Okinawa weather
Loading live data…Latest for Okinawa: European (ECMWF): 27° Mainly clear · American (NOAA GFS): 27° Light drizzle · German (DWD ICON): 27° Mainly clear.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Okinawa and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Okinawa? Okinawa, Japan, sits at 26.2°N in a subtropical climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Okinawa right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a beach trip the rain and wind columns below matter most - that is what makes or breaks a day by the sea.
Best time to visit Okinawa
The most comfortable time to visit Okinawa is usually April, May, July and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 24-33°C range and the heaviest June rain is behind you.
Okinawa weather by month
what to expect in Okinawa through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Naha (WMO)Here is Okinawa's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Okinawa by season.
Okinawa compared with Sydney
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Okinawa 26°C, Sydney 23°C
Rain over a year
Okinawa 2,161 mm, Sydney 1,148 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Okinawa runs 3°C warmer than Sydney, with every month between −8°C and +14°C. Over a year it gets 88% more rain than Sydney.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Okinawa | Sydney | Difference | Sunlight, Okinawa | Sunlight, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 27°C | −7°C | 56% | 75% |
| February | 20°C | 28°C | −8°C | 58% | 73% |
| March | 22°C | 26°C | −4°C | 62% | 75% |
| April | 24°C | 24°C | ±0°C | 64% | 77% |
| May | 27°C | 22°C | +5°C | 65% | 79% |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | +12°C | 68% | 74% |
| July | 32°C | 18°C | +14°C | 83% | 80% |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | +12°C | 81% | 82% |
| September | 31°C | 22°C | +9°C | 78% | 82% |
| October | 28°C | 24°C | +4°C | 73% | 77% |
| November | 25°C | 25°C | ±0°C | 66% | 74% |
| December | 22°C | 27°C | −5°C | 59% | 74% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Okinawa: station normals from Naha (WMO), rain included. Sydney: station normals from Sydney Observatory Hill (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Sydney stands in for Australia here; other cities have their own climate tables.