Abashiri climate — normals and trends
Abashiri (Japan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 1,000 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Abashiri averages 138 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Abashiri has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 24 July 2025) and the coldest -19.3 °C (on 9 February 2019).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbashiriHokkaido
- coords
- 44.02°, 144.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
3.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,000mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
138 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
188.4 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.9 °C
24 July 2025
Coldest day
-19.3 °C
9 February 2019
Wettest day
123 mm
11 September 1992
Windiest day
83.6 km/h
2 March 2013
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
2 March 2013
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
24 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-25.1 °C
9 February 2019
Snowiest day
45.9 cm
17 December 2014
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -1.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 43 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 1.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 7.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 133 mm | +62 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 58 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 19.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 102 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +6.2 °C | 67 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 85 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 138 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 6.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 127 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 146 mm | +77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abashiri?
Abashiri has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 1,000 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abashiri?
The hottest day measured in Abashiri between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2025, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abashiri?
The coldest day measured in Abashiri between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2019, at -19.3 °C.
Does it snow in Abashiri?
Yes. Abashiri gets on average 188.4 cm of snow per year and has around 138 frost days.
Has the climate of Abashiri warmed?
Yes: Abashiri warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abashiri?
The wettest day measured in Abashiri between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1992, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abashiri?
The windiest day measured in Abashiri between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2013, with winds reaching 83.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abashiri?
The warmest month in Abashiri is August (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (-5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Abashiri?
Abashiri receives on average 1,000 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abashiri?
Abashiri gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abashiri?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abashiri between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2014, with 45.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abashiri?
Yes: Abashiri has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abashiri?
In Abashiri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 24 July 2025, and the lowest was -25.1 °C on 9 February 2019.
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