Arida climate — normals and trends
Arida (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,779 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Arida averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Arida has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 17 August 2002) and the coldest -0.7 °C (on 26 February 1981).
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
AridaWakayama
- coords
- 34.08°, 135.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
15.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,779mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
31.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
124 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
31.4 °C
17 August 2002
Coldest day
-0.7 °C
26 February 1981
Wettest day
238 mm
22 October 2017
Windiest day
112.9 km/h
26 September 1959
Strongest gust
178.2 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
12 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-11.0 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
6.8 cm
26 February 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 59 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 53 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 117 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | -75 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 233 mm | +60 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 194 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 120 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 126 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 144 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 274 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | -65 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arida?
Arida has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,779 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arida?
The hottest day measured in Arida between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2002, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arida?
The coldest day measured in Arida between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1981, at -0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Arida?
Yes. Arida gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Arida warmed?
Yes: Arida warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arida?
The wettest day measured in Arida between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2017, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arida?
The windiest day measured in Arida between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 112.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arida?
The warmest month in Arida is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Arida?
Arida receives on average 1,779 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arida?
Arida gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arida?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arida between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1981, with 6.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arida?
Yes: Arida has on average 124 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arida?
In Arida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 12 August 1998, and the lowest was -11.0 °C on 26 February 1981.
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