Okinawa and Amami first region in Japan to welcome the rainy season, 11 days earlier than last year
Clouds hanging low over Okinawa’s main island – May 5, 7:30 a.m. in Ginowan, Okinawa
May 5, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (OMO) announced the morning of May 5 that it appears the Okinawa region has begun their rainy season. A similar announcement was made in Amami the same day, making both regions the first in Japan to enter the rainy period. This year’s start is five days earlier than average years, and eleven days earlier than the previous year.
With a coming storm front and humid atmosphere, the weather outlook calls for rain this evening through the following morning.
According to the OMO’s monthly weather forecast released on April 29, the number of cloudy and rainy days through May 31 will be less than average years, and rainfall will be average or slightly below average.
The rainy season in Okinawa usually runs through around June 21.
(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)
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