Weather in Okinawa in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Okinawa;
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Okinawa
Average weather
Average temperature in Okinawa in January
The temperature in January is +19°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +25°C during the day and a minimum of +8°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +18°C.
Is Okinawa warm or cold in January?
Okinawa is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +16°C to +14°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Okinawa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Okinawa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +19°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +6°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +26°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 124 mm | 119 mm | 125 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +19°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 124 mm to 119 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 5 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in December to 1 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 12 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 decreasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Okinawa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Okinawa in January 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.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Okinawa
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.