Is Kanazawa hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 7°C, while nights average 0.7°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Kanazawa in
January.
Typical January weather in Kanazawa: 7°C by day, 0.7°C at night, 296 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high7°C
Typical low0.7°C
Rain296 mm
Wet days25.6
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (May leads the year at 71). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 55 from latitude 36.60°. Open-water sea temperature is 13.0°C (3 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Kanazawa 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 296 mm across about 26 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 55 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 9 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1860243
- NOAA station
- JA000047605 · KANAZAWA
- Station distance
- 2.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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