Iwate Prefecture

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Cities: 24 Updated: 15 Oct, 03:01 Open-Meteo

A comparison of 24 towns in the Iwate Prefecture region (Japan) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100

Ideal

60–79

Comfortable

40–59

Acceptable

20–39

Challenging

0–19

Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 24 Cities in Iwate Prefecture by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Miyako	88	19° / 15°	1.5 kWh	22 (↑35) km/h	—
Ichinoseki	88	19° / 10°	1.7 kWh	16 (↑31) km/h	—
Ōshū	87	19° / 11°	1.6 kWh	20 (↑32) km/h	—
Mizusawa	87	19° / 11°	1.6 kWh	20 (↑32) km/h	—
Yamada	86	18° / 10°	1.5 kWh	16 (↑36) km/h	—
Kamaishi	86	18° / 10°	1.6 kWh	15 (↑43) km/h	—
Ōtsuchi	86	17° / 9°	1.6 kWh	16 (↑43) km/h	—
Kanegasaki	85	18° / 10°	1.5 kWh	21 (↑39) km/h	—
Kitakami	85	18° / 10°	1.5 kWh	21 (↑39) km/h	—
Rikuzen-Takata	84	18° / 10°	1.6 kWh	23 (↑56) km/h	—
Ōfunato	84	18° / 10°	1.6 kWh	20 (↑68) km/h	—
Hanamaki	83	18° / 10°	1.4 kWh	21 (↑39) km/h	—
Yahaba	82	17° / 10°	1.2 kWh	19 (↑36) km/h	—
Kuji	81	17° / 6°	1.3 kWh	20 (↑47) km/h	—
Takizawa	81	17° / 7°	1.2 kWh	20 (↑41) km/h	—
Morioka	80	16° / 7°	1.1 kWh	17 (↑38) km/h	—
Hizume	79	16° / 8°	1.3 kWh	21 (↑44) km/h	—
Shizukuishi	78	16° / 6°	1.1 kWh	21 (↑44) km/h	—
Hachimantai	78	15° / 8°	1 kWh	14 (↑31) km/h	—
Ōno	77	16° / 8°	1.3 kWh	22 (↑56) km/h	—
Ichinohe	75	16° / 7°	1 kWh	22 (↑53) km/h	—
Ninohe	75	15° / 7°	1.2 kWh	23 (↑59) km/h	—
Numakunai	73	14° / 7°	1 kWh	21 (↑49) km/h	—
Tōno	45	14° / 7°	1.5 kWh	26 (↑83) km/h	—

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Miyako

Ichinoseki

Ōshū

Mizusawa

Yamada

Kamaishi

Ōtsuchi

Kanegasaki

Kitakami

Rikuzen-Takata

Ōfunato

Hanamaki

Yahaba

Kuji

Takizawa

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal

60–79 Comfortable

40–59 Acceptable

20–39 Challenging

0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output