Gotemba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gotemba?

Gotemba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 2,116 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gotemba?

The hottest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gotemba?

The coldest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -19.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gotemba?

Yes. Gotemba gets on average 63.5 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Gotemba warmed?

Yes: Gotemba warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gotemba?

The wettest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2019, with 306 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gotemba?

The windiest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2018, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gotemba?

The warmest month in Gotemba is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gotemba?

Gotemba receives on average 2,116 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gotemba?

Gotemba gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gotemba (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 2,116 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Gotemba averages 52 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.

Gotemba has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 80 to 24 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 6 August 2025) and the coldest -19.7 °C (on 14 February 1942).

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

GotembaShizuoka

coords: 35.32°, 138.94°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.2°C

Average daily high

17.0°C

Average daily low

9.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,116mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

22.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

52 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

179 d/yr

Annual snowfall

63.5 cm

Average feels-like high

17.0 °C

Average feels-like low

8.9 °C

Average peak gust

33.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

58 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.7 °C

6 August 2025

Coldest day

-19.7 °C

14 February 1942

Wettest day

306 mm

12 October 2019

Windiest day

46.2 km/h

1 October 2018

Strongest gust

172.1 km/h

1 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

16 August 2007

Coldest feels-like

-24.5 °C

14 February 1942

Snowiest day

45.4 cm

23 March 1986

Sunniest day

14.0 h

21 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.7 °C6 August 2025	-3.2 °C28 December 2025	14.9 °C	1,607 mm	62	42
2024	35.2 °C7 July 2024	-4.3 °C7 February 2024	15.5 °C	2,641 mm	60	28
2023	33.6 °C17 July 2023	-5.2 °C17 February 2023	15.4 °C	1,978 mm	51	19
2022	35.4 °C3 August 2022	-6.2 °C7 January 2022	14.6 °C	2,113 mm	33	35
2021	33.7 °C28 August 2021	-4.0 °C9 January 2021	14.7 °C	2,351 mm	23	26
2020	34.9 °C15 August 2020	-2.7 °C7 February 2020	14.7 °C	2,113 mm	28	20
2019	33.6 °C7 August 2019	-5.5 °C24 March 2019	14.6 °C	2,376 mm	28	20
2018	33.8 °C26 August 2018	-7.4 °C24 January 2018	14.9 °C	2,028 mm	39	31
2017	33.3 °C25 August 2017	-6.4 °C13 February 2017	14.0 °C	2,090 mm	22	31
2016	34.4 °C9 August 2016	-6.0 °C26 February 2016	14.6 °C	2,438 mm	17	28
2015	33.6 °C26 July 2015	-3.7 °C10 February 2015	14.5 °C	2,276 mm	29	27
2014	32.6 °C11 July 2014	-8.0 °C5 February 2014	13.6 °C	2,201 mm	17	48
2013	34.4 °C10 August 2013	-9.3 °C18 January 2013	14.0 °C	1,773 mm	25	41
2012	31.8 °C17 July 2012	-7.0 °C20 February 2012	13.3 °C	2,251 mm	17	45
2011	33.7 °C11 August 2011	-8.7 °C13 February 2011	13.7 °C	2,407 mm	26	45
2010	33.1 °C17 August 2010	-3.2 °C30 March 2010	14.1 °C	2,513 mm	40	30
2009	32.0 °C13 August 2009	-2.8 °C10 January 2009	14.0 °C	2,309 mm	6	21
2008	32.1 °C25 July 2008	-8.3 °C6 March 2008	13.8 °C	2,073 mm	21	34
2007	34.5 °C16 August 2007	-1.7 °C18 March 2007	14.2 °C	1,975 mm	20	7
2006	32.9 °C14 July 2006	-7.5 °C23 January 2006	13.8 °C	2,285 mm	11	37
2005	33.2 °C28 June 2005	-4.6 °C28 February 2005	13.7 °C	1,777 mm	22	44
2004	34.0 °C20 July 2004	-6.9 °C24 January 2004	14.6 °C	2,416 mm	23	25
2003	32.3 °C24 August 2003	-10.6 °C30 January 2003	13.4 °C	2,669 mm	11	46
2002	32.5 °C1 August 2002	-8.6 °C12 February 2002	13.6 °C	1,809 mm	25	38
2001	33.4 °C24 July 2001	-8.2 °C24 January 2001	13.5 °C	2,232 mm	19	61
2000	33.3 °C22 July 2000	-11.3 °C28 January 2000	13.9 °C	2,087 mm	22	38
1999	31.9 °C12 August 1999	-9.5 °C14 February 1999	14.2 °C	1,822 mm	16	30
1998	33.9 °C3 July 1998	-9.5 °C25 January 1998	14.1 °C	2,639 mm	13	44
1997	32.5 °C4 July 1997	-9.5 °C4 February 1997	13.7 °C	1,690 mm	17	34
1996	33.8 °C15 August 1996	-11.6 °C3 February 1996	12.7 °C	2,024 mm	17	60
1995	34.2 °C10 August 1995	-6.4 °C6 March 1995	13.3 °C	1,639 mm	34	38
1994	34.2 °C2 August 1994	-11.5 °C31 January 1994	13.8 °C	1,737 mm	32	56
1993	31.7 °C31 July 1993	-6.8 °C13 March 1993	13.0 °C	2,416 mm	3	33
1992	32.2 °C23 July 1992	-9.7 °C23 February 1992	13.3 °C	2,131 mm	18	33
1991	35.0 °C24 July 1991	-10.7 °C30 December 1991	13.9 °C	2,617 mm	18	42
1990	34.1 °C22 June 1990	-13.1 °C25 January 1990	14.2 °C	2,234 mm	21	29
1989	30.9 °C28 August 1989	-7.5 °C4 February 1989	13.6 °C	2,399 mm	3	18
1988	31.1 °C9 July 1988	-9.9 °C19 February 1988	12.7 °C	2,139 mm	3	42
1987	32.4 °C24 July 1987	-13.4 °C26 January 1987	13.3 °C	1,763 mm	21	59
1986	32.1 °C4 September 1986	-10.5 °C9 February 1986	12.4 °C	2,025 mm	9	68
1985	31.6 °C2 September 1985	-15.2 °C31 January 1985	12.8 °C	2,295 mm	11	57
1984	32.0 °C7 August 1984	-13.5 °C8 February 1984	11.9 °C	1,550 mm	15	88
1983	33.5 °C19 August 1983	-11.3 °C21 February 1983	13.0 °C	2,334 mm	16	54
1982	30.4 °C24 August 1982	-11.8 °C7 February 1982	13.0 °C	2,554 mm	3	46
1981	31.3 °C18 July 1981	-17.0 °C27 February 1981	12.1 °C	2,144 mm	8	69
1980	31.1 °C23 July 1980	-12.2 °C23 January 1980	12.4 °C	2,385 mm	3	76
1979	31.8 °C1 August 1979	-11.1 °C16 January 1979	13.8 °C	2,490 mm	12	43
1978	31.8 °C24 August 1978	-14.5 °C4 February 1978	13.1 °C	1,694 mm	22	71
1977	31.6 °C5 August 1977	-16.6 °C17 February 1977	13.0 °C	2,366 mm	7	65
1976	32.3 °C22 August 1976	-10.1 °C21 March 1976	12.5 °C	2,374 mm	8	46
1975	32.0 °C2 August 1975	-15.2 °C16 February 1975	12.9 °C	2,402 mm	13	56
1974	30.9 °C13 August 1974	-13.1 °C12 February 1974	12.6 °C	2,647 mm	5	58
1973	31.9 °C10 August 1973	-8.3 °C29 January 1973	13.1 °C	2,058 mm	17	53
1972	33.4 °C8 August 1972	-8.1 °C18 January 1972	13.4 °C	2,952 mm	18	49
1971	32.2 °C16 July 1971	-9.7 °C6 January 1971	12.8 °C	2,319 mm	16	54
1970	31.8 °C26 July 1970	-12.2 °C18 March 1970	12.5 °C	2,175 mm	15	66
1969	32.8 °C8 August 1969	-11.8 °C16 January 1969	12.8 °C	2,190 mm	13	56
1968	32.4 °C22 July 1968	-11.8 °C21 February 1968	12.8 °C	2,499 mm	7	55
1967	33.2 °C25 August 1967	-13.8 °C16 February 1967	12.8 °C	2,153 mm	14	73
1966	30.7 °C21 July 1966	-10.9 °C28 December 1966	12.2 °C	2,345 mm	4	63
1965	32.2 °C30 July 1965	-11.3 °C4 February 1965	12.0 °C	2,098 mm	4	78
1964	32.1 °C25 July 1964	-9.9 °C3 February 1964	13.1 °C	2,185 mm	24	64
1963	32.6 °C23 August 1963	-12.1 °C14 February 1963	12.6 °C	1,863 mm	15	84
1962	34.7 °C4 August 1962	-10.7 °C22 January 1962	13.0 °C	1,882 mm	19	64
1961	32.6 °C8 July 1961	-7.1 °C19 January 1961	13.8 °C	1,932 mm	23	55
1960	31.4 °C21 July 1960	-9.4 °C25 January 1960	13.4 °C	1,996 mm	18	48
1959	31.6 °C31 July 1959	-7.6 °C19 March 1959	13.6 °C	2,638 mm	15	46
1958	32.3 °C31 July 1958	-9.1 °C14 February 1958	13.2 °C	2,156 mm	11	42
1957	31.5 °C31 July 1957	-13.0 °C12 February 1957	12.6 °C	2,277 mm	8	70
1956	32.0 °C2 August 1956	-10.6 °C26 January 1956	12.7 °C	2,165 mm	11	84
1955	32.3 °C1 August 1955	-10.1 °C12 January 1955	13.5 °C	1,888 mm	12	47
1954	33.4 °C9 August 1954	-10.7 °C23 February 1954	12.8 °C	2,359 mm	7	49
1953	34.4 °C21 August 1953	-9.8 °C23 February 1953	12.8 °C	2,142 mm	12	59
1952	31.4 °C20 August 1952	-14.4 °C5 February 1952	11.6 °C	2,075 mm	8	99
1951	31.7 °C10 August 1951	-13.3 °C15 January 1951	12.1 °C	2,074 mm	5	68
1950	30.7 °C7 July 1950	-13.7 °C11 January 1950	12.3 °C	1,856 mm	1	76
1949	29.6 °C16 July 1949	-11.0 °C30 December 1949	12.1 °C	2,062 mm	0	64
1948	29.7 °C26 July 1948	-7.9 °C4 March 1948	12.6 °C	1,965 mm	0	57
1947	31.6 °C5 August 1947	-16.1 °C18 February 1947	11.1 °C	1,609 mm	14	96
1946	32.7 °C16 July 1946	-11.3 °C4 February 1946	12.3 °C	1,632 mm	7	83
1945	30.0 °C7 August 1945	-14.2 °C24 February 1945	11.5 °C	2,164 mm	1	95
1944	30.2 °C4 August 1944	-11.2 °C26 February 1944	12.2 °C	1,332 mm	2	89
1943	29.1 °C8 August 1943	-12.3 °C18 January 1943	11.8 °C	1,070 mm	0	81
1942	31.5 °C17 August 1942	-19.7 °C14 February 1942	11.9 °C	1,241 mm	3	80
1941	29.4 °C8 August 1941	-8.7 °C15 February 1941	12.0 °C	2,030 mm	0	75
1940	32.6 °C25 July 1940	-17.0 °C10 February 1940	11.4 °C	1,312 mm	3	94

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.4 °C

+2.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

+46

Frost days (< 0 °C)

42 d/yr

-10

Annual rainfall

1607 mm

-509 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.8 °C	+2.2 °C	45 mm	-36 mm
Feb	8.9 °C	+2.0 °C	25 mm	-81 mm
Mar	13.5 °C	+3.1 °C	207 mm	+36 mm
Apr	18.0 °C	+2.1 °C	150 mm	-26 mm
May	20.8 °C	+0.7 °C	250 mm	+58 mm
Jun	26.6 °C	+3.7 °C	190 mm	-63 mm
Jul	30.5 °C	+3.6 °C	173 mm	-55 mm
Aug	31.2 °C	+3.2 °C	67 mm	-148 mm
Sep	27.8 °C	+3.5 °C	195 mm	-59 mm
Oct	19.7 °C	+0.8 °C	164 mm	-64 mm
Nov	15.2 °C	+1.0 °C	43 mm	-89 mm
Dec	11.0 °C	+1.6 °C	98 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

6 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-3.2 °C

28 Dec 2025

Wettest day

57.2 mm

5 Sep 2025

Windiest day

22.0 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

6 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.5 °C

28 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

9.8 cm

4 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

21 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gotemba?

Gotemba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 2,116 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gotemba?

The hottest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gotemba?

The coldest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -19.7 °C.

Does it snow in Gotemba?

Yes. Gotemba gets on average 63.5 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.

Has the climate of Gotemba warmed?

Yes: Gotemba warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gotemba?

The wettest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2019, with 306 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gotemba?

The windiest day measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2018, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gotemba?

The warmest month in Gotemba is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Gotemba?

Gotemba receives on average 2,116 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gotemba?

Gotemba gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gotemba?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gotemba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1986, with 45.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Gotemba?

Yes: Gotemba has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gotemba?

In Gotemba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 16 August 2007, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 14 February 1942.

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