Kyōtango climate — normals and trends
Kyōtango (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,779 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kyōtango averages 46 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Kyōtango has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 22 August 2018) and the coldest -12.4 °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
KyōtangoKyoto
- coords
- 35.61°, 135.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,779mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.9 °C
22 August 2018
Coldest day
-12.4 °C
14 February 1942
Wettest day
193 mm
27 October 1961
Windiest day
60.3 km/h
16 September 1961
Strongest gust
156.2 km/h
30 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
21 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-16.5 °C
14 February 1942
Snowiest day
26.9 cm
12 March 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 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 | 7.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 62 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 76 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 138 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 143 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 206 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 39 mm | -217 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 249 mm | +67 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 201 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 189 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 93 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kyōtango?
Kyōtango has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,779 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kyōtango?
The hottest day measured in Kyōtango between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2018, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kyōtango?
The coldest day measured in Kyōtango between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kyōtango?
Yes. Kyōtango gets on average 56.8 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Kyōtango warmed?
Yes: Kyōtango warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kyōtango?
The wettest day measured in Kyōtango between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kyōtango?
The windiest day measured in Kyōtango between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1961, with winds reaching 60.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kyōtango?
The warmest month in Kyōtango is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kyōtango?
Kyōtango receives on average 1,779 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kyōtango?
Kyōtango 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 Kyōtango?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kyōtango between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1969, with 26.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kyōtango?
Yes: Kyōtango has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kyōtango?
In Kyōtango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 21 August 2023, and the lowest was -16.5 °C on 14 February 1942.
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