Climate · Japan

Taketomi Island

Hot and wet from June to September; warm and wet from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years24.3°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan72°22°64°18°Rain on about five days a week.
  2. Feb72°22°64°18°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar75°24°67°19°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr78°26°71°22°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May83°28°76°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun86°30°80°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul88°31°82°28°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug88°31°81°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep87°31°80°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  10. Oct84°29°77°25°Rain on about four days a week.
  11. Nov80°27°73°23°Rain on about four days a week.
  12. Dec74°23°67°19°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 87°F and nights near 81°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 73°F. Rain comes in two spells, from August to September and from December to February. July is the driest month, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 31°C and nights near 27°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 23°C. Rain comes in two spells, from August to September and from December to February. July is the driest month, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

Where Taketomi Island sits

Asia/Tokyo

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Latitude
24.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Miyakojima132 km north-east

The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taketomi Island, shaded by its typical high in December, 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.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 72°F in January and February to 88°F in July and August.Highs from 22°C in January and February to 31°C in July and August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in January (65% of days), driest in July (46%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (45% cover), cloudiest in June (79%).

Daylight

From 10h 39m in December to 13h 37m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Taketomi Island, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy seasonAt its best
64°18°72°22°
5 days50%10h 49m
FebruaryRainy seasonAt its best
64°18°72°22°
4 days53%11h 18m
MarchAt its best
67°19°75°24°
4 days45%11h 59m
AprilAt its best
71°22°78°26°
3 days51%12h 42m
May
76°24°83°28°
4 days68%13h 19m
JuneWarm season
80°27°86°30°
4 days79%13h 37m
JulyWarm season
82°28°88°31°
3 days72%13h 28m
AugustWarm season
81°27°88°31°
4 days72%12h 57m
SeptemberWarm season
80°27°87°31°
4 days62%12h 15m
October
77°25°84°29°
4 days52%11h 31m
November
73°23°80°27°
4 days49%10h 56m
DecemberRainy season
67°19°74°23°
4 days50%10h 39m

When is the best time to visit Taketomi Island?


The best months are January to April: highs near 74°F, nights near 67°F, and rain on about four days a week.The best months are January to April: highs near 23°C, nights near 19°C, and rain on about four days a week.

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.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Taketomi Island?

July and August, with highs near 88°F and lows near 82°F. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 72°F.July and August, with highs near 31°C and lows near 28°C. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 22°C.

When does it rain most in Taketomi Island?

January, with rain on about five days a week. July is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Taketomi Island?

From about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Taketomi Island?

March, when cloud covers about 45% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Taketomi Island's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Taketomi Island's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Taketomi Island's summer.

Elsewhere in Japan

All of Japan

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 14 km north-east of Taketomi Island. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. 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.