Kanda climate — normals and trends
Kanda (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,607 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kanda averages 6 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Kanda has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 12 August 2013) and the coldest -5.0 °C (on 5 February 1940).
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
KandaFukuoka
- coords
- 33.78°, 130.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,607mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
98 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
35.7 °C
12 August 2013
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
5 February 1940
Wettest day
188 mm
24 June 2012
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
27 September 1991
Strongest gust
151.9 km/h
7 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
2 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-13.6 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
22.7 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.8 h
21 June 2021
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 | 8.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 59 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 152 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 75 mm | -69 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 270 mm | +105 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 368 mm | +98 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 73 mm | -156 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 198 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 184 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 74 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 60 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanda?
Kanda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,607 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanda?
The hottest day measured in Kanda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2013, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanda?
The coldest day measured in Kanda between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1940, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kanda?
Yes. Kanda gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Kanda warmed?
Yes: Kanda warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanda?
The wettest day measured in Kanda between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2012, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanda?
The windiest day measured in Kanda between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanda?
The warmest month in Kanda is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanda?
Kanda receives on average 1,607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanda?
Kanda 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 Kanda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kanda between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 22.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kanda?
Yes: Kanda has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanda?
In Kanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 2 August 2024, and the lowest was -13.6 °C on 26 February 1981.
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