Kitahama climate — normals and trends
Kitahama (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,574 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kitahama averages 48 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Kitahama has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 78 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 30 July 2025) and the coldest -13.0 °C (on 13 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
KitahamaShiga
- coords
- 35.17°, 135.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,574mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °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
37.8 °C
30 July 2025
Coldest day
-13.0 °C
13 February 1942
Wettest day
164 mm
12 May 1995
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
4 September 2018
Strongest gust
169.9 km/h
4 September 2018
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
30 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-17.8 °C
13 February 1942
Snowiest day
29.1 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 79 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 104 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 98 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 161 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 179 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 52 mm | -177 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 153 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 185 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 235 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kitahama?
Kitahama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,574 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kitahama?
The hottest day measured in Kitahama between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2025, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kitahama?
The coldest day measured in Kitahama between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1942, at -13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kitahama?
Yes. Kitahama gets on average 50.2 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Kitahama warmed?
Yes: Kitahama warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kitahama?
The wettest day measured in Kitahama between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1995, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kitahama?
The windiest day measured in Kitahama between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2018, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kitahama?
The warmest month in Kitahama is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kitahama?
Kitahama receives on average 1,574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kitahama?
Kitahama 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 Kitahama?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kitahama between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 29.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kitahama?
Yes: Kitahama has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kitahama?
In Kitahama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 30 July 2025, and the lowest was -17.8 °C on 13 February 1942.
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