Kasama climate — normals and trends

Kasama (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,446 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Kasama averages 52 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.

Kasama 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 74 to 30 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 4 August 1994) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 22 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

KasamaIbaraki

coords
36.38°, 140.27°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.9°C

Average daily high

18.1°C

Average daily low

10.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,446mm

Sunshine / day

8.3h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

22.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

52 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

28 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

149 d/yr

Annual snowfall

20.4 cm

Average feels-like high

17.8 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

32.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

65 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

37.3 °C

4 August 1994

Coldest day

-14.6 °C

22 February 1968

Wettest day

171 mm

26 September 1958

Windiest day

52.8 km/h

1 October 2018

Strongest gust

142.6 km/h

27 September 1959

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

16 August 2007

Coldest feels-like

-18.9 °C

17 February 1967

Snowiest day

31.9 cm

8 February 2014

Sunniest day

14.1 h

16 June 2007

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202536.0 °C2 September 2025-5.2 °C23 February 202515.3 °C1,211 mm6765
202435.7 °C22 July 2024-4.3 °C29 December 202416.0 °C1,678 mm6646
202336.5 °C16 July 2023-6.0 °C25 January 202316.3 °C1,257 mm7134
202237.2 °C2 August 2022-3.3 °C22 January 202215.1 °C1,398 mm4751
202134.7 °C10 August 2021-3.2 °C9 January 202115.2 °C1,672 mm3243
202036.0 °C11 August 2020-5.2 °C7 February 202015.2 °C1,391 mm3928
201935.1 °C7 August 2019-3.3 °C10 January 201915.2 °C1,461 mm3539
201835.8 °C5 August 2018-9.8 °C24 January 201815.5 °C1,410 mm5344
201733.5 °C24 August 2017-4.1 °C8 March 201714.4 °C1,313 mm3346
201635.5 °C9 August 2016-3.4 °C13 January 201615.0 °C1,442 mm2938
201535.0 °C1 August 2015-2.8 °C29 January 201515.1 °C1,466 mm3134
201435.7 °C5 August 2014-5.0 °C10 February 201414.4 °C1,498 mm2959
201336.4 °C10 August 2013-7.5 °C17 January 201314.6 °C1,304 mm3148
201233.6 °C17 July 2012-4.2 °C27 January 201214.0 °C1,523 mm3960
201134.2 °C10 August 2011-3.6 °C28 January 201114.3 °C1,635 mm4262
201034.7 °C16 August 2010-4.2 °C19 February 201014.8 °C1,748 mm5435
200933.2 °C26 July 2009-2.6 °C20 December 200914.6 °C1,432 mm1929
200833.4 °C8 August 2008-2.8 °C26 January 200814.5 °C1,337 mm2431
200736.7 °C16 August 2007-2.9 °C31 December 200714.8 °C1,397 mm3623
200634.1 °C4 August 2006-4.2 °C5 February 200614.5 °C1,677 mm2532
200533.7 °C5 August 2005-3.6 °C10 January 200514.1 °C1,246 mm3854
200434.9 °C20 July 2004-2.5 °C23 January 200415.0 °C1,652 mm4232
200333.5 °C24 August 2003-4.3 °C25 February 200314.0 °C1,743 mm2326
200235.7 °C1 August 2002-5.1 °C11 December 200214.6 °C1,308 mm4122
200136.4 °C13 July 2001-6.2 °C16 January 200114.3 °C1,200 mm3146
200035.8 °C2 September 2000-2.2 °C25 February 200014.7 °C1,461 mm4133
199933.9 °C30 July 1999-2.9 °C4 February 199915.0 °C1,296 mm4033
199834.1 °C3 July 1998-11.9 °C10 January 199814.8 °C1,907 mm2032
199736.0 °C5 July 1997-2.7 °C22 January 199714.7 °C1,179 mm3118
199635.9 °C15 August 1996-4.4 °C20 February 199613.8 °C1,320 mm2636
199534.8 °C31 July 1995-2.3 °C26 December 199514.2 °C1,280 mm3424
199437.3 °C4 August 1994-6.2 °C30 January 199414.9 °C1,213 mm5335
199332.1 °C28 August 1993-2.2 °C15 February 199313.6 °C1,685 mm630
199234.2 °C31 July 1992-4.7 °C2 February 199214.1 °C1,311 mm3028
199134.9 °C24 July 1991-2.2 °C24 January 199114.6 °C1,692 mm3233
199034.9 °C19 July 1990-5.6 °C26 January 199015.1 °C1,509 mm3625
198932.8 °C28 August 1989-2.1 °C19 March 198914.4 °C1,433 mm1820
198831.5 °C23 August 1988-6.6 °C17 February 198813.3 °C1,576 mm1041
198736.2 °C24 July 1987-3.8 °C8 December 198714.4 °C1,283 mm3437
198633.6 °C4 September 1986-6.7 °C20 February 198613.3 °C1,457 mm2163
198534.0 °C29 July 1985-6.1 °C31 January 198513.8 °C1,541 mm4049
198435.4 °C3 September 1984-9.7 °C19 February 198412.9 °C945 mm3481
198334.1 °C7 August 1983-6.0 °C23 January 198313.5 °C1,569 mm2252
198231.7 °C22 August 1982-4.1 °C19 January 198214.0 °C1,515 mm1131
198133.1 °C18 July 1981-7.8 °C18 February 198112.9 °C1,394 mm2265
198032.5 °C23 July 1980-6.5 °C20 February 198013.4 °C1,561 mm864
197933.5 °C1 August 1979-5.7 °C16 January 197914.7 °C1,782 mm2245
197834.9 °C21 August 1978-10.7 °C4 January 197814.0 °C1,400 mm4558
197733.1 °C5 August 1977-11.8 °C3 February 197713.8 °C1,783 mm1264
197632.7 °C1 August 1976-4.3 °C28 December 197613.2 °C1,872 mm1547
197533.8 °C5 August 1975-4.1 °C18 February 197513.8 °C1,563 mm3655
197432.3 °C30 July 1974-5.4 °C28 February 197413.3 °C1,734 mm1755
197333.8 °C18 August 1973-3.0 °C25 February 197313.9 °C1,294 mm3854
197233.8 °C8 August 1972-3.0 °C25 February 197214.2 °C1,725 mm2538
197133.4 °C7 August 1971-4.8 °C7 January 197113.5 °C1,774 mm2854
197033.9 °C23 July 1970-7.6 °C17 January 197013.3 °C1,313 mm3266
196933.5 °C30 July 1969-7.4 °C14 March 196913.6 °C1,714 mm2360
196833.2 °C19 July 1968-14.6 °C22 February 196813.7 °C1,548 mm1758
196733.9 °C11 August 1967-14.5 °C17 February 196713.8 °C1,408 mm2870
196631.3 °C8 August 1966-4.6 °C8 February 196613.1 °C1,665 mm1771
196532.6 °C30 July 1965-6.0 °C7 February 196512.7 °C1,500 mm1274
196433.9 °C17 August 1964-4.6 °C29 February 196413.8 °C1,631 mm3141
196333.8 °C13 August 1963-4.3 °C25 January 196313.7 °C1,423 mm2667
196235.3 °C21 August 1962-3.0 °C27 February 196214.1 °C1,363 mm3349
196134.8 °C26 July 1961-3.9 °C10 March 196114.6 °C1,345 mm3660
196033.4 °C21 July 1960-3.3 °C25 January 196014.1 °C1,409 mm2645
195933.7 °C31 July 1959-8.4 °C12 January 195914.2 °C1,634 mm2746
195834.3 °C1 August 1958-5.0 °C4 January 195813.9 °C1,619 mm2240
195733.2 °C28 July 1957-3.8 °C13 January 195713.7 °C1,472 mm2049
195633.5 °C1 August 1956-8.3 °C25 January 195613.4 °C1,437 mm2470
195534.8 °C31 July 1955-4.5 °C17 January 195514.3 °C1,459 mm2952
195434.5 °C23 August 1954-11.7 °C28 January 195413.6 °C1,348 mm2249
195335.2 °C21 August 1953-9.7 °C23 February 195313.4 °C1,538 mm1657
195232.4 °C20 August 1952-13.0 °C20 February 195212.4 °C1,299 mm1794
195132.8 °C9 August 1951-10.4 °C16 February 195112.9 °C1,456 mm2375
195031.8 °C19 July 1950-4.3 °C7 January 195013.4 °C1,260 mm1985
194931.6 °C6 August 1949-4.4 °C30 December 194912.9 °C1,271 mm1674
194830.5 °C4 September 1948-4.3 °C24 February 194813.4 °C1,276 mm868
194732.7 °C14 August 1947-5.5 °C5 February 194712.2 °C1,343 mm2295
194633.9 °C17 July 1946-5.8 °C4 February 194613.1 °C1,141 mm2089
194532.1 °C4 August 1945-9.5 °C27 February 194512.4 °C1,537 mm1095
194431.6 °C3 August 1944-5.3 °C3 February 194413.1 °C1,275 mm1284
194331.2 °C4 August 1943-7.1 °C1 February 194312.7 °C730 mm1287
194234.2 °C11 July 1942-6.5 °C14 February 194213.1 °C944 mm2477
194130.4 °C18 August 1941-5.4 °C9 February 194112.6 °C1,505 mm578
194032.1 °C25 July 1940-6.8 °C10 February 194012.5 °C1,018 mm1791

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
20.1 °C
+2.0 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
+39
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
+13
Annual rainfall
1211 mm
-235 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan9.6 °C+2.1 °C39 mm-8 mm
Feb9.2 °C+0.9 °C6 mm-51 mm
Mar14.1 °C+2.4 °C148 mm+47 mm
Apr18.8 °C+1.7 °C121 mm+4 mm
May21.6 °C+0.2 °C212 mm+74 mm
Jun27.5 °C+3.4 °C149 mm-17 mm
Jul31.2 °C+3.4 °C105 mm-77 mm
Aug32.0 °C+2.7 °C81 mm-75 mm
Sep28.9 °C+3.5 °C113 mm-72 mm
Oct20.8 °C+0.8 °C121 mm-39 mm
Nov16.1 °C+1.2 °C46 mm-39 mm
Dec11.1 °C+1.2 °C72 mm+18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
36.0 °C
2 Sep 2025
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
23 Feb 2025
Wettest day
59.2 mm
2 May 2025
Windiest day
30.6 km/h
13 Feb 2025
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
1 Nov 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
26 Jul 2025
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
23 Feb 2025
Snowiest day
5.0 cm
3 Mar 2025
Sunniest day
13.9 h
28 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kasama?

Kasama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,446 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasama?

The hottest day measured in Kasama between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1994, reaching 37.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kasama?

The coldest day measured in Kasama between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1968, at -14.6 °C.

Does it snow in Kasama?

Yes. Kasama gets on average 20.4 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.

Has the climate of Kasama warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kasama?

The wettest day measured in Kasama between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1958, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kasama?

The windiest day measured in Kasama between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2018, with winds reaching 52.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kasama?

The warmest month in Kasama is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Kasama?

Kasama receives on average 1,446 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kasama?

Kasama gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kasama?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kasama between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2014, with 31.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kasama?

Yes: Kasama has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasama?

In Kasama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 16 August 2007, and the lowest was -18.9 °C on 17 February 1967.

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