Maniwa climate — normals and trends
Maniwa (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 1,497 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Maniwa averages 78 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Maniwa has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 4 August 1994) and the coldest -14.4 °C (on 10 February 1940).
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
ManiwaOkayama
- coords
- 35.11°, 133.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,497mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
61 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
38.6 °C
4 August 1994
Coldest day
-14.4 °C
10 February 1940
Wettest day
192 mm
14 August 2021
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
21 August 1970
Strongest gust
157.7 km/h
14 September 1954
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
1 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-18.6 °C
10 February 1940
Snowiest day
30.0 cm
9 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -1.8 °C | 33 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 143 mm | +46 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 168 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 238 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 80 mm | -165 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 214 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 144 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 169 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maniwa?
Maniwa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 1,497 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maniwa?
The hottest day measured in Maniwa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1994, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maniwa?
The coldest day measured in Maniwa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1940, at -14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Maniwa?
Yes. Maniwa gets on average 25.3 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Maniwa warmed?
Yes: Maniwa warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maniwa?
The wettest day measured in Maniwa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maniwa?
The windiest day measured in Maniwa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1970, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maniwa?
The warmest month in Maniwa is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Maniwa?
Maniwa receives on average 1,497 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maniwa?
Maniwa gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Maniwa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maniwa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2010, with 30.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Maniwa?
Yes: Maniwa has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maniwa?
In Maniwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 1 August 2024, and the lowest was -18.6 °C on 10 February 1940.
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