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fiogf49gjkf0d JAPAN IS SITUATED IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE OF THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE AND ITS CLIMATE RESEMBLES THAT OF CENTRAL AMERICA
OR THE SOUTH OF EUROPE. THE COUNTRY IS SO VAST THAT CLIMATES
DIFFER GREATLY FROM REGION TO REGION. MOST OF THE JAPANESE
ISLANDS ARE LOCATED IN THE TEMPERATE SEASONAL WIND ZONE WITH
FOUR DISTINCTIVE SEASONS: SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER.
WINTER TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM -9 DEGREES TO +16 DEGREES,
WHEREAS IN SUMMER THEY REACH FROM 20 DEGREES TO 28 DEGREES.
RAINY SEASON BEGINS MID-JUNE THROUGH TO JULY. TYPHOONS,
STRONG WINDS AND RAIN OFTEN OCCUR IN SEPTEMBER, FOLLOWED BY
CLEAR SKIES AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE DURING THE AUTUMN MONTHS.
CLOTHING: JAPANESE HAVE CONSERVATIVE TASTES IN CLOTHING:
YOUR CLOTHING SHOULD CONSIST OF LIGHT-WEIGHT, EASY-WASHABLE
COTTON OR LINEN. A RAINCOAT MAY COME IN USEFUL ALL YEAR ROUND
PULLOVERS AND AN OVERCOAT ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE WINTERS.
CLIMATE TABLES:
TOKYO ALT 6M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 8 9 12 17 22 24 28 30 26 21 16 11
MIN C 1 2 5 10 14 17 21 22 19 13 8 4
RAIN MM 48 74 107 135 147 165 142 152 214 208 97 56
HUMIDITY AM 73 71 75 81 85 89 91 92 91 88 83 77
% PM 48 48 53 59 62 68 69 66 68 64 58 51
NAGASAKI ALT 133M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 9 10 14 19 23 26 29 31 27 22 17 12
MIN C 3 4 7 10 14 18 23 25 20 14 9 4
RAIN MM 71 84 125 185 190 312 257 175 239 114 94 81
HUMIDITY AM 74 75 74 79 84 88 91 86 83 75 75 76
% PM 59 60 56 60 65 70 72 65 67 55 59 63
OIWAKE ALT 1006M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 2 2 6 13 18 21 24 26 22 17 11 5
MIN C -10 -10 -7 -1 3 10 16 18 12 6 -1 -17
RAIN MM 25 43 61 84 102 160 188 155 160 147 56 38
HUMIDITY AM 88 91 89 90 88 95 97 96 97 97 92 91
% PM 49 51 50 54 56 68 72 70 74 67 61 59
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