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The climate of Kamakura (Japan)
Kamakura is a popular tourist destination in Japan. The combination of beautiful temples, beautiful beaches (for surfing) and the fact that Tokyo is situated in the vicinity make it an ideal starting point to discover Japan. During the 11th century Kamakura was an important military centre of power. This caused the city to flourish. The many temples and sights are still a silent witness of this period. Among the beautiful sights that can still be admired today are the Great Buddha, the Temple of Hasadera, Hachimangu Shrine, Zeniarai Benten and the temple of Kenchoji.
Kamakura has a warm sea climate with high humidity figures. This type of climate is characterized by rainfall all year round with a peak during the summer months. During these months tropical storms and thunderstorms are not uncommon. Most of the rain falls in large quantities. The winter months are somewhat drier and colder. However, subzero temperatures are uncommon. Unpleasantly high temperatures are not uncommon during the summer. High humidity figures make for an unpleasant and clammy feel.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Kamakura:

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	9	1	6	12		17
February	10	1	6	11		16
March	13	4	6	17		16
April	19	9	5	16		17
May	23	14	6	16		20
June	25	18	4	20		22
July	29	22	5	21		24
August	31	23	6	17		26
September	28	20	4	20		25
October	21	14	4	17		23
November	17	8	5	12		21
December	12	3	6	16		19
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
January
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December
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