Is Kobe hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 9.4°C, while nights average 2.8°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Kobe in
January.
Typical January weather in Kobe: 9.4°C by day, 2.8°C at night, 34 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high9.4°C
Typical low2.8°C
Rain34 mm
Wet days4.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 28 out of 100 (May leads the year at 80). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 04 from latitude 34.69°. Open-water sea temperature is 14.4°C (9 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Kobe like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 34 mm across about 5 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 04 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 11 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1859171
- NOAA station
- JA000047770 · KOBE
- Station distance
- 3.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 17 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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