Minamikyushu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 2,125 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2024, reaching 35.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Minamikyushu?

The coldest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, at -2.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Minamikyushu?

Almost never: Minamikyushu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Minamikyushu warmed?

Yes: Minamikyushu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Minamikyushu?

The wettest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 239 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Minamikyushu?

The windiest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1951, with winds reaching 80.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Minamikyushu?

The warmest month in Minamikyushu is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu receives on average 2,125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Minamikyushu (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 2,125 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Minamikyushu averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.

Minamikyushu has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 9 August 2024) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 25 January 2016).

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

MinamikyushuKagoshima

coords: 31.35°, 130.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.3°C

Average daily high

21.3°C

Average daily low

15.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,125mm

Sunshine / day

8.3h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

20.1km/h

Seasonal range

18.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

38 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

158 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

21.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.9 °C

Average peak gust

40.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

122 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °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

35.3 °C

9 August 2024

Coldest day

-2.1 °C

25 January 2016

Wettest day

239 mm

19 August 1946

Windiest day

80.2 km/h

14 October 1951

Strongest gust

171.7 km/h

14 October 1951

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

17 August 2020

Coldest feels-like

-7.9 °C

26 February 1981

Snowiest day

2.0 cm

7 February 1984

Sunniest day

13.6 h

9 June 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.5 °C5 August 2025	0.4 °C25 February 2025	19.2 °C	1,844 mm	88	0
2024	35.3 °C9 August 2024	3.1 °C23 December 2024	20.2 °C	2,642 mm	78	0
2023	32.8 °C4 September 2023	-0.3 °C25 January 2023	19.5 °C	2,396 mm	65	1
2022	33.0 °C30 August 2022	2.5 °C19 January 2022	19.2 °C	2,181 mm	73	0
2021	32.4 °C5 August 2021	-0.4 °C9 January 2021	19.3 °C	2,363 mm	48	2
2020	34.9 °C18 August 2020	2.6 °C31 December 2020	19.2 °C	2,739 mm	41	0
2019	32.6 °C5 August 2019	2.0 °C27 January 2019	19.4 °C	1,996 mm	46	0
2018	33.0 °C7 August 2018	-0.4 °C27 January 2018	19.1 °C	2,467 mm	57	1
2017	34.4 °C30 August 2017	0.3 °C25 January 2017	18.7 °C	2,389 mm	60	0
2016	35.1 °C22 August 2016	-2.1 °C25 January 2016	19.6 °C	2,756 mm	63	1
2015	32.9 °C10 August 2015	2.0 °C1 February 2015	18.9 °C	2,982 mm	28	0
2014	32.9 °C26 July 2014	2.2 °C19 December 2014	18.6 °C	2,546 mm	29	0
2013	33.8 °C18 August 2013	1.7 °C4 January 2013	19.2 °C	1,564 mm	73	0
2012	31.9 °C28 July 2012	-0.1 °C3 February 2012	18.3 °C	2,697 mm	34	1
2011	33.8 °C1 September 2011	0.4 °C16 January 2011	18.5 °C	2,249 mm	49	0
2010	32.2 °C19 August 2010	2.1 °C31 December 2010	19.0 °C	2,448 mm	51	0
2009	32.9 °C8 September 2009	2.4 °C25 January 2009	19.0 °C	1,806 mm	47	0
2008	33.5 °C1 August 2008	0.7 °C18 February 2008	18.8 °C	2,156 mm	45	0
2007	33.9 °C30 July 2007	0.5 °C3 February 2007	19.4 °C	1,902 mm	58	0
2006	33.4 °C17 August 2006	1.7 °C5 February 2006	19.2 °C	1,965 mm	57	0
2005	32.3 °C24 July 2005	0.5 °C27 February 2005	18.4 °C	1,796 mm	50	0
2004	33.6 °C31 July 2004	1.2 °C22 January 2004	19.2 °C	2,157 mm	52	0
2003	32.4 °C6 September 2003	2.7 °C25 January 2003	19.1 °C	2,146 mm	46	0
2002	32.4 °C18 August 2002	2.8 °C20 February 2002	19.0 °C	2,124 mm	37	0
2001	32.8 °C5 August 2001	1.1 °C17 February 2001	18.9 °C	2,214 mm	52	0
2000	32.7 °C12 August 2000	2.0 °C1 February 2000	18.8 °C	2,068 mm	35	0
1999	31.1 °C15 September 1999	0.7 °C4 February 1999	18.8 °C	2,379 mm	20	0
1998	33.5 °C12 August 1998	0.6 °C25 January 1998	19.8 °C	2,550 mm	62	0
1997	32.6 °C2 September 1997	2.1 °C23 January 1997	18.7 °C	2,015 mm	30	0
1996	32.0 °C7 August 1996	-0.2 °C11 February 1996	18.3 °C	1,951 mm	42	1
1995	32.4 °C23 August 1995	0.4 °C31 January 1995	18.0 °C	2,035 mm	53	0
1994	33.9 °C17 July 1994	1.6 °C24 January 1994	19.1 °C	1,659 mm	69	0
1993	30.9 °C31 August 1993	1.7 °C25 February 1993	18.2 °C	3,066 mm	15	0
1992	32.4 °C23 July 1992	1.5 °C17 February 1992	18.5 °C	2,135 mm	37	0
1991	32.6 °C23 July 1991	0.2 °C22 February 1991	18.7 °C	2,399 mm	46	0
1990	32.7 °C30 July 1990	-0.8 °C24 January 1990	18.9 °C	2,672 mm	61	2
1989	31.6 °C13 August 1989	1.7 °C29 January 1989	18.6 °C	2,016 mm	31	0
1988	32.2 °C12 July 1988	1.5 °C19 February 1988	18.3 °C	1,824 mm	35	0
1987	32.0 °C29 August 1987	1.2 °C26 January 1987	18.6 °C	2,379 mm	33	0
1986	32.6 °C18 August 1986	-0.2 °C25 February 1986	18.0 °C	1,526 mm	42	1
1985	31.7 °C28 August 1985	-0.8 °C15 January 1985	18.3 °C	1,881 mm	30	1
1984	33.2 °C9 August 1984	-1.2 °C4 February 1984	17.9 °C	1,728 mm	42	3
1983	33.9 °C4 August 1983	-0.7 °C23 January 1983	18.4 °C	2,549 mm	39	1
1982	31.1 °C31 July 1982	-0.5 °C30 January 1982	18.2 °C	2,259 mm	21	1
1981	32.9 °C21 August 1981	-1.2 °C27 February 1981	18.0 °C	1,715 mm	43	2
1980	31.5 °C26 July 1980	0.6 °C10 February 1980	18.0 °C	2,351 mm	21	0
1979	32.5 °C12 August 1979	3.2 °C1 March 1979	18.1 °C	2,261 mm	30	0
1978	32.3 °C21 July 1978	0.5 °C17 February 1978	18.3 °C	1,803 mm	37	0
1977	32.2 °C8 August 1977	-0.9 °C18 February 1977	18.3 °C	1,942 mm	40	3
1976	31.7 °C14 August 1976	-1.4 °C24 January 1976	17.7 °C	2,582 mm	19	1
1975	31.6 °C20 August 1975	1.7 °C21 February 1975	18.2 °C	2,480 mm	27	0
1974	32.6 °C16 August 1974	-1.0 °C28 February 1974	17.8 °C	2,078 mm	24	2
1973	31.8 °C22 July 1973	0.9 °C25 December 1973	18.0 °C	2,174 mm	33	0
1972	31.1 °C2 August 1972	1.9 °C1 March 1972	18.2 °C	2,555 mm	19	0
1971	32.2 °C1 August 1971	0.9 °C6 January 1971	18.1 °C	2,315 mm	41	0
1970	32.3 °C8 August 1970	-0.6 °C18 January 1970	17.7 °C	2,427 mm	31	1
1969	33.3 °C12 August 1969	-0.5 °C7 February 1969	18.0 °C	2,261 mm	38	1
1968	31.9 °C11 August 1968	-0.4 °C12 February 1968	17.7 °C	2,512 mm	25	1
1967	33.5 °C17 August 1967	-0.4 °C16 January 1967	18.1 °C	1,783 mm	57	3
1966	33.4 °C6 August 1966	0.1 °C6 February 1966	17.9 °C	2,274 mm	26	0
1965	30.9 °C21 August 1965	0.4 °C4 February 1965	17.1 °C	2,109 mm	17	0
1964	32.3 °C6 September 1964	0.9 °C14 February 1964	18.7 °C	2,435 mm	53	0
1963	31.7 °C21 July 1963	0.1 °C22 January 1963	17.9 °C	1,719 mm	32	0
1962	32.3 °C26 July 1962	1.4 °C27 January 1962	17.7 °C	2,193 mm	33	0
1961	32.1 °C29 August 1961	0.3 °C13 January 1961	18.6 °C	2,160 mm	59	0
1960	33.3 °C11 August 1960	-0.9 °C25 January 1960	18.4 °C	1,731 mm	50	1
1959	31.9 °C29 August 1959	0.1 °C7 January 1959	18.4 °C	2,445 mm	44	0
1958	33.6 °C22 July 1958	0.3 °C4 January 1958	18.4 °C	1,696 mm	59	0
1957	31.1 °C1 August 1957	0.3 °C15 March 1957	17.6 °C	2,271 mm	26	0
1956	33.2 °C4 August 1956	0.1 °C23 February 1956	17.7 °C	1,904 mm	43	0
1955	32.0 °C19 July 1955	-0.2 °C12 February 1955	18.2 °C	2,109 mm	32	3
1954	32.7 °C10 August 1954	1.3 °C30 January 1954	18.4 °C	2,311 mm	29	0
1953	33.5 °C23 August 1953	0.8 °C17 January 1953	18.1 °C	2,044 mm	39	0
1952	32.4 °C3 August 1952	-0.4 °C6 February 1952	18.0 °C	2,188 mm	17	1
1951	32.0 °C16 August 1951	0.1 °C14 January 1951	17.7 °C	2,082 mm	24	0
1950	30.2 °C11 September 1950	0.9 °C28 February 1950	17.8 °C	1,817 mm	2	0
1949	30.0 °C4 August 1949	1.2 °C17 January 1949	17.6 °C	2,289 mm	1	0
1948	30.7 °C14 August 1948	2.0 °C2 March 1948	18.0 °C	1,892 mm	3	0
1947	31.6 °C3 September 1947	0.8 °C16 February 1947	16.8 °C	1,319 mm	22	0
1946	33.0 °C26 July 1946	1.1 °C11 January 1946	18.0 °C	1,455 mm	18	0
1945	31.2 °C11 August 1945	0.9 °C18 January 1945	17.3 °C	2,115 mm	9	0
1944	30.5 °C5 September 1944	0.8 °C16 February 1944	17.5 °C	1,581 mm	6	0
1943	31.0 °C16 August 1943	0.6 °C1 February 1943	17.2 °C	1,280 mm	2	0
1942	34.0 °C5 August 1942	-1.0 °C13 February 1942	17.5 °C	1,615 mm	43	3
1941	30.5 °C12 August 1941	-0.4 °C1 February 1941	17.5 °C	1,583 mm	3	2
1940	30.9 °C26 July 1940	1.2 °C11 January 1940	17.0 °C	1,280 mm	5	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.5 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

+50

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1844 mm

-281 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.4 °C	+0.3 °C	49 mm	-30 mm
Feb	11.7 °C	-1.3 °C	76 mm	-27 mm
Mar	17.2 °C	+1.1 °C	158 mm	+5 mm
Apr	20.5 °C	+0.4 °C	157 mm	-33 mm
May	23.3 °C	-0.1 °C	347 mm	+112 mm
Jun	28.1 °C	+2.3 °C	240 mm	-175 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	+1.2 °C	159 mm	-86 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	+1.1 °C	215 mm	+18 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+2.3 °C	152 mm	-52 mm
Oct	27.1 °C	+3.1 °C	148 mm	+25 mm
Nov	20.0 °C	+0.7 °C	62 mm	-39 mm
Dec	16.2 °C	+1.9 °C	81 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.5 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest day

0.4 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

95.6 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

41.1 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

84.6 km/h

14 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

2 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-4.9 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

0.2 cm

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 2,125 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minamikyushu?

The hottest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2024, reaching 35.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Minamikyushu?

The coldest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, at -2.1 °C.

Does it snow in Minamikyushu?

Almost never: Minamikyushu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Minamikyushu warmed?

Yes: Minamikyushu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Minamikyushu?

The wettest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 239 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Minamikyushu?

The windiest day measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1951, with winds reaching 80.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Minamikyushu?

The warmest month in Minamikyushu is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu receives on average 2,125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu 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 Minamikyushu?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minamikyushu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1984, with 2.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Minamikyushu?

Yes: Minamikyushu has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minamikyushu?

In Minamikyushu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 17 August 2020, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 26 February 1981.

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