Engaru climate — normals and trends
Engaru (Japan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 1,049 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Engaru averages 166 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Engaru has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 155 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 24 July 2025) and the coldest -27.5 °C (on 26 January 1985).
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
EngaruHokkaido
- coords
- 44.05°, 143.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,049mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
229.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
34.7 °C
24 July 2025
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
26 January 1985
Wettest day
116 mm
16 September 1998
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
27 September 1954
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
27 September 1954
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
9 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
26 January 1985
Snowiest day
52.6 cm
13 January 1953
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 June 1941
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 | -2.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | -1.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 51 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 2.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 85 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 9.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 128 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 56 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 89 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +6.6 °C | 95 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 125 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 145 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 46 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 135 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 0.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 149 mm | +84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Engaru?
Engaru has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 1,049 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Engaru?
The hottest day measured in Engaru between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2025, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Engaru?
The coldest day measured in Engaru between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1985, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Engaru?
Yes. Engaru gets on average 229.0 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Engaru warmed?
Yes: Engaru warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Engaru?
The wettest day measured in Engaru between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1998, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Engaru?
The windiest day measured in Engaru between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1954, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Engaru?
The warmest month in Engaru is August (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Engaru?
Engaru receives on average 1,049 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Engaru?
Engaru gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Engaru?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Engaru between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1953, with 52.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Engaru?
Yes: Engaru has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Engaru?
In Engaru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 9 August 1999, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 26 January 1985.
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