Kanoya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kanoya?

Kanoya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,067 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2024, reaching 35.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kanoya?

The coldest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1976, at -3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kanoya?

Almost never: Kanoya sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kanoya warmed?

Yes: Kanoya warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kanoya?

The wettest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kanoya?

The windiest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1955, with winds reaching 62.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kanoya?

The warmest month in Kanoya is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kanoya?

Kanoya receives on average 2,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kanoya?

Kanoya gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kanoya (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,067 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Kanoya averages 5 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.

Kanoya has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 2 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 8 August 2024) and the coldest -3.9 °C (on 24 January 1976).

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

KanoyaKagoshima

coords: 31.38°, 130.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

17.3°C

Average daily high

21.0°C

Average daily low

14.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,067mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

14.3km/h

Seasonal range

19.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

159 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.8 cm

Average feels-like high

21.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.1 °C

Average peak gust

39.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

110 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

35.5 °C

8 August 2024

Coldest day

-3.9 °C

24 January 1976

Wettest day

262 mm

19 August 1946

Windiest day

62.6 km/h

29 September 1955

Strongest gust

178.6 km/h

3 September 1993

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

17 August 2020

Coldest feels-like

-9.1 °C

27 February 1981

Snowiest day

3.1 cm

2 January 1977

Sunniest day

13.7 h

6 June 1960

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.9 °C2 July 2025	-2.6 °C25 February 2025	18.2 °C	1,792 mm	86	9
2024	35.5 °C8 August 2024	0.6 °C23 December 2024	19.3 °C	2,609 mm	78	0
2023	33.9 °C4 September 2023	-2.8 °C25 January 2023	18.6 °C	2,446 mm	65	5
2022	33.3 °C10 August 2022	0.7 °C1 January 2022	18.4 °C	2,166 mm	74	0
2021	33.2 °C30 July 2021	-1.9 °C9 January 2021	18.4 °C	2,204 mm	55	6
2020	35.3 °C17 August 2020	0.3 °C31 December 2020	18.4 °C	2,612 mm	42	0
2019	33.0 °C1 August 2019	0.7 °C27 January 2019	18.6 °C	1,916 mm	51	0
2018	33.8 °C7 August 2018	-2.8 °C27 January 2018	18.2 °C	2,407 mm	55	9
2017	34.5 °C30 August 2017	-2.1 °C25 January 2017	17.8 °C	2,314 mm	58	3
2016	35.2 °C22 August 2016	-3.5 °C25 January 2016	18.8 °C	2,767 mm	65	3
2015	33.5 °C31 July 2015	-0.8 °C18 January 2015	18.1 °C	2,852 mm	32	1
2014	33.9 °C26 July 2014	0.6 °C16 January 2014	17.7 °C	2,402 mm	29	0
2013	34.6 °C10 August 2013	-0.2 °C4 January 2013	18.2 °C	1,589 mm	69	2
2012	32.5 °C28 July 2012	-2.9 °C3 February 2012	17.5 °C	2,710 mm	41	3
2011	33.2 °C1 September 2011	-2.0 °C16 January 2011	17.6 °C	2,139 mm	53	4
2010	32.7 °C24 July 2010	0.5 °C31 December 2010	18.1 °C	2,366 mm	55	0
2009	33.0 °C11 August 2009	0.3 °C24 January 2009	18.1 °C	1,829 mm	50	0
2008	34.2 °C1 August 2008	-0.9 °C18 February 2008	17.9 °C	1,982 mm	50	1
2007	34.5 °C26 July 2007	-1.3 °C3 February 2007	18.5 °C	1,877 mm	60	1
2006	34.3 °C8 August 2006	-0.6 °C8 January 2006	18.2 °C	1,938 mm	55	3
2005	33.2 °C26 July 2005	-1.8 °C27 February 2005	17.6 °C	1,812 mm	54	2
2004	34.2 °C30 July 2004	-0.6 °C22 January 2004	18.4 °C	2,152 mm	53	1
2003	33.2 °C6 September 2003	0.1 °C28 December 2003	18.2 °C	2,154 mm	49	0
2002	33.5 °C18 August 2002	0.7 °C20 February 2002	18.2 °C	1,965 mm	46	0
2001	33.6 °C26 July 2001	-0.7 °C17 February 2001	18.1 °C	2,080 mm	50	2
2000	33.9 °C12 August 2000	0.1 °C9 February 2000	18.0 °C	1,997 mm	43	0
1999	31.7 °C15 September 1999	-0.7 °C4 February 1999	18.0 °C	2,345 mm	30	1
1998	34.2 °C12 August 1998	-1.6 °C25 January 1998	19.0 °C	2,469 mm	68	2
1997	33.1 °C2 September 1997	-0.7 °C23 January 1997	17.8 °C	2,000 mm	39	1
1996	32.9 °C23 July 1996	-2.2 °C11 February 1996	17.4 °C	1,900 mm	48	5
1995	33.1 °C2 August 1995	-1.9 °C31 December 1995	17.2 °C	1,919 mm	60	2
1994	34.5 °C12 July 1994	-1.2 °C24 January 1994	18.2 °C	1,666 mm	71	1
1993	31.9 °C12 August 1993	-0.8 °C25 February 1993	17.2 °C	3,136 mm	18	1
1992	33.6 °C23 July 1992	-0.3 °C2 February 1992	17.5 °C	2,180 mm	44	1
1991	33.2 °C23 July 1991	-1.7 °C22 February 1991	17.8 °C	2,335 mm	49	6
1990	33.8 °C30 July 1990	-2.2 °C24 January 1990	18.1 °C	2,527 mm	61	4
1989	32.3 °C13 August 1989	-0.1 °C3 February 1989	17.7 °C	2,027 mm	37	1
1988	33.1 °C12 July 1988	-0.9 °C4 February 1988	17.3 °C	1,701 mm	36	3
1987	32.5 °C29 August 1987	-0.6 °C26 January 1987	17.7 °C	2,236 mm	41	2
1986	32.8 °C21 July 1986	-2.3 °C25 February 1986	17.0 °C	1,447 mm	41	8
1985	32.6 °C28 August 1985	-2.9 °C15 January 1985	17.4 °C	1,885 mm	37	7
1984	34.1 °C9 August 1984	-2.3 °C6 January 1984	17.0 °C	1,638 mm	46	13
1983	34.6 °C4 August 1983	-2.9 °C23 January 1983	17.4 °C	2,467 mm	42	11
1982	31.6 °C1 August 1982	-2.9 °C30 January 1982	17.3 °C	2,121 mm	28	6
1981	33.1 °C21 August 1981	-3.3 °C27 February 1981	17.0 °C	1,645 mm	50	8
1980	32.0 °C20 July 1980	-1.6 °C8 January 1980	17.0 °C	2,287 mm	21	6
1979	33.5 °C10 August 1979	0.5 °C17 January 1979	17.1 °C	2,278 mm	39	0
1978	32.8 °C20 July 1978	-2.3 °C11 January 1978	17.3 °C	1,787 mm	45	5
1977	32.7 °C17 August 1977	-3.4 °C19 February 1977	17.3 °C	1,882 mm	47	11
1976	32.2 °C14 August 1976	-3.9 °C24 January 1976	16.7 °C	2,533 mm	25	9
1975	32.9 °C23 August 1975	-1.5 °C24 February 1975	17.1 °C	2,271 mm	31	6
1974	33.5 °C15 August 1974	-2.9 °C28 February 1974	16.8 °C	2,020 mm	29	10
1973	33.0 °C22 July 1973	-1.1 °C25 December 1973	17.0 °C	2,062 mm	39	2
1972	32.4 °C2 August 1972	0.3 °C24 February 1972	17.2 °C	2,535 mm	27	0
1971	33.2 °C3 July 1971	-0.9 °C6 January 1971	17.0 °C	2,300 mm	42	6
1970	33.0 °C5 August 1970	-2.5 °C18 January 1970	16.7 °C	2,327 mm	37	9
1969	34.0 °C11 August 1969	-2.6 °C16 January 1969	17.0 °C	2,258 mm	44	4
1968	33.2 °C11 August 1968	-2.4 °C12 February 1968	16.6 °C	2,353 mm	27	13
1967	34.6 °C18 August 1967	-2.1 °C16 January 1967	17.0 °C	1,752 mm	56	18
1966	33.4 °C6 August 1966	-1.5 °C6 February 1966	16.7 °C	2,190 mm	31	7
1965	31.6 °C21 August 1965	-1.4 °C4 February 1965	15.9 °C	2,001 mm	23	3
1964	32.8 °C14 August 1964	-1.7 °C14 February 1964	17.7 °C	2,377 mm	59	3
1963	32.7 °C22 July 1963	-1.7 °C14 January 1963	16.8 °C	1,676 mm	37	15
1962	32.9 °C5 August 1962	-0.9 °C1 February 1962	16.6 °C	2,024 mm	35	6
1961	32.8 °C17 July 1961	-2.4 °C20 January 1961	17.5 °C	2,019 mm	63	21
1960	33.6 °C11 August 1960	-3.2 °C25 January 1960	17.3 °C	1,738 mm	48	10
1959	32.7 °C27 August 1959	-1.9 °C7 January 1959	17.4 °C	2,412 mm	48	12
1958	33.8 °C22 July 1958	-1.5 °C4 January 1958	17.3 °C	1,640 mm	57	6
1957	32.2 °C1 August 1957	-2.6 °C8 January 1957	16.5 °C	2,338 mm	34	10
1956	34.0 °C4 August 1956	-2.4 °C13 March 1956	16.6 °C	1,953 mm	44	17
1955	32.3 °C9 August 1955	-2.5 °C7 January 1955	17.1 °C	2,037 mm	35	13
1954	33.6 °C10 August 1954	-1.7 °C27 January 1954	17.3 °C	2,317 mm	28	3
1953	33.6 °C23 August 1953	-2.1 °C17 January 1953	17.0 °C	2,062 mm	42	9
1952	33.4 °C3 August 1952	-2.2 °C6 February 1952	16.8 °C	2,074 mm	18	4
1951	32.2 °C1 August 1951	-1.2 °C14 January 1951	16.5 °C	2,013 mm	30	2
1950	30.2 °C3 August 1950	-0.1 °C7 January 1950	16.5 °C	1,846 mm	3	2
1949	30.5 °C2 August 1949	-0.1 °C17 January 1949	16.3 °C	2,270 mm	3	1
1948	30.8 °C14 August 1948	0.2 °C30 January 1948	16.7 °C	1,865 mm	5	0
1947	31.9 °C11 August 1947	-1.4 °C16 February 1947	15.6 °C	1,203 mm	30	8
1946	34.3 °C15 July 1946	-0.4 °C11 January 1946	16.7 °C	1,474 mm	19	3
1945	31.1 °C11 August 1945	-0.8 °C18 January 1945	15.9 °C	2,027 mm	11	8
1944	30.9 °C18 July 1944	-1.2 °C16 February 1944	16.3 °C	1,544 mm	14	2
1943	30.9 °C15 August 1943	-1.4 °C1 February 1943	15.9 °C	1,229 mm	3	4
1942	34.1 °C5 August 1942	-2.6 °C13 February 1942	16.3 °C	1,424 mm	39	10
1941	30.8 °C19 August 1941	-2.3 °C1 February 1941	16.3 °C	1,508 mm	8	8
1940	31.5 °C26 July 1940	-1.1 °C9 February 1940	15.7 °C	1,171 mm	7	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.3 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

86 d/yr

+45

Frost days (< 0 °C)

9 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1792 mm

-275 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.7 °C	+0.5 °C	43 mm	-28 mm
Feb	11.1 °C	-1.2 °C	71 mm	-25 mm
Mar	16.8 °C	+1.2 °C	153 mm	+6 mm
Apr	20.5 °C	+0.6 °C	156 mm	-30 mm
May	23.4 °C	0.0 °C	343 mm	+112 mm
Jun	28.4 °C	+2.6 °C	254 mm	-164 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	+1.0 °C	124 mm	-125 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	215 mm	+17 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+2.4 °C	171 mm	-25 mm
Oct	26.8 °C	+3.2 °C	148 mm	+32 mm
Nov	19.4 °C	+0.7 °C	51 mm	-41 mm
Dec	15.5 °C	+2.0 °C	64 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.9 °C

2 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-2.6 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

96.8 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

30.8 km/h

15 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

85.7 km/h

14 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

2 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-6.0 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

0.2 cm

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kanoya?

Kanoya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,067 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanoya?

The hottest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2024, reaching 35.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kanoya?

The coldest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1976, at -3.9 °C.

Does it snow in Kanoya?

Almost never: Kanoya sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kanoya warmed?

Yes: Kanoya warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kanoya?

The wettest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kanoya?

The windiest day measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1955, with winds reaching 62.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kanoya?

The warmest month in Kanoya is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Kanoya?

Kanoya receives on average 2,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kanoya?

Kanoya gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kanoya?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kanoya between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1977, with 3.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kanoya?

Yes: Kanoya has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanoya?

In Kanoya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 17 August 2020, and the lowest was -9.1 °C on 27 February 1981.

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