Weather in Okinawa in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Okinawa in December
The temperature in December is +22°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +12°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +22°C.
Is Okinawa warm or cold in December?
Okinawa is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +20°C to +16°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Okinawa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Okinawa in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +20°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +9°C | +6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +28°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 134 mm | 124 mm | 119 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 69% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 134 mm to 124 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Okinawa is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Okinawa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Okinawa in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+24°C) and the highest in 1998 (+26°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 1107 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 3648 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Okinawa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.