The tables below give December averages for the total number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns throughout Japan. The count of days is for those with sunshine during at least 40 percent of the time between sunrise and sunset.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: Hokkaidō, Tōhoku, Kantō, Chūbu, Kansai, Chūgoku Shikoku, Kyūshū and Okinawa.
The month's totals are long-term historical averages of weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
Hokkaidō
Total December sunshine
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Abashiri |
16 |
115 |
| Asahikawa |
6 |
60 |
| Hakodate |
12 |
93 |
| Obihiro |
23 |
171 |
| Sapporo |
11 |
86 |
| Tomakomai |
19 |
126 |
| Wakkanai |
3 |
30 |
Tōhoku
Average amount of sun in December
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Aomori |
6 |
53 |
| Fukushima |
17 |
125 |
| Iwaki |
23 |
184 |
| Morioka |
14 |
102 |
| Sendai |
19 |
139 |
Kantō
Average December sun
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Chiba |
22 |
176 |
| Hachijo-jima Island |
13 |
108 |
| Maebashi |
26 |
205 |
| Nikko |
22 |
165 |
| Tokyo |
23 |
175 |
| Utsunomiya |
24 |
199 |
| Yokohama |
23 |
180 |
Chūbu
Number of sunny hours and days in December on average
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Aikawa, Sado Island |
5 |
54 |
| Gifu |
20 |
160 |
| Hamamatsu |
24 |
200 |
| Kanazawa |
8 |
73 |
| Nagano |
18 |
136 |
| Nagoya |
22 |
172 |
| Niigata |
6 |
61 |
| Shizuoka |
25 |
201 |
Kansai
Average total sunshine in December
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Himeji |
21 |
157 |
| Kobe |
20 |
154 |
| Kyoto |
17 |
136 |
| Nara |
15 |
127 |
| Osaka |
19 |
152 |
| Tsu |
23 |
173 |
| Wakayama |
18 |
142 |
Chūgoku
Amount of sun in December
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Fukuyama |
21 |
153 |
| Hiroshima |
20 |
149 |
| Kure |
20 |
147 |
| Matsue |
9 |
84 |
| Okayama |
21 |
157 |
| Tottori |
10 |
90 |
| Yamaguchi |
16 |
130 |
Shikoku
December sunshine averages
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Kochi |
24 |
193 |
| Matsuyama |
16 |
137 |
| Takamatsu |
19 |
149 |
| Tokushima |
21 |
163 |
Kyūshū
Total December sunshine
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Fukuoka |
14 |
117 |
| Kagoshima |
18 |
150 |
| Kumamoto |
18 |
148 |
| Miyazaki |
23 |
190 |
| Nagasaki |
15 |
119 |
| Oita |
20 |
157 |
| Wadomari, Okinoerabu Island |
12 |
101 |
| Yakushima Island Airport |
10 |
84 |
Okinawa
Average December sunshine
| Place |
Days |
Hours |
| Iriomote Island |
9 |
75 |
| Ishigaki Island |
12 |
101 |
| Kume |
12 |
100 |
| Miyakojima |
12 |
101 |
| Nago |
14 |
118 |
| Naha |
14 |
116 |
| Yonaguni Island |
7 |
65 |