Kushima climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kushima?

Kushima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 2,159 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2013, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kushima?

The coldest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1981, at -2.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kushima?

Almost never: Kushima sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kushima warmed?

Yes: Kushima warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kushima?

The wettest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 256 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kushima?

The windiest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2004, with winds reaching 91.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kushima?

The warmest month in Kushima is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kushima?

Kushima receives on average 2,159 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kushima?

Kushima gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kushima (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 2,159 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Kushima averages 1 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.

Kushima has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 2 August 2013) and the coldest -2.8 °C (on 26 February 1981).

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

KushimaMiyazaki

coords: 31.49°, 131.24°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

17.7°C

Average daily high

20.5°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,159mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

20.1km/h

Seasonal range

18.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

19 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

158 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

20.8 °C

Average feels-like low

14.3 °C

Average peak gust

39.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

118 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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

34.8 °C

2 August 2013

Coldest day

-2.8 °C

26 February 1981

Wettest day

256 mm

19 August 1946

Windiest day

91.2 km/h

30 August 2004

Strongest gust

178.2 km/h

14 October 1951

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

8 August 2024

Coldest feels-like

-9.1 °C

26 February 1981

Snowiest day

2.5 cm

13 January 2001

Sunniest day

13.8 h

9 June 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.1 °C6 July 2025	-0.6 °C9 February 2025	18.6 °C	1,852 mm	51	2
2024	34.0 °C30 July 2024	1.8 °C26 January 2024	19.5 °C	2,580 mm	55	0
2023	33.4 °C14 August 2023	-2.5 °C25 January 2023	18.8 °C	2,604 mm	29	2
2022	32.4 °C4 August 2022	1.6 °C1 January 2022	18.6 °C	2,345 mm	42	0
2021	31.5 °C27 August 2021	-0.9 °C9 January 2021	18.7 °C	2,289 mm	25	2
2020	33.7 °C16 August 2020	1.0 °C31 December 2020	18.7 °C	2,332 mm	31	0
2019	31.1 °C11 September 2019	1.7 °C27 January 2019	18.9 °C	2,086 mm	20	0
2018	31.9 °C24 July 2018	-0.5 °C27 January 2018	18.4 °C	2,542 mm	23	2
2017	33.1 °C7 August 2017	-0.1 °C25 January 2017	18.1 °C	2,515 mm	44	1
2016	33.6 °C17 August 2016	-2.0 °C25 January 2016	19.0 °C	2,600 mm	31	2
2015	32.5 °C30 July 2015	0.5 °C9 February 2015	18.3 °C	2,777 mm	20	0
2014	33.1 °C26 July 2014	2.0 °C11 January 2014	18.0 °C	2,627 mm	10	0
2013	34.8 °C2 August 2013	1.1 °C4 January 2013	18.5 °C	1,642 mm	53	0
2012	30.9 °C28 July 2012	-1.7 °C3 February 2012	17.7 °C	2,751 mm	6	2
2011	31.3 °C12 August 2011	-1.1 °C16 January 2011	17.9 °C	2,259 mm	15	3
2010	32.0 °C22 September 2010	1.1 °C14 January 2010	18.4 °C	2,383 mm	26	0
2009	32.3 °C14 August 2009	0.8 °C24 January 2009	18.4 °C	1,808 mm	13	0
2008	33.2 °C3 August 2008	1.1 °C14 February 2008	18.2 °C	2,087 mm	29	0
2007	34.1 °C28 July 2007	0.6 °C3 February 2007	18.7 °C	1,912 mm	31	0
2006	32.5 °C8 August 2006	0.6 °C8 January 2006	18.6 °C	1,846 mm	27	0
2005	33.5 °C26 July 2005	-0.2 °C18 December 2005	17.8 °C	1,778 mm	20	1
2004	34.1 °C21 July 2004	-0.1 °C22 January 2004	18.6 °C	2,383 mm	33	1
2003	31.9 °C6 September 2003	0.5 °C6 January 2003	18.4 °C	2,437 mm	27	0
2002	32.5 °C18 August 2002	2.3 °C20 February 2002	18.3 °C	2,044 mm	14	0
2001	32.7 °C10 September 2001	-0.3 °C15 January 2001	18.3 °C	2,246 mm	27	1
2000	32.8 °C21 July 2000	0.7 °C9 February 2000	18.4 °C	2,149 mm	17	0
1999	31.4 °C14 August 1999	0.5 °C4 February 1999	18.2 °C	2,668 mm	10	0
1998	33.8 °C7 August 1998	-1.0 °C25 January 1998	19.3 °C	2,569 mm	45	2
1997	30.9 °C23 August 1997	0.9 °C22 January 1997	18.1 °C	1,929 mm	11	0
1996	31.9 °C23 July 1996	0.3 °C3 February 1996	17.7 °C	1,938 mm	10	0
1995	32.4 °C7 September 1995	0.1 °C31 January 1995	17.6 °C	1,814 mm	41	0
1994	32.5 °C14 July 1994	-0.2 °C24 January 1994	18.4 °C	1,757 mm	46	1
1993	31.0 °C11 August 1993	0.7 °C25 February 1993	17.6 °C	2,876 mm	7	0
1992	31.9 °C29 July 1992	1.9 °C21 February 1992	17.8 °C	2,380 mm	17	0
1991	32.8 °C23 July 1991	-0.3 °C25 February 1991	18.2 °C	2,357 mm	27	2
1990	32.4 °C7 August 1990	-1.0 °C24 January 1990	18.4 °C	2,589 mm	35	2
1989	30.9 °C10 August 1989	0.7 °C28 January 1989	18.0 °C	2,287 mm	8	0
1988	32.0 °C19 July 1988	-0.1 °C4 February 1988	17.7 °C	1,830 mm	22	1
1987	31.0 °C5 August 1987	0.6 °C28 February 1987	18.0 °C	2,217 mm	12	0
1986	31.8 °C23 July 1986	-0.2 °C25 February 1986	17.3 °C	1,417 mm	15	1
1985	31.2 °C12 September 1985	-1.5 °C15 January 1985	17.7 °C	2,042 mm	10	4
1984	32.0 °C16 July 1984	-1.0 °C7 February 1984	17.3 °C	1,874 mm	20	6
1983	33.3 °C16 August 1983	-1.1 °C23 January 1983	17.7 °C	2,534 mm	24	2
1982	30.5 °C16 August 1982	-1.3 °C30 January 1982	17.6 °C	2,295 mm	5	2
1981	31.6 °C22 August 1981	-2.8 °C26 February 1981	17.3 °C	1,745 mm	16	2
1980	31.2 °C19 July 1980	-2.4 °C6 February 1980	17.4 °C	2,140 mm	15	2
1979	31.3 °C10 August 1979	1.4 °C19 January 1979	17.6 °C	2,358 mm	13	0
1978	32.7 °C5 July 1978	0.1 °C17 February 1978	17.6 °C	2,016 mm	12	0
1977	32.2 °C8 August 1977	-2.0 °C16 February 1977	17.7 °C	1,972 mm	19	10
1976	31.8 °C14 August 1976	-1.7 °C24 January 1976	17.2 °C	2,263 mm	12	4
1975	32.2 °C23 August 1975	0.4 °C29 January 1975	17.5 °C	2,494 mm	9	0
1974	31.9 °C31 August 1974	-0.7 °C27 February 1974	17.3 °C	2,192 mm	10	2
1973	32.0 °C21 July 1973	0.1 °C25 December 1973	17.4 °C	2,142 mm	11	0
1972	31.3 °C1 September 1972	1.7 °C30 December 1972	17.7 °C	2,561 mm	3	0
1971	32.6 °C16 July 1971	0.2 °C5 January 1971	17.5 °C	2,487 mm	27	0
1970	31.7 °C7 August 1970	-0.8 °C5 January 1970	17.2 °C	2,494 mm	17	3
1969	33.8 °C14 August 1969	-0.9 °C16 January 1969	17.4 °C	2,150 mm	21	2
1968	31.3 °C11 August 1968	-0.9 °C12 February 1968	17.1 °C	2,366 mm	7	2
1967	33.0 °C15 August 1967	-1.4 °C16 January 1967	17.5 °C	1,831 mm	37	6
1966	32.9 °C3 August 1966	-0.4 °C20 January 1966	17.4 °C	2,455 mm	14	1
1965	31.0 °C30 July 1965	-0.4 °C4 February 1965	16.6 °C	2,021 mm	7	2
1964	32.3 °C5 September 1964	0.3 °C14 February 1964	18.1 °C	2,682 mm	27	0
1963	32.2 °C24 July 1963	-0.8 °C16 January 1963	17.3 °C	1,714 mm	20	5
1962	32.2 °C27 July 1962	0.8 °C27 February 1962	17.2 °C	2,177 mm	16	0
1961	32.0 °C11 July 1961	-0.4 °C19 January 1961	17.9 °C	2,378 mm	25	2
1960	32.5 °C15 July 1960	-1.6 °C25 January 1960	17.7 °C	1,914 mm	19	2
1959	32.1 °C24 August 1959	-0.9 °C17 January 1959	18.0 °C	2,646 mm	27	5
1958	31.6 °C30 July 1958	-0.1 °C4 January 1958	17.8 °C	1,803 mm	24	1
1957	31.9 °C21 July 1957	-0.9 °C12 February 1957	17.2 °C	2,442 mm	19	4
1956	32.9 °C23 July 1956	0.0 °C22 February 1956	17.2 °C	2,106 mm	26	0
1955	31.3 °C19 August 1955	-0.8 °C7 January 1955	17.6 °C	2,282 mm	12	4
1954	31.2 °C11 August 1954	0.7 °C30 January 1954	17.8 °C	2,420 mm	7	0
1953	32.8 °C26 August 1953	-0.3 °C2 February 1953	17.5 °C	2,175 mm	22	1
1952	32.8 °C2 August 1952	-0.5 °C5 February 1952	17.6 °C	2,088 mm	8	2
1951	30.9 °C8 August 1951	0.7 °C14 January 1951	17.3 °C	2,065 mm	6	0
1950	29.8 °C21 August 1950	0.3 °C7 January 1950	17.2 °C	2,081 mm	0	0
1949	30.2 °C24 August 1949	0.9 °C17 January 1949	17.0 °C	2,395 mm	3	0
1948	31.0 °C4 September 1948	0.9 °C24 February 1948	17.4 °C	1,893 mm	4	0
1947	31.4 °C6 September 1947	-0.4 °C16 February 1947	16.3 °C	1,166 mm	15	3
1946	32.0 °C15 July 1946	0.2 °C11 January 1946	17.4 °C	1,613 mm	9	0
1945	30.4 °C4 July 1945	-0.1 °C19 January 1945	16.7 °C	1,998 mm	4	1
1944	29.8 °C18 July 1944	0.4 °C16 February 1944	16.8 °C	1,691 mm	0	0
1943	30.0 °C16 August 1943	0.3 °C12 January 1943	16.6 °C	1,481 mm	1	0
1942	33.0 °C31 July 1942	-1.4 °C13 February 1942	16.8 °C	1,485 mm	16	6
1941	30.0 °C1 August 1941	-1.5 °C1 February 1941	17.0 °C	1,804 mm	1	5
1940	30.6 °C25 July 1940	-0.1 °C26 January 1940	16.3 °C	1,265 mm	1	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1852 mm

-307 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.8 °C	+0.3 °C	43 mm	-30 mm
Feb	11.3 °C	-1.2 °C	65 mm	-35 mm
Mar	16.6 °C	+1.1 °C	154 mm	-3 mm
Apr	19.8 °C	+0.4 °C	163 mm	-30 mm
May	22.6 °C	+0.1 °C	360 mm	+120 mm
Jun	27.6 °C	+2.6 °C	176 mm	-205 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	+0.7 °C	220 mm	+10 mm
Aug	30.3 °C	+1.2 °C	111 mm	-117 mm
Sep	29.6 °C	+2.6 °C	220 mm	-18 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+2.9 °C	212 mm	+53 mm
Nov	19.3 °C	+0.7 °C	62 mm	-45 mm
Dec	15.6 °C	+1.9 °C	67 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-0.6 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

81.9 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

40.8 km/h

24 May 2025

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

14 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

2 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-6.5 °C

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kushima?

Kushima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 2,159 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kushima?

The hottest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2013, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kushima?

The coldest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1981, at -2.8 °C.

Does it snow in Kushima?

Almost never: Kushima sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kushima warmed?

Yes: Kushima warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kushima?

The wettest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 256 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kushima?

The windiest day measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2004, with winds reaching 91.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kushima?

The warmest month in Kushima is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Kushima?

Kushima receives on average 2,159 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kushima?

Kushima gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kushima?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kushima between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2001, with 2.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kushima?

Yes: Kushima has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kushima?

In Kushima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 8 August 2024, and the lowest was -9.1 °C on 26 February 1981.

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