Hōjō climate — normals and trends
Hōjō (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,475 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Hōjō averages 1 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Hōjō has warmed by +1.3 °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 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 24 August 1995) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 16 February 1977).
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
HōjōEhime
- coords
- 33.98°, 132.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,475mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
31.6 °C
24 August 1995
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
16 February 1977
Wettest day
145 mm
6 July 2018
Windiest day
77.9 km/h
27 September 1991
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
27 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
2 August 2001
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
16 February 1977
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 38 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 51 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 120 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 78 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 220 mm | +75 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 322 mm | +100 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | -146 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 157 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 233 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 145 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hōjō?
Hōjō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hōjō?
The hottest day measured in Hōjō between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1995, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hōjō?
The coldest day measured in Hōjō between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hōjō?
Yes. Hōjō gets on average 7.9 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Hōjō warmed?
Yes: Hōjō warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hōjō?
The wettest day measured in Hōjō between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2018, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hōjō?
The windiest day measured in Hōjō between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 77.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hōjō?
The warmest month in Hōjō is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hōjō?
Hōjō receives on average 1,475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hōjō?
Hōjō 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 Hōjō?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hōjō between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hōjō?
Yes: Hōjō has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hōjō?
In Hōjō, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 2 August 2001, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 16 February 1977.
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