Minamisatsuma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 2,173 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2024, reaching 34.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Minamisatsuma?

The coldest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -0.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Minamisatsuma?

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

Q: Has the climate of Minamisatsuma warmed?

Yes: Minamisatsuma warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Minamisatsuma?

The wettest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1976, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Minamisatsuma?

The windiest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 83.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Minamisatsuma?

The warmest month in Minamisatsuma is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma receives on average 2,173 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Minamisatsuma (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 2,173 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Minamisatsuma averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.

Minamisatsuma has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 5 August 2024) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 16 February 1977).

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

MinamisatsumaKagoshima

coords: 31.39°, 130.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.4°C

Average daily high

20.8°C

Average daily low

16.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,173mm

Sunshine / day

8.2h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

20.8km/h

Seasonal range

18.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

28 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

165 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.5 cm

Average feels-like high

21.2 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

128 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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

34.5 °C

5 August 2024

Coldest day

-0.1 °C

16 February 1977

Wettest day

207 mm

19 July 1976

Windiest day

83.8 km/h

7 September 2004

Strongest gust

164.9 km/h

27 September 1991

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

17 July 1994

Coldest feels-like

-7.7 °C

26 February 1981

Snowiest day

3.2 cm

7 February 1984

Sunniest day

13.6 h

12 June 1951

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.8 °C8 July 2025	3.0 °C8 February 2025	19.4 °C	1,905 mm	65	0
2024	34.5 °C5 August 2024	4.5 °C24 January 2024	20.2 °C	2,679 mm	73	0
2023	32.2 °C21 August 2023	1.1 °C25 January 2023	19.6 °C	2,320 mm	49	0
2022	33.3 °C30 August 2022	3.9 °C17 February 2022	19.3 °C	2,199 mm	56	0
2021	33.3 °C5 August 2021	1.5 °C9 January 2021	19.4 °C	2,462 mm	32	0
2020	32.9 °C18 August 2020	4.1 °C31 December 2020	19.2 °C	2,821 mm	37	0
2019	33.0 °C12 August 2019	4.7 °C27 January 2019	19.4 °C	2,062 mm	36	0
2018	33.0 °C19 July 2018	1.5 °C27 January 2018	19.1 °C	2,504 mm	49	0
2017	33.2 °C31 July 2017	3.0 °C25 January 2017	18.8 °C	2,304 mm	51	0
2016	34.3 °C21 August 2016	0.8 °C25 January 2016	19.6 °C	3,068 mm	53	0
2015	32.9 °C8 August 2015	3.8 °C9 February 2015	18.9 °C	3,083 mm	21	0
2014	32.6 °C29 July 2014	3.7 °C19 December 2014	18.6 °C	2,493 mm	12	0
2013	33.9 °C19 August 2013	3.0 °C4 January 2013	19.2 °C	1,788 mm	59	0
2012	31.7 °C18 August 2012	2.1 °C3 February 2012	18.4 °C	2,775 mm	31	0
2011	32.5 °C1 September 2011	1.5 °C16 January 2011	18.5 °C	2,298 mm	34	0
2010	32.8 °C19 August 2010	1.9 °C31 December 2010	19.0 °C	2,496 mm	41	0
2009	32.2 °C2 September 2009	3.1 °C24 January 2009	19.1 °C	1,879 mm	41	0
2008	32.5 °C1 August 2008	3.2 °C18 February 2008	18.8 °C	2,130 mm	36	0
2007	32.0 °C26 August 2007	3.4 °C3 February 2007	19.4 °C	1,880 mm	46	0
2006	33.6 °C9 August 2006	3.4 °C4 February 2006	19.1 °C	2,119 mm	44	0
2005	32.3 °C24 July 2005	2.5 °C6 March 2005	18.5 °C	1,893 mm	32	0
2004	32.6 °C13 August 2004	2.2 °C22 January 2004	19.2 °C	2,158 mm	45	0
2003	32.0 °C4 September 2003	3.9 °C25 January 2003	19.0 °C	2,242 mm	31	0
2002	31.5 °C17 August 2002	5.2 °C20 February 2002	18.9 °C	2,081 mm	25	0
2001	32.8 °C16 August 2001	2.5 °C15 January 2001	18.9 °C	2,196 mm	40	0
2000	31.3 °C28 August 2000	3.4 °C1 February 2000	18.7 °C	2,067 mm	27	0
1999	30.5 °C19 September 1999	2.1 °C4 February 1999	18.8 °C	2,261 mm	8	0
1998	31.8 °C7 August 1998	3.0 °C25 January 1998	19.8 °C	2,619 mm	48	0
1997	31.2 °C1 September 1997	2.5 °C23 January 1997	18.7 °C	2,147 mm	20	0
1996	32.5 °C5 August 1996	1.9 °C11 February 1996	18.3 °C	1,941 mm	31	0
1995	32.1 °C23 August 1995	2.5 °C31 January 1995	18.1 °C	2,025 mm	31	0
1994	33.8 °C17 July 1994	3.4 °C20 January 1994	19.1 °C	1,642 mm	59	0
1993	30.4 °C8 August 1993	3.2 °C28 January 1993	18.2 °C	3,431 mm	3	0
1992	31.7 °C2 August 1992	3.7 °C2 February 1992	18.5 °C	2,155 mm	22	0
1991	32.1 °C18 August 1991	2.0 °C22 February 1991	18.6 °C	2,540 mm	23	0
1990	33.0 °C30 July 1990	1.7 °C24 January 1990	19.0 °C	2,644 mm	49	0
1989	31.1 °C17 July 1989	3.2 °C29 January 1989	18.7 °C	2,064 mm	21	0
1988	31.6 °C1 August 1988	3.5 °C4 February 1988	18.3 °C	1,870 mm	19	0
1987	31.9 °C29 August 1987	2.9 °C28 February 1987	18.6 °C	2,505 mm	14	0
1986	33.5 °C17 August 1986	2.1 °C5 January 1986	18.0 °C	1,697 mm	34	0
1985	32.1 °C29 August 1985	0.9 °C15 January 1985	18.4 °C	2,106 mm	27	0
1984	32.6 °C9 August 1984	0.5 °C4 February 1984	17.9 °C	1,711 mm	27	0
1983	32.2 °C4 August 1983	1.7 °C14 February 1983	18.4 °C	2,583 mm	24	0
1982	30.8 °C7 August 1982	1.6 °C30 January 1982	18.2 °C	2,236 mm	10	0
1981	32.5 °C19 August 1981	0.2 °C26 February 1981	18.0 °C	1,777 mm	31	0
1980	31.0 °C21 July 1980	2.6 °C8 January 1980	18.0 °C	2,586 mm	10	0
1979	32.0 °C31 July 1979	4.0 °C2 February 1979	18.3 °C	2,284 mm	22	0
1978	32.0 °C26 July 1978	2.3 °C17 February 1978	18.5 °C	1,747 mm	35	0
1977	31.5 °C28 July 1977	-0.1 °C16 February 1977	18.5 °C	2,017 mm	26	1
1976	31.8 °C20 August 1976	1.3 °C24 January 1976	17.9 °C	2,836 mm	15	0
1975	31.4 °C20 August 1975	1.2 °C21 February 1975	18.4 °C	2,429 mm	19	0
1974	32.0 °C16 August 1974	1.8 °C27 February 1974	17.9 °C	2,043 mm	16	0
1973	32.0 °C13 August 1973	2.8 °C24 December 1973	18.2 °C	2,117 mm	22	0
1972	30.6 °C6 August 1972	3.1 °C1 March 1972	18.4 °C	2,816 mm	13	0
1971	32.6 °C1 August 1971	2.1 °C4 February 1971	18.2 °C	2,378 mm	15	0
1970	31.6 °C11 August 1970	2.2 °C18 January 1970	17.8 °C	2,501 mm	26	0
1969	32.6 °C8 August 1969	2.3 °C16 January 1969	18.1 °C	2,394 mm	36	0
1968	31.7 °C25 July 1968	2.4 °C12 February 1968	17.9 °C	2,511 mm	22	0
1967	33.1 °C18 August 1967	0.9 °C16 January 1967	18.4 °C	1,807 mm	50	0
1966	32.4 °C8 August 1966	2.1 °C6 February 1966	18.3 °C	2,277 mm	26	0
1965	31.3 °C20 August 1965	2.6 °C4 February 1965	17.5 °C	2,162 mm	10	0
1964	31.9 °C12 August 1964	3.3 °C3 February 1964	18.8 °C	2,292 mm	32	0
1963	31.1 °C20 July 1963	1.6 °C25 January 1963	18.1 °C	1,904 mm	24	0
1962	31.7 °C26 July 1962	2.0 °C27 January 1962	18.0 °C	2,241 mm	21	0
1961	32.3 °C19 July 1961	2.2 °C13 January 1961	18.7 °C	2,115 mm	46	0
1960	32.6 °C3 August 1960	1.4 °C25 January 1960	18.5 °C	1,785 mm	40	0
1959	31.8 °C3 August 1959	1.5 °C17 January 1959	18.6 °C	2,430 mm	22	0
1958	32.5 °C21 July 1958	2.4 °C4 January 1958	18.6 °C	1,789 mm	49	0
1957	31.1 °C17 August 1957	2.2 °C15 March 1957	17.8 °C	2,365 mm	9	0
1956	32.4 °C30 July 1956	2.2 °C23 February 1956	17.8 °C	1,964 mm	32	0
1955	31.7 °C11 August 1955	1.8 °C12 February 1955	18.4 °C	2,111 mm	19	0
1954	32.1 °C13 August 1954	3.5 °C26 January 1954	18.5 °C	2,241 mm	24	0
1953	32.4 °C15 August 1953	3.1 °C1 February 1953	18.2 °C	2,115 mm	32	0
1952	31.0 °C3 August 1952	1.3 °C6 February 1952	18.2 °C	2,263 mm	12	0
1951	32.8 °C16 August 1951	1.6 °C14 January 1951	18.0 °C	2,209 mm	18	0
1950	30.6 °C3 August 1950	3.5 °C12 March 1950	18.1 °C	1,792 mm	2	0
1949	29.9 °C7 August 1949	3.4 °C9 January 1949	17.9 °C	2,258 mm	0	0
1948	30.8 °C20 August 1948	3.3 °C30 January 1948	18.3 °C	1,965 mm	5	0
1947	32.0 °C14 August 1947	1.8 °C16 February 1947	17.1 °C	1,395 mm	16	0
1946	33.0 °C26 July 1946	3.4 °C6 January 1946	18.2 °C	1,454 mm	13	0
1945	30.9 °C18 August 1945	2.6 °C17 January 1945	17.6 °C	2,309 mm	13	0
1944	31.0 °C15 August 1944	2.7 °C16 February 1944	17.8 °C	1,524 mm	9	0
1943	30.7 °C15 August 1943	2.3 °C12 January 1943	17.5 °C	1,170 mm	4	0
1942	33.3 °C4 August 1942	0.8 °C13 February 1942	17.9 °C	1,494 mm	44	0
1941	31.5 °C19 August 1941	1.1 °C1 February 1941	17.7 °C	1,591 mm	7	0
1940	31.2 °C29 July 1940	2.7 °C26 January 1940	17.3 °C	1,309 mm	4	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

65 d/yr

+37

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1905 mm

-268 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.1 °C	+0.4 °C	74 mm	-24 mm
Feb	11.0 °C	-1.4 °C	100 mm	-15 mm
Mar	16.3 °C	+1.0 °C	141 mm	-18 mm
Apr	19.4 °C	+0.1 °C	161 mm	-31 mm
May	22.7 °C	+0.1 °C	349 mm	+113 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	+2.0 °C	283 mm	-144 mm
Jul	30.5 °C	+1.7 °C	106 mm	-156 mm
Aug	30.9 °C	+1.0 °C	261 mm	+87 mm
Sep	30.0 °C	+2.2 °C	147 mm	-52 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+3.0 °C	160 mm	+42 mm
Nov	19.6 °C	+0.8 °C	57 mm	-49 mm
Dec	15.7 °C	+1.8 °C	68 mm	-24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

8 Jul 2025

Coldest day

3.0 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

95.9 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

46.9 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

79.6 km/h

7 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

1 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.1 °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 Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 2,173 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minamisatsuma?

The hottest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2024, reaching 34.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Minamisatsuma?

The coldest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -0.1 °C.

Does it snow in Minamisatsuma?

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

Has the climate of Minamisatsuma warmed?

Yes: Minamisatsuma warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Minamisatsuma?

The wettest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1976, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Minamisatsuma?

The windiest day measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 83.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Minamisatsuma?

The warmest month in Minamisatsuma is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma receives on average 2,173 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Minamisatsuma?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minamisatsuma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1984, with 3.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Minamisatsuma?

Yes: Minamisatsuma has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minamisatsuma?

In Minamisatsuma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 17 July 1994, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 26 February 1981.

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