Kobe climate — normals and trends
Kobe (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,567 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 (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kobe averages 13 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Kobe has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 29 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 8 August 1994) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 21 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
KobeHyōgo
- coords
- 34.69°, 135.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,567mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
37.2 °C
8 August 1994
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
21 February 1968
Wettest day
177 mm
16 September 1972
Windiest day
64.6 km/h
4 September 2018
Strongest gust
169.2 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
14 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 June 1940
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 | 8.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 29 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 218 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 215 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 73 mm | -144 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 229 mm | +81 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 177 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 241 mm | +102 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 37 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kobe?
Kobe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,567 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kobe?
The hottest day measured in Kobe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1994, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kobe?
The coldest day measured in Kobe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1968, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kobe?
Yes. Kobe gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Kobe warmed?
Yes: Kobe warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kobe?
The wettest day measured in Kobe between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1972, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kobe?
The windiest day measured in Kobe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2018, with winds reaching 64.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kobe?
The warmest month in Kobe is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kobe?
Kobe receives on average 1,567 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kobe?
Kobe gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kobe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kobe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kobe?
Yes: Kobe has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kobe?
In Kobe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 14 August 2024, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 26 February 1981.
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