Itoshima climate — normals and trends
Itoshima (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,636 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Itoshima averages 2 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Itoshima has warmed by +2.6 °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 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 19 September 2024) and the coldest -6.2 °C (on 18 February 1968).
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
ItoshimaFukuoka
- coords
- 33.54°, 130.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,636mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
102 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
36.4 °C
19 September 2024
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
18 February 1968
Wettest day
179 mm
24 June 2012
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
10 September 1956
Strongest gust
202.3 km/h
31 August 1987
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
5 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.7 °C
16 February 1977
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.8 h
2 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 30 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 46 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 118 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | -72 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 237 mm | +88 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 358 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 107 mm | -151 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 275 mm | +105 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 185 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 55 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itoshima?
Itoshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,636 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itoshima?
The hottest day measured in Itoshima between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2024, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itoshima?
The coldest day measured in Itoshima between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1968, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Itoshima?
Yes. Itoshima gets on average 8.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Itoshima warmed?
Yes: Itoshima warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itoshima?
The wettest day measured in Itoshima between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2012, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itoshima?
The windiest day measured in Itoshima between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1956, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itoshima?
The warmest month in Itoshima is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Itoshima?
Itoshima receives on average 1,636 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itoshima?
Itoshima gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Itoshima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Itoshima between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Itoshima?
Yes: Itoshima has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itoshima?
In Itoshima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 5 August 2024, and the lowest was -11.7 °C on 16 February 1977.
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