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

Okinawa weather in November

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Naha station (28 m above sea level).

High

25.0°C (77°F)

Low

20.4°C (69°F)

Precipitation

119.1 mm

Wet days

8.2 days

Sunshine

122 hours

Highs fall 3.1°C from October and drop another 3.5°C into December.

That is 1.0°C below Naha's yearly average high of 26.0°C.

Of our 14 places with temperature records, Naha is the warmest in November, 6.8°C warmer than Fukuoka.

November is Naha's 4th driest month (119.1 mm).

Of our 15 places, Naha has the 4th highest precipitation in November: 62.5 mm less than Shirakawa-go and 5.3 mm more than Sapporo.

Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 8.2 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.0 days.

Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.1 days, and 50 mm or more on 0.5 days.

The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 14.5 days, and 3.8 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

By the JMA's cloud records, 0.9 days are clear and 11.6 are overcast.

On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 6:47 and sets at 17:40 in Naha, giving 10 hours 53 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

22.5°C (72°F)

Humidity

69%

Days of 25°C or more

15.7 days

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Naha is 2.4°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 11–20 November is the wettest (43.5 mm) and 21–30 November the driest (35.4 mm).

What to wear in Okinawa in November

Warm: highs around 25.0°C

This is for Naha (28 m above sea level).

• Short sleeves or thin long sleeves, with a light layer for air-conditioning and evenings.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 8.2 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella
• A light layer for air-conditioning

• Our clothing rules

Rainy season and typhoons

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).

November records in Okinawa

The extremes the JMA has measured in November at its Naha station.

Hottest November day

31.6°C (89°F) on 4 November 1915 (records since 1890)

Coldest November night

8.6°C (47°F) on 30 November 1925 (records since 1890)

Wettest November day

427.0 mm on 12 November 1906 (records since 1890)

Holidays and crowds in November

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

What's on in Okinawa in November

Okinawa before and after November

• Okinawa in October
• Okinawa in December
• All 12 months in Okinawa

Other places in November

• All 15 places in November

Related items

• Okinawa by month
• Japan in November
• Okinawa in October
• Okinawa in December