Kaseda-shirakame climate — normals and trends
Kaseda-shirakame (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 2,173 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kaseda-shirakame averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Kaseda-shirakame has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 5 August 2024) and the coldest -0.1 °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
Kaseda-shirakameKagoshima
- coords
- 31.42°, 130.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,173mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
128 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
34.5 °C
5 August 2024
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
16 February 1977
Wettest day
207 mm
19 July 1976
Windiest day
83.8 km/h
7 September 2004
Strongest gust
164.9 km/h
27 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
17 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-7.7 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
3.2 cm
7 February 1984
Sunniest day
13.6 h
12 June 1951
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 | 12.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 11.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 100 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 141 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 161 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 349 mm | +113 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 283 mm | -144 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 106 mm | -156 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 261 mm | +87 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 147 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 160 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 57 mm | -49 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 68 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaseda-shirakame?
Kaseda-shirakame has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 2,173 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaseda-shirakame?
The hottest day measured in Kaseda-shirakame between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2024, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaseda-shirakame?
The coldest day measured in Kaseda-shirakame between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kaseda-shirakame?
Almost never: Kaseda-shirakame sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaseda-shirakame warmed?
Yes: Kaseda-shirakame warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaseda-shirakame?
The wettest day measured in Kaseda-shirakame between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1976, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaseda-shirakame?
The windiest day measured in Kaseda-shirakame between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 83.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaseda-shirakame?
The warmest month in Kaseda-shirakame is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaseda-shirakame?
Kaseda-shirakame receives on average 2,173 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaseda-shirakame?
Kaseda-shirakame gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kaseda-shirakame?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaseda-shirakame between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1984, with 3.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaseda-shirakame?
Yes: Kaseda-shirakame has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaseda-shirakame?
In Kaseda-shirakame, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 17 July 1994, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 26 February 1981.
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