / 14°1198.910.46.4
Dec15° / 897.4104.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
32179
42179
52278
62476
72476
82674
92773
102971
112971
122971
133268
143268
153466
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193763
203862
214060
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254357
264456
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314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ibusuki gets around 262 mm of rain over 18.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
372
471
570
668
767
866
965
1064
1163
1262
1361
1460
1559
1658
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1857
1956
2055
2154
2254
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2452
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2651
2751
2851
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3052
3152

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11153846
21143748
31133650
40123553
50103456
6093457
7083359
8083359
9073261
10063262
11063262
12053164
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30012970
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:217:21
214.05:217:21
314.05:217:21
414.05:227:21
514.05:227:21
614.05:237:21
714.05:237:21
814.05:237:20
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ibusuki

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ibusuki's rainy season runs June–July, 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 July a good time to visit Ibusuki?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ibusuki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ibusuki in July

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

In July, Ibusuki sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ibusuki in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — 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 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 17 to Jan 2 — about 8.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Ibusuki in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ibusuki peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ibusuki 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 Ibusuki is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1423 µg/m³Oct 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ibusuki?

Ibusuki sits at 31.2°N, 130.7°E, 2 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Minamikyushu, 22 km away.

Topography around Ibusuki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibusuki has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.

The land around Ibusuki is covered by water (50%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (66%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (66%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
917 m
80 km
1,640 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Minamikyushu 22 km · Kanoya 25 km · Tarumizu 28 km · Makurazaki 32 km · Kaseda-shirakame 38 km · Kagoshima 38 km · Minamisatsuma 39 km · Ijūin 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 Ibusuki (31.2333°, 130.65°, elevation 2 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).