Kuwana climate — normals and trends
Kuwana (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,651 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kuwana averages 26 frost days, 45 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Kuwana 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 52 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 5 August 1994) and the coldest -10.2 °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
KuwanaMie
- coords
- 35.05°, 136.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,651mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
45 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
39.3 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest day
-10.2 °C
21 February 1968
Wettest day
195 mm
12 September 1982
Windiest day
106.0 km/h
26 September 1959
Strongest gust
214.9 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
18 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-14.7 °C
21 February 1968
Snowiest day
23.8 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 23 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 88 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 131 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 211 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 210 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 92 mm | -137 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 100 mm | -68 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 223 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 180 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 31 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuwana?
Kuwana has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,651 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuwana?
The hottest day measured in Kuwana between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1994, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuwana?
The coldest day measured in Kuwana between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1968, at -10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kuwana?
Yes. Kuwana gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Kuwana warmed?
Yes: Kuwana warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuwana?
The wettest day measured in Kuwana between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1982, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuwana?
The windiest day measured in Kuwana between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 106.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuwana?
The warmest month in Kuwana is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuwana?
Kuwana receives on average 1,651 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuwana?
Kuwana 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 Kuwana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuwana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 23.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuwana?
Yes: Kuwana has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuwana?
In Kuwana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 18 July 2018, and the lowest was -14.7 °C on 21 February 1968.
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