Kanazawa weather in June

In June, Kanazawa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 160 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kanazawa's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanazawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:39 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kanazawa is capital city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Density
996/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kanazawa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°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 Kanazawa

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.

Kanazawa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 2172412.79.80.4
Feb / 14719.49.610.60.6
Mar10° / 14916.94.211.71.9
Apr15° / 12512.90.312.94.2
May20° / 14°13012.5013.95.9
Jun23° / 19°16012.5014.56.1
Jul27° / 23°21515.5014.25.4
Aug29° / 24°14513013.45.2
Sep25° / 21°19714.4012.25.9
Oct20° / 15°15913.6011.15.9
Nov15° / 10°17217.30.3103.7
Dec / 230236.59.51.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43763
53763
63763
73664
83664
93565
103565
113466
123367
133367
143268
153169
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kanazawa gets around 160 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
835
935
1036
1137
1238
1339
1440
1541
1643
1744
1845
1946
2047
2148
2249
2350
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124462810
222453120
320453330
418443530
516423740
614413960
712394170
811374390
9103545100
1083346120
1173047141
1262848171
1352649191
1452449221
1542149241
1631949272
1731848292
1831647323
1921446344
2021344365
2111243396
2211041417
231939438
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2606334813
2705304915
2804285117
2903255319
3003235321

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 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 4:42 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:427:00
214.34:417:01
314.34:417:02
414.44:417:02
514.44:407:03
614.44:407:04
714.44:407:04
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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 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kanazawa

In seasonPeak

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

Kanazawa 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 June a good time to visit Kanazawa?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kanazawa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kanazawa in June

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

In June, Kanazawa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kanazawa in June

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 March near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Nov 3 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul24Refreshing
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Kanazawa in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanazawa peaks around July 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kanazawa 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 Kanazawa is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1722 µg/m³Oct 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kanazawa?

Kanazawa sits at 36.6°N, 136.6°E, -1 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Mukai-awagasaki, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Kanazawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanazawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,671 m.

The land around Kanazawa is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
2,671 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Mukai-awagasaki 4.0 km · Nonoichi 7.0 km · Matsutō 10 km · Tsubata 14 km · Tsurugi-asahimachi 17 km · Kahoku 19 km · Oyabe 22 km · Fukumitsu 23 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 Kanazawa (36.6°, 136.6167°, elevation -1 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).