Makubetsu climate — normals and trends
Makubetsu (Japan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 953 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Makubetsu averages 137 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Makubetsu has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 29 July 2021) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 24 January 1985).
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
MakubetsuHokkaido
- coords
- 45.37°, 141.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
953mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
137 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
184.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
31.4 °C
29 July 2021
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
24 January 1985
Wettest day
95 mm
30 August 1955
Windiest day
64.7 km/h
9 September 1948
Strongest gust
149.4 km/h
8 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
18 August 1949
Coldest feels-like
-27.6 °C
12 January 1979
Snowiest day
41.8 cm
1 December 1972
Sunniest day
15.0 h
25 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 | -1.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 68 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 2.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 88 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 8.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 105 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 49 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 49 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 273 mm | +150 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 162 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 87 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makubetsu?
Makubetsu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makubetsu?
The hottest day measured in Makubetsu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2021, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makubetsu?
The coldest day measured in Makubetsu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1985, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Makubetsu?
Yes. Makubetsu gets on average 184.2 cm of snow per year and has around 137 frost days.
Has the climate of Makubetsu warmed?
Yes: Makubetsu warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makubetsu?
The wettest day measured in Makubetsu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1955, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makubetsu?
The windiest day measured in Makubetsu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1948, with winds reaching 64.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makubetsu?
The warmest month in Makubetsu is August (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Makubetsu?
Makubetsu receives on average 953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makubetsu?
Makubetsu gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Makubetsu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Makubetsu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1972, with 41.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Makubetsu?
Yes: Makubetsu has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makubetsu?
In Makubetsu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 18 August 1949, and the lowest was -27.6 °C on 12 January 1979.
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