Maizuru climate — normals and trends
Maizuru (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,633 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Maizuru averages 27 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Maizuru has warmed by +2.6 °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 48 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 22 August 2018) and the coldest -11.3 °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
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- coords
- 35.45°, 135.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,633mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °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
38.5 °C
22 August 2018
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
14 February 1942
Wettest day
194 mm
25 September 1953
Windiest day
61.9 km/h
16 September 1961
Strongest gust
161.6 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-15.8 °C
14 February 1942
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
12 March 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 61 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 127 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 162 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 189 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 45 mm | -193 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 215 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 184 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 189 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 74 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maizuru?
Maizuru has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maizuru?
The hottest day measured in Maizuru between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2018, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maizuru?
The coldest day measured in Maizuru between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Maizuru?
Yes. Maizuru gets on average 35.7 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Maizuru warmed?
Yes: Maizuru warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maizuru?
The wettest day measured in Maizuru between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1953, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maizuru?
The windiest day measured in Maizuru between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1961, with winds reaching 61.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maizuru?
The warmest month in Maizuru is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Maizuru?
Maizuru receives on average 1,633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maizuru?
Maizuru 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 Maizuru?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maizuru between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1969, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Maizuru?
Yes: Maizuru has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maizuru?
In Maizuru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was -15.8 °C on 14 February 1942.
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