Makurazaki weather in June

In June, Makurazaki sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 470 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Makurazaki's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makurazaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
470 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:18 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Makurazaki is city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Density
294/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical June day in Makurazaki reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°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 Makurazaki

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.

Makurazaki 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 9810.510.23.6
Feb14° / 11110.810.93.8
Mar17° / 11°16413.411.84.9
Apr20° / 15°18112.212.75.9
May24° / 18°19811.713.66.4
Jun26° / 22°47019.4144.9
Jul30° / 26°27518.513.84.1
Aug31° / 26°1631613.14.0
Sep29° / 24°21814.412.25.1
Oct25° / 19°1209.411.27.1
Nov20° / 15°1299.310.46.4
Dec15° / 10°959104.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42377
52377
62377
72377
82179
92179
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112080
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Makurazaki gets around 470 mm of rain over 19.4 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 64% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
247
348
450
551
653
754
856
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1058
1160
1262
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1668
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12133834120
22123735141
31103637151
4193438161
5183339182
6173140192
7062941213
8052841233
9042641254
10032441274
11032241295
12022041316
13021840337
14011739358
150115383610
160113373811
170012363913
180011344015
19009324018
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21007294023
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23005263930
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25003233737
26003213640
27002193543
28002183447
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Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:207:13
213.95:207:13
313.95:197:14
413.95:197:14
513.95:197:15
613.95:197:15
714.05:197:16
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914.05:187:17
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1814.05:197:20
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2814.05:217:22
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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 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Makurazaki

In seasonPeak

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

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

Makurazaki'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 June a good time to visit Makurazaki?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Makurazaki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Makurazaki in June

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

In June, Makurazaki sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Makurazaki in June

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 13 to Jan 6 — about 8.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Makurazaki in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Makurazaki peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Makurazaki 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 Makurazaki 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 Makurazaki?

Makurazaki sits at 31.3°N, 130.3°E, 153 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Minamisatsuma, 14 km away.

Topography around Makurazaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makurazaki has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,217 m.

The land around Makurazaki is covered by trees (38%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (74%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
1,217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Minamisatsuma 14 km · Minamikyushu 16 km · Kaseda-shirakame 17 km · Ibusuki 32 km · Ijūin 40 km · Kagoshima 40 km · Tarumizu 44 km · Umeki 45 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 Makurazaki (31.2667°, 130.3167°, elevation 153 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).