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Okinawa, Japan
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Japan

Okinawa in June

🌧️ Rainy season

Pleasant, humid and very wet. Watch for flood risk.

🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics · waterproof sandals

Best months: Mar (9.2), Nov (9.1), Feb (9.0)

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Why June scores 7.4What goes into the score

How it works
🌡️ 28° / 27°C🌧️ 301 mm💧 dew pt 25°🍃 PM2.5 8
  • Weather comfort5.9
    • ✓Comfortable temperatures (27.7°C highs / 26.8°C lows)
    • !Very humid/sticky (dew point 25.4°C)
    • !Wet: ~301 mm rain, ~10 heavy-rain days
  • Air quality9.6
    • ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~8 µg/m³)
  • Seasonal hazards8.0
    • !Tropical cyclone: Edge of the Western Pacific typhoon season
    • !Flood: ~10 heavy-rain days (≥10 mm) in an average June
  • Safety baseline9.0
    • ·Normal precautions
Compare monthsPut June side by side with another month
JunMar
Score7.4 Good9.2 Excellent
Season🌧️ Rainy season☀️ Dry season
High / low28° / 27°21° / 19°
Rain301 mm72 mm
Humiditydew pt 25°dew pt 16°
PM2.58 µg/m³10 µg/m³

Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).

Holidays & crowdsJune 2027

No long holidays

No long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.

No national public holidays in Japan this month.

National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).

Nature calendarBlossoms, leaves & seasons in Okinawa

  • Cherry blossom 2026 (what actually happened)2026 actual
    First blooms 18 Jan 2026, full bloom 3 Feb 2026

    Observed by JMA at the city's official sample tree. The 2027 forecast isn't out yet: Japanese weather companies such as the Japan Weather Association usually publish the first one in January, and we add it then.

    Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

  • Cherry blossom (hikan-zakura)Typical dates
    First blooms ~16 Jan, full bloom ~4 Feb

    Typical dates (1991–2020 normal). In 2021–2026 first blooms came between 4 Jan and 18 Jan (18 Jan in 2026). Blossoms last about a week after full bloom. Okinawa's deep-pink Taiwan cherry flowers in winter.

    Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

Explore OkinawaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs

Check event dates locally

Japan's southernmost prefecture, a chain of subtropical islands with coral reefs, beaches, a distinct Ryukyu culture and important Second World War sites.

Events in June

No major events on our calendar for June.

Coming up later

Okinawa Zento Eisa FestivalDate variesUsually late August or September, after Obon

A large festival of Eisa drum dancing.

Why go: One of the best places to see Eisa performed.

Where: Okinawa City

Naha Great Tug-of-WarDate variesUsually a Sunday in October

A tug-of-war with a giant rice-straw rope in which spectators can join.

Why go: Roads in central Naha close for the event.

Where: Kumoji, Naha

Cherry blossom seasonDate variesUsually late January to mid-February

Japan's earliest cherry blossoms, with deep pink Kanhizakura trees.

Why go: Blossoms come weeks before mainland Japan.

Where: Nago Castle Park and Yaedake