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When to go to Shonai
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Shonai has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May, June and September.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July, August and October to January.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July and August.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to March.
- The warmest month is August (27°C) and the coolest January (1°C). The wettest is July (211 mm) and the driest April (100 mm); about 1,767 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCold
- AprCool
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulWet
- AugWet
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctWet
- NovWet
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Shonai
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | -3°C | 159 mm | 91% | 96% | 1.3 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | 1°C | -3°C | 105 mm | 89% | 93% | 2 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 5°C | -1°C | 107 mm | 84% | 87% | 3.2 | 27°C | Cold |
| April | 12°C | 3°C | 100 mm | 80% | 79% | 4.4 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 18°C | 9°C | 103 mm | 80% | 78% | 5.1 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 22°C | 14°C | 116 mm | 82% | 79% | 5.3 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 25°C | 18°C | 211 mm | 86% | 82% | 4.6 | 39°C | Wet |
| August | 27°C | 20°C | 186 mm | 84% | 75% | 4.8 | 39°C | Wet |
| September | 23°C | 16°C | 145 mm | 83% | 79% | 3.9 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 17°C | 10°C | 165 mm | 82% | 81% | 2.8 | 34°C | Wet |
| November | 10°C | 4°C | 173 mm | 86% | 86% | 1.8 | 29°C | Wet |
| December | 4°C | 0°C | 197 mm | 90% | 94% | 1.2 | 25°C | Cold |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Akita98 kmGood for going: May, June and September
- Sendai106 kmGood for going: May, June and September
- Niigata127 kmGood for going: June, August and September
- Kōriyama166 kmGood for going: May, June and August
- Iwaki218 kmGood for going: May, June and August
- Aomori230 kmGood for going: June, July and September
- Utsunomiya254 kmGood for going: April and May
- Maebashi282 kmGood for going: May
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