Climate · Shima

Shima in October

Warm and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Shima is warm: highs near 75°F, lows near 65°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Shima is warm: highs near 24°C, lows near 18°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
75°F24°Caverage
Low
65°F18°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 48% of days
Daylight
11h 14mon average

Is October a good time to visit Shima?


Yes. October is one of Shima's best months (May to June, or October).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 75°F in October, against 52°F to 87°F through the year.Highs near 24°C in October, against 11°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

48% of days in October, against 22% to 56% through the year.

Cloud cover

44% cover in October, against 30% to 69% through the year.

Daylight

11h 14m in October, against 9h 54m to 14h 24m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. September83°28°low 73°low 23°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  2. October75°24°low 65°low 18°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. November66°19°low 55°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Shima sits, in October

Asia/Tokyo

this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
5:57 AMsets 5:20 PM
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
Latitude
34.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Kyoto123 km north-west

The land around Shima, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Japan in October

high · low · wet days

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Shima. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.