Best time to visit Okinawa
Our pick for sun: May to July, October to November.
The best months
- SunMay to July, October to November
- BeachMay to November
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Fair, 38/100 | Fair, 44/100 | Fair, 55/100 | Good, 63/100 | Good, 70/100 | Good, 70/100 | Good, 65/100, Typhoon season | Good, 60/100, Typhoon season | Good, 60/100, Typhoon season | Good, 65/100, Typhoon season | Good, 75/100 | Fair, 49/100 |
| Beach | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 23/100 | Fair, 49/100 | Good, 69/100 | Good, 74/100 | Good, 69/100, Typhoon season | Good, 65/100, Typhoon season | Good, 65/100, Typhoon season | Good, 66/100, Typhoon season | Good, 71/100 | Best avoided, 30/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 17°C | 23°C | 112 mm |
| February | 19°C | 17°C | 22°C | 102 mm |
| March | 20°C | 18°C | 22°C | 133 mm |
| April | 22°C | 20°C | 23°C | 155 mm |
| May | 24°C | 23°C | 25°C | 212 mm |
| June | 27°C | 26°C | 27°C | 225 mm |
| July | 29°C | 27°C | 29°C | 135 mm |
| August | 29°C | 27°C | 29°C | 189 mm |
| September | 28°C | 27°C | 28°C | 207 mm |
| October | 26°C | 25°C | 27°C | 149 mm |
| November | 24°C | 22°C | 25°C | 108 mm |
| December | 21°C | 19°C | 24°C | 121 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 14 h 30 min
- From YYZ : about 14 h 30 min
- From YVR : about 11 h 20 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).