Kurashiki weather in June

In June, Kurashiki sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 178 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.3 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of June to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kurashiki's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurashiki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kurashiki is city in Okayama prefecture, Japan.

Density
1,360/km²
people per km²
Founded
1928

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 26°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki

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.

Kurashiki 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
Jan / 517.80.59.92.0
Feb10° / 5980.510.72.2
Mar13° / 101100.111.73.5
Apr17° / 12°11510.3012.85.4
May21° / 16°13210.2013.86.4
Jun24° / 20°17811.8014.36.2
Jul28° / 24°17112.1014.15.6
Aug30° / 26°959.3013.35.3
Sep27° / 22°15310.6012.26.3
Oct22° / 17°1218.4011.17.0
Nov17° / 12°606.9010.25.7
Dec12° / 557.509.73.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53565
63466
73367
83268
93169
103169
113070
123070
132872
142872
152674
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kurashiki gets around 178 mm of rain over 11.8 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 40% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
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532
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832
933
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11332451000
21131461100
31029471300
4928481510
5826491610
6725491810
7623492020
8522492220
9420492430
10319482730
11317472940
12216453250
13215433550
14113413860
15112394070
16111374390
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26031449330
27021348370
28021146400
29021044431
3001942461

Wind in June

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of June to 14 h 18 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 4:58 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:587:07
214.24:587:07
314.24:587:08
414.24:577:08
514.24:577:09
614.24:577:10
714.24:577:10
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
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214.7Bright
224.6Bright
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244.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kurashiki

In seasonPeak

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

Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kurashiki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kurashiki in June

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

In June, Kurashiki sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kurashiki in June

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 12 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1324 µg/m³Dec 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kurashiki?

Kurashiki sits at 34.6°N, 133.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Sōja, 10 km away.

Topography around Kurashiki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurashiki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,811 m.

The land around Kurashiki is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Sōja 10 km · Asakuchi 16 km · Okayama 17 km · Kamogatachō-kamogata 17 km · Tamano 18 km · Naoshima 25 km · Kasaoka 26 km · Takahashi 26 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 Kurashiki (34.5833°, 133.7667°, elevation 4 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).