Kōge climate — normals and trends
Kōge (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,827 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kōge averages 16 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Kōge has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 12 August 1994) and the coldest -7.8 °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
KōgeTottori
- coords
- 35.41°, 134.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,827mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
35.2 °C
12 August 1994
Coldest day
-7.8 °C
14 February 1942
Wettest day
172 mm
14 August 2021
Windiest day
70.8 km/h
18 September 1945
Strongest gust
154.4 km/h
27 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
26 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-14.2 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
25.7 cm
9 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 128 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 133 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 168 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 80 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 143 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 202 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 65 mm | -147 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 259 mm | +103 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 212 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 162 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 136 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kōge?
Kōge has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,827 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kōge?
The hottest day measured in Kōge between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1994, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kōge?
The coldest day measured in Kōge between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kōge?
Yes. Kōge gets on average 91.0 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Kōge warmed?
Yes: Kōge warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kōge?
The wettest day measured in Kōge between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kōge?
The windiest day measured in Kōge between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1945, with winds reaching 70.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kōge?
The warmest month in Kōge is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kōge?
Kōge receives on average 1,827 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kōge?
Kōge 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 Kōge?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kōge between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2010, with 25.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kōge?
Yes: Kōge has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kōge?
In Kōge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 26 July 2024, and the lowest was -14.2 °C on 26 February 1981.
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