Ishigaki in November: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Ishigakijima station (6 m above sea level).

High

26.2°C (79°F)

Low

21.5°C (71°F)

Precipitation

138.1 mm

Wet days

10.8 days

Sunshine

115 hours

• Highs fall 2.6°C from October and drop another 3.2°C into December.
• That is 1.0°C below Ishigaki's yearly average high of 27.2°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Ishigaki is the warmest in November, 0.9°C warmer than Miyakojima.
• November is Ishigaki's 4th driest month (138.1 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Ishigaki has the 8th highest precipitation in November: 1.7 mm less than Miyakojima and 0.7 mm more than Aomori.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 10.8 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.8 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.3 days, and 50 mm or more on 0.6 days.
• 0.6 days reach 30°C or more.
• On 1.4 nights the low stays at 25°C or above.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 13.1 days, and 4.6 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

23.6°C (74°F)

Humidity

73%

Days of 25°C or more

22.1 days

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Ishigaki is 2.0°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–30 November is the wettest (51.9 mm) and 1–10 November the driest (42.4 mm).

Warm: highs around 26.2°C

• Short sleeves or thin long sleeves, with a light layer for air-conditioning and evenings.
• An umbrella: rain falls on 10.8 days.

Pack

• Umbrella
• A light layer for air-conditioning

• Our clothing rules

In an average November, 0.3 typhoons come within 300 km of the Okinawa region; across Japan, 0.5 come within 300 km (JMA, 1991–2020).

National holidays in November 2026:

• Tue 3 November — Culture Day
• Mon 23 November — Labor Thanksgiving Day

• Sat 21 November to Mon 23 November: 3 days off in a row

In November 2025, hotels and inns across Okinawa Prefecture were 61.3% full on average (6th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 571,010 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 66.6% in October and 51.9% in December.

• Japan in November: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in November