Maibara climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maibara?

Maibara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,792 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2018, reaching 36.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maibara?

The coldest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -12.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maibara?

Yes. Maibara gets on average 38.4 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Maibara warmed?

Yes: Maibara warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maibara?

The wettest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1961, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maibara?

The windiest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2018, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maibara?

The warmest month in Maibara is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maibara?

Maibara receives on average 1,792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maibara?

Maibara gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maibara (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,792 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Maibara averages 54 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.

Maibara has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 83 to 25 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 5 August 2018) and the coldest -12.6 °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

MaibaraShiga

coords: 35.32°, 136.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

13.7°C

Average daily high

17.7°C

Average daily low

10.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,792mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

14.6km/h

Seasonal range

23.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

54 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

30 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

158 d/yr

Annual snowfall

38.4 cm

Average feels-like high

17.1 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

40.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

70 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.9 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

36.5 °C

5 August 2018

Coldest day

-12.6 °C

14 February 1942

Wettest day

181 mm

28 October 1961

Windiest day

57.6 km/h

4 September 2018

Strongest gust

190.4 km/h

26 September 1959

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

8 August 1994

Coldest feels-like

-17.1 °C

14 February 1942

Snowiest day

28.1 cm

15 February 1968

Sunniest day

14.0 h

13 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.4 °C29 July 2025	-5.6 °C22 February 2025	15.2 °C	1,600 mm	77	38
2024	35.4 °C7 July 2024	-2.5 °C3 March 2024	16.0 °C	2,087 mm	70	17
2023	35.8 °C27 July 2023	-6.6 °C26 January 2023	15.8 °C	1,781 mm	68	26
2022	35.0 °C2 August 2022	-4.6 °C2 January 2022	15.2 °C	1,530 mm	49	43
2021	34.9 °C5 August 2021	-5.3 °C10 January 2021	15.3 °C	2,110 mm	31	31
2020	34.8 °C19 August 2020	-3.2 °C10 February 2020	15.3 °C	2,037 mm	39	11
2019	35.6 °C2 August 2019	-2.8 °C10 January 2019	15.4 °C	1,551 mm	45	14
2018	36.5 °C5 August 2018	-10.6 °C6 February 2018	15.2 °C	1,979 mm	47	39
2017	33.9 °C24 August 2017	-5.9 °C26 January 2017	14.4 °C	1,799 mm	40	35
2016	33.8 °C6 August 2016	-9.3 °C26 January 2016	15.3 °C	1,748 mm	46	26
2015	35.3 °C2 August 2015	-4.5 °C12 March 2015	15.0 °C	2,019 mm	33	21
2014	33.8 °C25 July 2014	-3.3 °C22 December 2014	14.3 °C	1,667 mm	22	35
2013	34.7 °C22 August 2013	-6.3 °C28 January 2013	14.5 °C	1,769 mm	52	42
2012	35.1 °C28 July 2012	-6.2 °C27 January 2012	14.0 °C	1,661 mm	41	47
2011	34.0 °C9 August 2011	-4.2 °C3 January 2011	14.4 °C	2,209 mm	41	57
2010	34.4 °C22 July 2010	-1.9 °C14 January 2010	14.8 °C	1,889 mm	53	28
2009	32.3 °C17 August 2009	-2.8 °C24 January 2009	14.6 °C	1,748 mm	19	26
2008	35.5 °C26 July 2008	-5.4 °C25 February 2008	14.6 °C	1,502 mm	40	31
2007	34.4 °C15 August 2007	-2.1 °C5 February 2007	14.7 °C	1,493 mm	31	17
2006	34.2 °C11 August 2006	-7.3 °C9 January 2006	14.3 °C	1,790 mm	36	39
2005	33.3 °C25 June 2005	-5.9 °C14 March 2005	14.3 °C	1,244 mm	40	48
2004	33.5 °C8 July 2004	-6.3 °C24 January 2004	15.1 °C	1,914 mm	40	38
2003	33.1 °C13 September 2003	-6.4 °C8 January 2003	14.0 °C	2,018 mm	24	42
2002	35.0 °C6 August 2002	-6.3 °C14 February 2002	14.3 °C	1,576 mm	45	35
2001	34.9 °C1 August 2001	-7.8 °C16 January 2001	14.1 °C	1,543 mm	43	54
2000	34.4 °C23 July 2000	-7.5 °C23 February 2000	14.2 °C	1,720 mm	51	59
1999	33.9 °C23 July 1999	-8.0 °C14 February 1999	14.3 °C	1,624 mm	19	49
1998	34.0 °C3 July 1998	-4.5 °C27 January 1998	15.1 °C	1,935 mm	33	34
1997	33.3 °C6 July 1997	-5.5 °C24 February 1997	13.9 °C	1,690 mm	26	54
1996	34.1 °C17 July 1996	-8.0 °C20 February 1996	13.2 °C	1,717 mm	35	65
1995	35.6 °C20 August 1995	-6.4 °C28 December 1995	13.5 °C	1,809 mm	40	53
1994	36.2 °C7 August 1994	-3.7 °C19 February 1994	15.0 °C	1,288 mm	60	40
1993	31.3 °C26 August 1993	-4.1 °C3 February 1993	13.5 °C	2,206 mm	9	35
1992	33.3 °C30 July 1992	-2.3 °C20 January 1992	14.1 °C	1,435 mm	27	25
1991	33.8 °C23 July 1991	-6.5 °C21 February 1991	14.3 °C	2,071 mm	28	38
1990	33.9 °C22 July 1990	-6.5 °C27 January 1990	14.9 °C	1,853 mm	51	26
1989	31.9 °C8 August 1989	-3.0 °C16 January 1989	14.2 °C	1,933 mm	17	20
1988	33.0 °C9 July 1988	-5.1 °C8 February 1988	13.3 °C	1,844 mm	13	51
1987	33.2 °C6 June 1987	-7.3 °C28 February 1987	14.1 °C	1,469 mm	28	43
1986	33.4 °C28 July 1986	-8.4 °C28 February 1986	13.2 °C	1,631 mm	25	65
1985	33.3 °C30 July 1985	-7.1 °C31 January 1985	13.6 °C	1,968 mm	31	55
1984	34.2 °C12 August 1984	-8.1 °C2 March 1984	12.9 °C	1,459 mm	32	90
1983	33.6 °C9 August 1983	-5.6 °C13 February 1983	13.7 °C	1,821 mm	30	63
1982	31.8 °C7 August 1982	-6.7 °C3 February 1982	13.6 °C	1,936 mm	10	54
1981	33.1 °C19 July 1981	-8.1 °C28 February 1981	12.7 °C	1,597 mm	28	71
1980	32.7 °C21 July 1980	-7.2 °C17 February 1980	12.8 °C	2,166 mm	5	72
1979	33.7 °C1 August 1979	-6.2 °C15 January 1979	14.2 °C	1,852 mm	32	44
1978	34.7 °C12 August 1978	-7.6 °C19 February 1978	13.7 °C	1,563 mm	49	64
1977	34.6 °C4 August 1977	-9.5 °C17 February 1977	13.7 °C	1,908 mm	29	68
1976	32.4 °C22 August 1976	-6.4 °C29 December 1976	13.1 °C	2,133 mm	16	58
1975	33.0 °C5 August 1975	-7.8 °C18 February 1975	13.6 °C	2,286 mm	30	72
1974	32.1 °C6 August 1974	-6.3 °C11 February 1974	13.1 °C	2,190 mm	23	63
1973	33.6 °C15 July 1973	-6.6 °C25 December 1973	13.5 °C	1,745 mm	32	59
1972	33.9 °C5 August 1972	-4.1 °C2 March 1972	13.8 °C	2,651 mm	22	39
1971	33.5 °C29 July 1971	-8.0 °C11 March 1971	13.1 °C	2,264 mm	23	64
1970	34.7 °C22 July 1970	-8.6 °C11 February 1970	12.9 °C	1,973 mm	26	85
1969	33.8 °C13 August 1969	-7.1 °C16 January 1969	13.1 °C	1,950 mm	27	69
1968	32.9 °C20 July 1968	-10.6 °C21 February 1968	13.0 °C	2,096 mm	19	71
1967	32.6 °C10 August 1967	-9.4 °C17 January 1967	13.3 °C	1,865 mm	36	79
1966	31.4 °C9 August 1966	-9.4 °C22 January 1966	12.3 °C	2,194 mm	17	75
1965	31.7 °C21 August 1965	-8.8 °C13 January 1965	11.8 °C	1,978 mm	13	97
1964	34.1 °C14 August 1964	-6.7 °C14 February 1964	14.1 °C	1,598 mm	41	44
1963	33.3 °C21 July 1963	-10.5 °C16 January 1963	13.2 °C	1,777 mm	32	67
1962	33.7 °C22 July 1962	-8.8 °C27 January 1962	13.5 °C	1,806 mm	31	53
1961	34.3 °C13 August 1961	-7.1 °C2 February 1961	14.3 °C	2,058 mm	37	63
1960	34.8 °C21 July 1960	-6.1 °C27 January 1960	14.0 °C	1,686 mm	31	47
1959	36.0 °C2 August 1959	-5.3 °C19 January 1959	14.5 °C	2,093 mm	37	34
1958	33.2 °C31 July 1958	-5.3 °C21 January 1958	13.8 °C	1,885 mm	27	49
1957	34.2 °C1 August 1957	-5.6 °C14 February 1957	13.2 °C	2,045 mm	16	63
1956	34.2 °C1 August 1956	-7.9 °C3 February 1956	13.2 °C	2,046 mm	30	68
1955	34.3 °C29 July 1955	-7.4 °C17 January 1955	14.1 °C	1,683 mm	43	49
1954	34.5 °C22 August 1954	-5.9 °C31 January 1954	13.7 °C	1,770 mm	26	47
1953	34.9 °C27 July 1953	-8.5 °C31 January 1953	13.4 °C	2,272 mm	19	57
1952	31.4 °C2 August 1952	-7.3 °C5 February 1952	12.1 °C	1,749 mm	8	83
1951	32.7 °C28 July 1951	-8.1 °C23 January 1951	12.3 °C	1,622 mm	24	74
1950	31.0 °C7 July 1950	-6.7 °C8 January 1950	12.6 °C	1,510 mm	7	81
1949	30.9 °C6 August 1949	-5.9 °C4 March 1949	12.2 °C	1,683 mm	7	80
1948	30.1 °C27 July 1948	-4.4 °C8 January 1948	12.8 °C	1,521 mm	2	68
1947	32.5 °C13 August 1947	-10.6 °C21 February 1947	11.4 °C	1,436 mm	27	96
1946	33.6 °C17 July 1946	-8.1 °C12 January 1946	12.7 °C	1,390 mm	16	90
1945	31.1 °C8 August 1945	-11.5 °C29 January 1945	11.7 °C	2,086 mm	8	94
1944	31.2 °C5 August 1944	-6.9 °C20 February 1944	12.5 °C	1,312 mm	7	100
1943	31.1 °C9 August 1943	-7.7 °C19 January 1943	12.1 °C	1,002 mm	6	97
1942	34.2 °C2 August 1942	-12.6 °C14 February 1942	12.4 °C	1,051 mm	31	86
1941	31.1 °C9 August 1941	-8.1 °C11 February 1941	12.4 °C	1,691 mm	6	80
1940	31.4 °C24 July 1940	-11.8 °C27 January 1940	11.7 °C	1,218 mm	5	95

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.5 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

+47

Frost days (< 0 °C)

38 d/yr

-16

Annual rainfall

1600 mm

-193 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.2 °C	+1.4 °C	29 mm	-36 mm
Feb	5.2 °C	-1.2 °C	60 mm	-17 mm
Mar	11.9 °C	+1.4 °C	109 mm	-8 mm
Apr	18.3 °C	+1.8 °C	127 mm	-17 mm
May	21.9 °C	+0.8 °C	206 mm	+37 mm
Jun	26.9 °C	+2.4 °C	218 mm	-24 mm
Jul	32.2 °C	+3.8 °C	102 mm	-176 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+3.0 °C	164 mm	-20 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+3.5 °C	250 mm	+29 mm
Oct	21.5 °C	+1.5 °C	232 mm	+84 mm
Nov	15.2 °C	+0.7 °C	34 mm	-52 mm
Dec	10.2 °C	+1.4 °C	70 mm	+6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.4 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-5.6 °C

22 Feb 2025

Wettest day

67.4 mm

5 Sep 2025

Windiest day

29.6 km/h

30 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

79.6 km/h

17 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.7 °C

22 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

3.8 cm

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maibara?

Maibara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,792 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maibara?

The hottest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2018, reaching 36.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maibara?

The coldest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -12.6 °C.

Does it snow in Maibara?

Yes. Maibara gets on average 38.4 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Has the climate of Maibara warmed?

Yes: Maibara warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maibara?

The wettest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1961, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maibara?

The windiest day measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2018, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maibara?

The warmest month in Maibara is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Maibara?

Maibara receives on average 1,792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maibara?

Maibara gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Maibara?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maibara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 28.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Maibara?

Yes: Maibara has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maibara?

In Maibara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 8 August 1994, and the lowest was -17.1 °C on 14 February 1942.

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