Annual mean 15°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
31.5 °C
Coldest
5.0 °C
Wettest
57%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kanazawa over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kanazawa runs from December to February, peaking in December with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to November; May is the driest month, at 18%. Winds in Kanazawa are highest in January, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Kanazawa come in May, when the sky is typically 67% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 83%.
Month by month Kanazawa climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
6°C
2°C
1°C
45%
83%
3.8 m/s
0
0
12
February
6°C
2°C
1°C
35%
79%
3.6 m/s
1
0
15
March
11°C
5°C
6°C
26%
69%
3.6 m/s
6
0
44
April
16°C
10°C
12°C
22%
69%
3.6 m/s
32
1
71
May
21°C
15°C
18°C
18%
67%
3.3 m/s
72
9
71
June
25°C
20°C
24°C
20%
76%
3.0 m/s
71
39
36
July
29°C
24°C
31°C
24%
74%
2.9 m/s
18
52
3
August
31°C
25°C
33°C
19%
69%
3.0 m/s
10
42
1
September
27°C
21°C
27°C
23%
75%
2.9 m/s
49
50
18
October
21°C
15°C
19°C
22%
72%
3.1 m/s
68
12
68
November
15°C
9°C
12°C
29%
69%
3.3 m/s
30
1
69
December
8°C
5°C
4°C
48%
81%
3.8 m/s
2
0
28
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kanazawa weather by season
Year round, Kanazawa has days of about 6°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kanazawa weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 3°CRain 43%
Winter in Kanazawa has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Kanazawa weather in springMarch to May
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 22%
Spring in Kanazawa has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Kanazawa weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 23°CRain 21%
Summer in Kanazawa has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Kanazawa weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 15°CRain 25%
Autumn in Kanazawa has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kanazawa?
The rainy (wet) season in Kanazawa runs from December to February, peaking in December with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to November; May is the driest month, at 18%.
What time of year is Kanazawa windiest?
Winds in Kanazawa are highest in January, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Kanazawa year round?
The average temperature in Kanazawa over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.