Mitake climate — normals and trends
Mitake (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 2,129 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mitake averages 90 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Mitake has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -18.3 °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
MitakeGifu
- coords
- 35.42°, 137.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,129mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
37.3 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-18.3 °C
14 February 1942
Wettest day
171 mm
16 September 1972
Windiest day
65.3 km/h
26 September 1959
Strongest gust
208.4 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
29 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-23.8 °C
14 February 1942
Snowiest day
23.9 cm
15 February 2014
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 June 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 | 6.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 58 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 175 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 131 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 246 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 306 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 157 mm | -176 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 200 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 260 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 208 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 55 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mitake?
Mitake has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 2,129 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mitake?
The hottest day measured in Mitake between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mitake?
The coldest day measured in Mitake between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1942, at -18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mitake?
Yes. Mitake gets on average 42.3 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Mitake warmed?
Yes: Mitake warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mitake?
The wettest day measured in Mitake between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1972, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mitake?
The windiest day measured in Mitake between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 65.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mitake?
The warmest month in Mitake is August (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mitake?
Mitake receives on average 2,129 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mitake?
Mitake 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 Mitake?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mitake between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2014, with 23.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mitake?
Yes: Mitake has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mitake?
In Mitake, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 29 July 2025, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 14 February 1942.
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