六月 (rokugatsu, the sixth month)
Another expression for June is: Minazuki水無月 which translates into "Month of Water" [水 is the kanji for water, jap. mizu]
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The exact time of the rainy season varies throughout Japan. This is of course because the climate is a little different on every island. Here on Kyūshu the rainy season starts at the end of May, goes all the way through June and usually comes to an end in the midst of July. After that summer starts and it will start to get really hot in Japan.
Don’t get me wrong: It’s already been quite hot before. The only difference is that it was hot and humid and in summer the humidity will reduce a little and instead it will get even hotter! [god help this girl]
So for all of you who haven’t experienced rainy season in Japan [or in basically any other country with this particular climate phenomenon] It’s best summed up with the simple statement, that it will rain EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS.
well okay, of course the strength of the rain showers will vary: there will be days of non-stop down pour and others where it’s just raining on and off. But it’s rain either way.
What goes along with the rainy season in Japan are frequent thunder storms with strong lightning, Taifuns and strong winds. Also heat and cold are rather moody throughout the day. By this I mean it can easily occur to be relatively cold in the morning [17degrees celsius] after a night of rain and then quickly heat up [25~35 degrees celsius] in the afternoon.
I want to emphasis something here: it rains heavily in Japan! [I know you might be imagining a storm and a shower already but the rain here is nothing like the rain I’ve experienced in Germany.]
To clarify this:
The weather channel on TV will not only tell you whether or not it will rain today [#itisrainyseasonbtw] but in the evening they will most likely show you diagrams of your prefecture and your island, which evaluate where it rained the most that day, measured in millimeters per hour. Yes per hour! not per day or per week PER HOUR! So the rain doesn’t only start out of the blue(literally: „blue“ sky), but within seconds, it’s also rather drowning you in water. Also: this can go on for hours! And the strength might not differ for even one bit of an instant…
fun thing about all the rain: there’s a high chance of rainbows, because of the frequent switches between sun and rain. Have a colorful rainy season everyone and don't forget to bring your kasa [umbrella]
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Sayōnara! Avria<3
