Hitoto climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Hitoto?

Hitoto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,847 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2023, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Hitoto?

The coldest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Hitoto?

Yes. Hitoto gets on average 69.4 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Hitoto warmed?

Yes: Hitoto warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Hitoto?

The wettest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1977, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Hitoto?

The windiest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1991, with winds reaching 79.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Hitoto?

The warmest month in Hitoto is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Hitoto?

Hitoto receives on average 1,847 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Hitoto?

Hitoto gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Hitoto (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,847 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Hitoto averages 21 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.

Hitoto has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 10 August 2023) and the coldest -10.4 °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

HitotoIshikawa

coords: 36.99°, 136.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

14.8°C

Average daily high

17.8°C

Average daily low

11.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,847mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

18.4km/h

Seasonal range

23.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

21 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

190 d/yr

Annual snowfall

69.4 cm

Average feels-like high

17.2 °C

Average feels-like low

10.6 °C

Average peak gust

40.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

39.5 °C

10 August 2023

Coldest day

-10.4 °C

14 February 1942

Wettest day

189 mm

8 August 1977

Windiest day

79.1 km/h

28 September 1991

Strongest gust

176.0 km/h

28 September 1991

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

10 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-15.5 °C

14 February 1942

Snowiest day

16.0 cm

12 March 1969

Sunniest day

14.0 h

26 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.8 °C4 August 2025	-3.4 °C12 February 2025	16.2 °C	1,999 mm	77	7
2024	37.8 °C23 August 2024	-1.6 °C14 January 2024	16.7 °C	2,123 mm	69	2
2023	39.5 °C10 August 2023	-3.2 °C24 January 2023	16.9 °C	1,827 mm	66	12
2022	36.0 °C6 September 2022	-3.0 °C6 February 2022	16.0 °C	1,951 mm	54	8
2021	36.2 °C5 August 2021	-3.1 °C10 January 2021	16.0 °C	1,945 mm	35	11
2020	37.7 °C3 September 2020	-2.1 °C7 February 2020	16.2 °C	1,911 mm	48	2
2019	39.4 °C15 August 2019	-1.0 °C27 January 2019	16.1 °C	1,618 mm	40	1
2018	36.9 °C29 July 2018	-4.4 °C13 January 2018	15.9 °C	1,909 mm	57	26
2017	35.4 °C11 July 2017	-1.3 °C14 December 2017	15.3 °C	1,850 mm	36	6
2016	34.8 °C7 August 2016	-2.1 °C25 January 2016	16.1 °C	1,734 mm	43	5
2015	36.4 °C13 July 2015	-2.1 °C2 January 2015	15.9 °C	1,528 mm	34	3
2014	35.3 °C5 August 2014	-1.9 °C6 February 2014	15.3 °C	1,915 mm	26	5
2013	35.8 °C18 August 2013	-1.4 °C25 February 2013	15.5 °C	2,104 mm	42	13
2012	35.1 °C22 August 2012	-3.9 °C1 February 2012	15.3 °C	1,454 mm	58	21
2011	34.7 °C14 August 2011	-5.0 °C31 January 2011	15.2 °C	1,820 mm	52	20
2010	37.0 °C5 August 2010	-5.8 °C4 February 2010	15.8 °C	2,063 mm	55	10
2009	33.8 °C20 August 2009	-1.2 °C14 January 2009	15.4 °C	1,693 mm	15	4
2008	35.6 °C13 August 2008	-2.7 °C18 February 2008	15.6 °C	1,444 mm	42	5
2007	35.8 °C14 August 2007	-0.5 °C7 March 2007	15.8 °C	1,530 mm	37	1
2006	36.9 °C17 August 2006	-3.2 °C10 January 2006	15.4 °C	1,742 mm	38	16
2005	34.7 °C2 August 2005	-4.1 °C27 February 2005	15.2 °C	1,392 mm	50	12
2004	37.0 °C2 August 2004	-3.5 °C11 February 2004	16.1 °C	1,900 mm	43	9
2003	34.6 °C13 September 2003	-2.4 °C3 February 2003	15.1 °C	1,694 mm	19	9
2002	38.2 °C1 September 2002	-2.3 °C2 January 2002	15.5 °C	1,924 mm	42	8
2001	34.4 °C1 August 2001	-4.8 °C14 January 2001	15.2 °C	1,641 mm	37	16
2000	37.0 °C1 September 2000	-3.6 °C18 February 2000	15.5 °C	1,711 mm	53	18
1999	36.4 °C7 August 1999	-4.9 °C4 February 1999	15.6 °C	1,988 mm	40	11
1998	33.6 °C3 July 1998	-4.0 °C30 January 1998	15.9 °C	2,225 mm	26	6
1997	35.0 °C9 August 1997	-3.9 °C19 February 1997	15.1 °C	1,836 mm	37	12
1996	35.3 °C14 August 1996	-5.0 °C2 February 1996	14.4 °C	1,717 mm	32	14
1995	35.4 °C24 July 1995	-3.4 °C4 February 1995	14.7 °C	1,904 mm	33	15
1994	38.0 °C14 August 1994	-1.6 °C30 January 1994	16.1 °C	1,057 mm	57	6
1993	33.4 °C25 July 1993	-0.1 °C21 January 1993	14.6 °C	2,068 mm	9	1
1992	33.5 °C2 September 1992	-0.4 °C24 January 1992	15.2 °C	1,539 mm	33	1
1991	33.9 °C23 July 1991	-2.1 °C24 February 1991	15.2 °C	2,065 mm	25	10
1990	35.9 °C22 August 1990	-5.2 °C26 January 1990	16.2 °C	1,749 mm	49	8
1989	34.5 °C27 July 1989	-0.3 °C29 January 1989	15.4 °C	2,116 mm	28	2
1988	33.2 °C15 August 1988	-3.8 °C9 February 1988	14.4 °C	1,814 mm	22	10
1987	34.8 °C23 July 1987	-3.4 °C12 January 1987	15.3 °C	1,512 mm	31	14
1986	35.9 °C13 August 1986	-4.1 °C12 January 1986	14.3 °C	1,448 mm	34	34
1985	35.9 °C31 August 1985	-6.5 °C15 January 1985	14.7 °C	2,193 mm	51	30
1984	35.9 °C21 August 1984	-4.7 °C25 December 1984	14.1 °C	1,476 mm	40	52
1983	35.2 °C29 August 1983	-3.7 °C15 February 1983	14.8 °C	2,031 mm	31	17
1982	34.6 °C28 August 1982	-5.1 °C18 January 1982	15.0 °C	1,734 mm	14	17
1981	35.1 °C3 August 1981	-6.2 °C28 February 1981	14.3 °C	1,872 mm	34	26
1980	33.1 °C11 September 1980	-3.0 °C22 January 1980	14.4 °C	2,186 mm	9	20
1979	35.2 °C17 August 1979	-4.1 °C14 January 1979	15.3 °C	2,219 mm	29	14
1978	37.3 °C2 August 1978	-4.4 °C2 February 1978	15.2 °C	1,767 mm	56	22
1977	36.1 °C4 August 1977	-5.8 °C3 February 1977	14.9 °C	1,962 mm	24	42
1976	33.7 °C25 July 1976	-5.0 °C23 January 1976	14.1 °C	2,633 mm	19	17
1975	36.1 °C5 August 1975	-3.4 °C18 January 1975	15.0 °C	1,895 mm	45	11
1974	33.6 °C30 July 1974	-4.7 °C2 February 1974	14.2 °C	2,054 mm	25	29
1973	36.1 °C17 August 1973	-3.7 °C24 December 1973	14.9 °C	1,642 mm	50	12
1972	33.9 °C6 August 1972	-2.7 °C14 December 1972	15.1 °C	2,652 mm	37	5
1971	35.7 °C5 August 1971	-5.3 °C29 January 1971	14.2 °C	2,305 mm	24	24
1970	33.7 °C24 July 1970	-5.7 °C20 March 1970	14.1 °C	1,923 mm	37	40
1969	33.4 °C3 August 1969	-4.0 °C13 January 1969	14.2 °C	2,205 mm	31	26
1968	33.2 °C27 July 1968	-4.2 °C27 January 1968	14.4 °C	1,900 mm	26	32
1967	34.5 °C10 August 1967	-6.3 °C17 January 1967	14.5 °C	1,970 mm	44	37
1966	32.9 °C10 August 1966	-6.1 °C7 February 1966	13.6 °C	2,005 mm	31	36
1965	34.1 °C6 August 1965	-4.9 °C17 January 1965	13.2 °C	2,134 mm	15	37
1964	36.5 °C16 August 1964	-1.0 °C15 February 1964	15.1 °C	2,269 mm	41	3
1963	35.3 °C10 August 1963	-2.9 °C24 January 1963	14.5 °C	2,266 mm	33	26
1962	35.3 °C3 August 1962	-2.3 °C14 February 1962	14.9 °C	1,775 mm	41	12
1961	35.4 °C3 August 1961	-3.8 °C12 January 1961	15.5 °C	2,239 mm	52	25
1960	35.0 °C29 August 1960	-4.2 °C25 January 1960	15.1 °C	1,864 mm	37	15
1959	34.5 °C2 August 1959	-2.4 °C22 January 1959	15.4 °C	2,191 mm	32	17
1958	34.0 °C31 July 1958	-3.9 °C21 January 1958	15.0 °C	2,075 mm	24	16
1957	35.2 °C21 August 1957	-3.3 °C22 January 1957	14.4 °C	1,921 mm	22	25
1956	34.5 °C3 August 1956	-4.3 °C3 February 1956	14.2 °C	1,977 mm	35	36
1955	34.7 °C31 July 1955	-3.0 °C16 January 1955	15.2 °C	1,942 mm	45	19
1954	34.3 °C17 August 1954	-3.1 °C30 January 1954	14.8 °C	1,602 mm	31	15
1953	33.8 °C10 August 1953	-3.8 °C9 February 1953	14.5 °C	2,242 mm	20	19
1952	31.7 °C16 July 1952	-5.7 °C11 February 1952	13.2 °C	1,936 mm	10	48
1951	35.3 °C19 August 1951	-6.5 °C16 January 1951	13.7 °C	1,284 mm	33	39
1950	34.2 °C7 August 1950	-4.9 °C7 January 1950	14.2 °C	1,508 mm	41	35
1949	32.8 °C30 August 1949	-3.6 °C17 January 1949	13.7 °C	1,468 mm	25	30
1948	31.1 °C16 August 1948	-3.0 °C24 February 1948	14.1 °C	1,697 mm	14	30
1947	32.0 °C14 August 1947	-8.7 °C29 January 1947	12.6 °C	1,660 mm	19	70
1946	33.7 °C29 July 1946	-6.0 °C18 January 1946	13.9 °C	1,421 mm	29	50
1945	32.2 °C6 August 1945	-6.8 °C18 January 1945	13.0 °C	2,309 mm	15	70
1944	31.9 °C4 August 1944	-5.4 °C21 January 1944	13.6 °C	1,376 mm	17	59
1943	32.9 °C30 August 1943	-7.3 °C17 February 1943	13.4 °C	1,307 mm	25	57
1942	33.7 °C19 July 1942	-10.4 °C14 February 1942	13.7 °C	1,238 mm	41	54
1941	31.6 °C24 August 1941	-8.0 °C12 February 1941	13.2 °C	1,614 mm	11	46
1940	32.9 °C14 July 1940	-6.7 °C10 February 1940	13.1 °C	1,436 mm	9	65

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

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

7 d/yr

-14

Annual rainfall

1999 mm

+152 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.2 °C	+1.2 °C	154 mm	+30 mm
Feb	6.0 °C	-0.5 °C	88 mm	-12 mm
Mar	12.1 °C	+1.9 °C	143 mm	+24 mm
Apr	16.6 °C	+0.6 °C	102 mm	-19 mm
May	21.3 °C	+0.4 °C	123 mm	+1 mm
Jun	26.7 °C	+2.1 °C	188 mm	+9 mm
Jul	33.2 °C	+4.5 °C	33 mm	-221 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+1.8 °C	360 mm	+177 mm
Sep	29.1 °C	+3.0 °C	259 mm	+36 mm
Oct	21.5 °C	+1.2 °C	259 mm	+115 mm
Nov	15.3 °C	+0.6 °C	119 mm	-16 mm
Dec	10.8 °C	+1.6 °C	171 mm	+27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

4 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-3.4 °C

12 Feb 2025

Wettest day

77.4 mm

16 Oct 2025

Windiest day

40.4 km/h

15 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

89.3 km/h

16 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

24 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.2 °C

12 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

6.2 cm

4 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

28 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Hitoto?

Hitoto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,847 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hitoto?

The hottest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2023, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Hitoto?

The coldest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Hitoto?

Yes. Hitoto gets on average 69.4 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.

Has the climate of Hitoto warmed?

Yes: Hitoto warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Hitoto?

The wettest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1977, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Hitoto?

The windiest day measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1991, with winds reaching 79.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Hitoto?

The warmest month in Hitoto is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Hitoto?

Hitoto receives on average 1,847 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Hitoto?

Hitoto gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hitoto?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hitoto between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1969, with 16.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Hitoto?

Yes: Hitoto has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hitoto?

In Hitoto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 14 February 1942.

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