Kitagata climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kitagata?

Kitagata has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 2,387 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kitagata?

The coldest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -12.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kitagata?

Yes. Kitagata gets on average 30.0 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Kitagata warmed?

Yes: Kitagata warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kitagata?

The wettest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1985, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kitagata?

The windiest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 61.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kitagata?

The warmest month in Kitagata is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kitagata?

Kitagata receives on average 2,387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kitagata?

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

Kitagata (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 2,387 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Kitagata averages 59 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.

Kitagata has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 27 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -12.5 °C (on 14 February 1942).

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

KitagataGifu

coords: 35.43°, 136.68°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.8°C

Average daily high

18.1°C

Average daily low

10.0°C

Annual rainfall

2,387mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

23.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

59 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

30 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

162 d/yr

Annual snowfall

30.0 cm

Average feels-like high

17.8 °C

Average feels-like low

8.9 °C

Average peak gust

35.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

68 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.0 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

37.7 °C

3 August 2018

Coldest day

-12.5 °C

14 February 1942

Wettest day

175 mm

25 June 1985

Windiest day

61.4 km/h

26 September 1959

Strongest gust

206.3 km/h

26 September 1959

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

29 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-17.4 °C

14 February 1942

Snowiest day

22.0 cm

15 February 1968

Sunniest day

14.0 h

13 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.8 °C29 July 2025	-4.6 °C23 February 2025	15.2 °C	2,247 mm	75	52
2024	36.5 °C14 August 2024	-2.6 °C9 January 2024	16.2 °C	2,571 mm	69	21
2023	36.3 °C12 August 2023	-5.8 °C26 January 2023	15.9 °C	2,464 mm	68	25
2022	36.4 °C1 July 2022	-4.7 °C7 February 2022	15.4 °C	2,231 mm	56	40
2021	36.0 °C8 August 2021	-8.1 °C9 January 2021	15.4 °C	2,893 mm	34	32
2020	36.2 °C21 August 2020	-3.0 °C31 December 2020	15.5 °C	2,653 mm	44	12
2019	35.7 °C2 August 2019	-2.1 °C10 January 2019	15.5 °C	2,057 mm	43	18
2018	37.7 °C3 August 2018	-6.7 °C6 February 2018	15.4 °C	2,903 mm	48	41
2017	34.2 °C24 August 2017	-3.3 °C13 February 2017	14.5 °C	1,941 mm	46	35
2016	35.8 °C8 August 2016	-5.4 °C26 January 2016	15.6 °C	2,243 mm	47	25
2015	35.9 °C1 August 2015	-5.8 °C12 March 2015	15.3 °C	2,471 mm	36	27
2014	34.4 °C25 July 2014	-4.1 °C19 December 2014	14.4 °C	2,339 mm	23	47
2013	35.4 °C22 August 2013	-4.2 °C17 February 2013	14.7 °C	2,041 mm	51	44
2012	34.9 °C28 July 2012	-6.0 °C3 February 2012	14.1 °C	2,193 mm	36	55
2011	34.0 °C10 August 2011	-3.4 °C31 January 2011	14.4 °C	2,721 mm	42	60
2010	35.7 °C22 July 2010	-2.8 °C31 December 2010	14.9 °C	2,609 mm	48	30
2009	32.7 °C17 August 2009	-2.4 °C25 January 2009	14.8 °C	2,440 mm	27	20
2008	34.4 °C9 August 2008	-2.9 °C25 February 2008	14.7 °C	1,773 mm	43	39
2007	36.1 °C16 August 2007	-2.6 °C5 February 2007	14.9 °C	1,779 mm	29	15
2006	35.3 °C11 August 2006	-4.1 °C4 February 2006	14.6 °C	2,227 mm	36	32
2005	33.6 °C18 July 2005	-5.3 °C16 December 2005	14.4 °C	1,563 mm	46	53
2004	35.1 °C28 July 2004	-6.4 °C11 February 2004	15.2 °C	2,722 mm	43	38
2003	33.2 °C3 September 2003	-5.3 °C29 January 2003	14.2 °C	2,674 mm	25	47
2002	34.9 °C6 August 2002	-5.6 °C7 January 2002	14.4 °C	2,040 mm	38	35
2001	35.7 °C1 August 2001	-7.4 °C16 January 2001	14.2 °C	1,942 mm	38	57
2000	34.6 °C23 July 2000	-6.9 °C11 February 2000	14.3 °C	2,424 mm	43	59
1999	32.4 °C23 July 1999	-6.6 °C18 January 1999	14.4 °C	2,498 mm	26	53
1998	34.5 °C3 July 1998	-6.6 °C30 January 1998	15.2 °C	2,627 mm	37	37
1997	32.7 °C4 July 1997	-5.2 °C5 January 1997	14.0 °C	2,421 mm	31	57
1996	33.5 °C18 July 1996	-7.7 °C20 February 1996	13.3 °C	2,161 mm	31	72
1995	36.5 °C19 August 1995	-5.5 °C17 January 1995	13.5 °C	2,054 mm	39	68
1994	35.5 °C7 August 1994	-4.2 °C15 February 1994	15.0 °C	1,619 mm	63	52
1993	30.9 °C31 July 1993	-3.6 °C15 February 1993	13.6 °C	2,942 mm	9	43
1992	33.7 °C29 July 1992	-2.5 °C16 January 1992	14.2 °C	1,992 mm	28	32
1991	33.7 °C24 July 1991	-5.6 °C26 February 1991	14.5 °C	2,703 mm	30	44
1990	34.9 °C4 August 1990	-5.0 °C26 January 1990	15.0 °C	2,598 mm	44	32
1989	31.8 °C9 August 1989	-2.8 °C16 January 1989	14.4 °C	2,664 mm	22	25
1988	33.5 °C2 August 1988	-3.8 °C5 February 1988	13.4 °C	2,322 mm	18	66
1987	33.1 °C29 July 1987	-4.7 °C20 January 1987	14.3 °C	2,091 mm	31	47
1986	33.0 °C28 July 1986	-8.3 °C13 January 1986	13.3 °C	2,077 mm	25	60
1985	33.8 °C30 July 1985	-7.9 °C31 January 1985	13.6 °C	2,551 mm	33	65
1984	34.5 °C8 August 1984	-8.0 °C12 February 1984	13.1 °C	1,758 mm	34	88
1983	34.8 °C15 August 1983	-6.8 °C13 February 1983	13.8 °C	2,513 mm	33	65
1982	31.4 °C7 August 1982	-8.0 °C31 January 1982	13.7 °C	2,412 mm	7	54
1981	34.1 °C17 July 1981	-8.4 °C28 February 1981	12.7 °C	2,181 mm	28	78
1980	33.6 °C21 July 1980	-7.3 °C12 January 1980	13.0 °C	3,114 mm	5	73
1979	33.9 °C31 July 1979	-7.6 °C20 January 1979	14.2 °C	2,779 mm	26	60
1978	34.1 °C24 July 1978	-6.1 °C1 February 1978	13.8 °C	2,360 mm	45	64
1977	33.8 °C4 August 1977	-8.6 °C29 December 1977	13.9 °C	2,566 mm	31	71
1976	33.2 °C22 August 1976	-10.8 °C30 December 1976	13.0 °C	3,198 mm	13	66
1975	32.6 °C18 July 1975	-6.1 °C15 January 1975	13.7 °C	2,988 mm	24	72
1974	33.0 °C2 August 1974	-5.7 °C27 January 1974	13.2 °C	2,968 mm	25	67
1973	34.4 °C10 August 1973	-6.4 °C31 December 1973	13.5 °C	2,291 mm	33	71
1972	34.3 °C8 August 1972	-3.4 °C22 February 1972	13.9 °C	3,789 mm	27	48
1971	33.3 °C29 July 1971	-5.6 °C7 February 1971	13.3 °C	2,879 mm	24	69
1970	33.9 °C5 August 1970	-8.0 °C15 January 1970	12.9 °C	2,517 mm	22	84
1969	33.5 °C13 August 1969	-7.3 °C21 December 1969	13.1 °C	2,647 mm	23	74
1968	33.1 °C23 July 1968	-9.9 °C21 February 1968	13.2 °C	2,588 mm	18	72
1967	33.2 °C4 August 1967	-10.2 °C17 January 1967	13.5 °C	2,330 mm	34	82
1966	32.7 °C7 August 1966	-7.8 °C28 January 1966	12.4 °C	2,775 mm	14	92
1965	32.4 °C21 August 1965	-9.6 °C12 January 1965	12.0 °C	2,323 mm	12	100
1964	34.1 °C10 August 1964	-4.0 °C19 February 1964	14.2 °C	1,996 mm	47	56
1963	33.7 °C18 July 1963	-11.2 °C16 January 1963	13.1 °C	2,567 mm	24	78
1962	34.3 °C22 July 1962	-7.0 °C27 January 1962	13.6 °C	2,508 mm	28	61
1961	34.0 °C13 August 1961	-7.5 °C21 January 1961	14.3 °C	2,763 mm	36	71
1960	35.6 °C1 August 1960	-6.5 °C26 January 1960	14.1 °C	2,322 mm	30	53
1959	35.7 °C1 August 1959	-6.7 °C18 January 1959	14.5 °C	2,795 mm	35	41
1958	32.9 °C30 July 1958	-10.0 °C4 January 1958	13.8 °C	2,586 mm	23	51
1957	34.0 °C1 August 1957	-5.4 °C9 January 1957	13.3 °C	2,908 mm	14	65
1956	35.9 °C3 August 1956	-7.0 °C3 February 1956	13.3 °C	2,629 mm	29	80
1955	34.1 °C2 August 1955	-7.8 °C28 January 1955	14.1 °C	2,420 mm	38	52
1954	33.9 °C24 August 1954	-6.7 °C31 January 1954	13.8 °C	2,474 mm	21	56
1953	34.0 °C27 July 1953	-6.1 °C23 February 1953	13.5 °C	2,878 mm	25	57
1952	32.2 °C2 August 1952	-7.8 °C19 January 1952	12.2 °C	2,263 mm	13	93
1951	33.6 °C28 July 1951	-9.1 °C21 February 1951	12.3 °C	2,086 mm	24	84
1950	31.2 °C8 July 1950	-7.3 °C14 January 1950	12.7 °C	2,022 mm	8	90
1949	32.5 °C6 August 1949	-6.4 °C10 January 1949	12.3 °C	2,162 mm	4	87
1948	31.5 °C19 August 1948	-6.4 °C3 January 1948	12.9 °C	2,182 mm	3	78
1947	33.1 °C13 August 1947	-11.9 °C23 February 1947	11.5 °C	2,075 mm	22	106
1946	33.7 °C17 July 1946	-8.2 °C6 January 1946	12.7 °C	1,737 mm	12	99
1945	31.8 °C9 August 1945	-11.0 °C20 January 1945	11.7 °C	2,661 mm	8	101
1944	31.2 °C11 August 1944	-7.1 °C3 February 1944	12.5 °C	1,824 mm	13	105
1943	32.1 °C9 August 1943	-11.0 °C30 January 1943	12.1 °C	1,469 mm	12	100
1942	34.1 °C2 August 1942	-12.5 °C14 February 1942	12.4 °C	1,400 mm	32	93
1941	31.1 °C9 August 1941	-10.8 °C5 February 1941	12.3 °C	2,309 mm	5	88
1940	30.8 °C24 July 1940	-9.6 °C19 February 1940	11.8 °C	1,763 mm	3	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.9 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

+45

Frost days (< 0 °C)

52 d/yr

-7

Annual rainfall

2247 mm

-140 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.4 °C	+1.0 °C	37 mm	-33 mm
Feb	5.5 °C	-1.9 °C	44 mm	-41 mm
Mar	12.8 °C	+1.4 °C	154 mm	+4 mm
Apr	19.1 °C	+2.0 °C	207 mm	+8 mm
May	22.7 °C	+1.2 °C	246 mm	+24 mm
Jun	27.1 °C	+2.5 °C	352 mm	+36 mm
Jul	32.6 °C	+4.3 °C	209 mm	-182 mm
Aug	33.2 °C	+3.4 °C	223 mm	-42 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+3.1 °C	351 mm	+44 mm
Oct	22.1 °C	+1.4 °C	270 mm	+83 mm
Nov	15.7 °C	+0.7 °C	57 mm	-59 mm
Dec	10.2 °C	+1.0 °C	96 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-4.6 °C

23 Feb 2025

Wettest day

98.2 mm

5 Sep 2025

Windiest day

29.3 km/h

15 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

79.6 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.4 °C

23 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

3.7 cm

7 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kitagata?

Kitagata has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 2,387 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kitagata?

The hottest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kitagata?

The coldest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -12.5 °C.

Does it snow in Kitagata?

Yes. Kitagata gets on average 30.0 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.

Has the climate of Kitagata warmed?

Yes: Kitagata warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kitagata?

The wettest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1985, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kitagata?

The windiest day measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 61.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kitagata?

The warmest month in Kitagata is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kitagata?

Kitagata receives on average 2,387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kitagata?

Kitagata 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 Kitagata?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kitagata between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 22.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kitagata?

Yes: Kitagata has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kitagata?

In Kitagata, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 29 July 2025, and the lowest was -17.4 °C on 14 February 1942.

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