Mochibaru climate — normals and trends
Mochibaru (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 2,140 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Mochibaru averages 14 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Mochibaru has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 2 August 2013) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 6 February 1980).
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
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- coords
- 31.76°, 131.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,140mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
36.0 °C
2 August 2013
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
6 February 1980
Wettest day
249 mm
5 September 2005
Windiest day
81.0 km/h
30 August 2004
Strongest gust
178.2 km/h
14 October 1951
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
15 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-10.2 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
5.0 cm
23 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.8 h
3 June 1945
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 | 11.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 33 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 11.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 62 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 128 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 151 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 314 mm | +86 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 208 mm | -164 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 244 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 120 mm | -129 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 223 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 193 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 48 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 58 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mochibaru?
Mochibaru has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 2,140 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mochibaru?
The hottest day measured in Mochibaru between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2013, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mochibaru?
The coldest day measured in Mochibaru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1980, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mochibaru?
Almost never: Mochibaru sees virtually no snow, with about 14 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mochibaru warmed?
Yes: Mochibaru warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mochibaru?
The wettest day measured in Mochibaru between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2005, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mochibaru?
The windiest day measured in Mochibaru between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2004, with winds reaching 81.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mochibaru?
The warmest month in Mochibaru is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mochibaru?
Mochibaru receives on average 2,140 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mochibaru?
Mochibaru gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mochibaru?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mochibaru between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1998, with 5.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mochibaru?
Yes: Mochibaru has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mochibaru?
In Mochibaru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 15 August 2020, and the lowest was -10.2 °C on 26 February 1981.
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