Murakami climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Murakami?

Murakami has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 2,132 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 38.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Murakami?

The coldest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1942, at -9.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Murakami?

Yes. Murakami gets on average 290.6 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Murakami warmed?

Yes: Murakami warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Murakami?

The wettest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2005, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Murakami?

The windiest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1991, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Murakami?

The warmest month in Murakami is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Murakami?

Murakami receives on average 2,132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Murakami?

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

Murakami (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 2,132 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Murakami averages 65 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.

Murakami has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 38 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -9.9 °C (on 15 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

MurakamiNiigata

coords: 38.23°, 139.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

12.0°C

Average daily high

15.2°C

Average daily low

9.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,132mm

Sunshine / day

8.2h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

15.7km/h

Seasonal range

24.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

65 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

15 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

225 d/yr

Annual snowfall

290.6 cm

Average feels-like high

14.4 °C

Average feels-like low

7.3 °C

Average peak gust

41.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

53 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

38.2 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest day

-9.9 °C

15 February 1942

Wettest day

155 mm

10 August 2005

Windiest day

58.8 km/h

28 September 1991

Strongest gust

142.9 km/h

16 September 1961

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-15.0 °C

12 February 1942

Snowiest day

19.5 cm

15 February 2014

Sunniest day

14.2 h

12 June 1986

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.2 °C31 July 2025	-3.7 °C2 February 2025	13.6 °C	2,406 mm	45	39
2024	34.0 °C23 August 2024	-5.1 °C11 January 2024	14.1 °C	2,581 mm	31	33
2023	38.2 °C23 August 2023	-6.1 °C25 January 2023	14.3 °C	2,135 mm	52	41
2022	34.4 °C1 August 2022	-4.2 °C6 January 2022	13.3 °C	2,151 mm	31	51
2021	35.0 °C3 August 2021	-6.0 °C28 February 2021	13.4 °C	2,267 mm	25	54
2020	35.7 °C3 September 2020	-5.2 °C12 February 2020	13.6 °C	2,487 mm	23	20
2019	36.6 °C15 August 2019	-4.3 °C26 January 2019	13.4 °C	2,050 mm	26	31
2018	37.5 °C23 August 2018	-5.3 °C15 January 2018	13.3 °C	2,330 mm	33	59
2017	35.1 °C7 August 2017	-5.1 °C1 March 2017	12.6 °C	2,407 mm	13	47
2016	36.0 °C7 August 2016	-7.4 °C16 January 2016	13.3 °C	1,871 mm	25	43
2015	36.0 °C13 July 2015	-4.6 °C9 February 2015	13.3 °C	1,699 mm	19	33
2014	33.5 °C26 July 2014	-6.0 °C15 January 2014	12.5 °C	2,060 mm	12	65
2013	32.5 °C17 August 2013	-5.8 °C12 March 2013	12.4 °C	2,281 mm	13	64
2012	35.7 °C17 September 2012	-5.5 °C1 February 2012	12.5 °C	1,813 mm	40	74
2011	33.2 °C20 July 2011	-5.3 °C21 December 2011	12.4 °C	2,045 mm	29	85
2010	33.9 °C5 August 2010	-5.1 °C4 February 2010	13.0 °C	2,090 mm	38	52
2009	31.6 °C15 July 2009	-7.0 °C18 February 2009	12.7 °C	1,911 mm	5	47
2008	32.5 °C3 August 2008	-5.5 °C9 February 2008	12.8 °C	1,670 mm	10	52
2007	34.4 °C12 August 2007	-4.0 °C5 February 2007	13.1 °C	1,974 mm	19	32
2006	35.5 °C17 August 2006	-5.5 °C10 January 2006	12.6 °C	2,127 mm	17	53
2005	33.4 °C5 August 2005	-3.7 °C1 February 2005	12.4 °C	2,305 mm	15	73
2004	35.3 °C31 July 2004	-5.6 °C10 January 2004	13.3 °C	2,464 mm	23	46
2003	32.6 °C13 September 2003	-5.1 °C3 January 2003	12.4 °C	1,931 mm	3	52
2002	33.9 °C1 September 2002	-5.2 °C31 December 2002	12.6 °C	2,422 mm	19	36
2001	31.5 °C15 July 2001	-5.0 °C13 March 2001	12.4 °C	2,011 mm	11	64
2000	34.8 °C31 July 2000	-6.8 °C27 January 2000	12.8 °C	2,050 mm	27	49
1999	35.9 °C9 August 1999	-5.3 °C4 February 1999	13.0 °C	2,049 mm	27	55
1998	33.2 °C27 July 1998	-3.8 °C24 January 1998	13.2 °C	2,432 mm	9	39
1997	33.6 °C9 August 1997	-5.0 °C22 January 1997	12.4 °C	2,303 mm	10	36
1996	32.3 °C20 July 1996	-6.8 °C2 February 1996	11.6 °C	2,152 mm	10	71
1995	33.4 °C24 July 1995	-4.3 °C5 February 1995	12.1 °C	2,482 mm	10	61
1994	34.3 °C12 August 1994	-3.8 °C30 January 1994	13.1 °C	1,628 mm	32	52
1993	30.2 °C26 August 1993	-2.9 °C22 December 1993	11.9 °C	2,405 mm	2	32
1992	32.8 °C25 August 1992	-3.0 °C20 February 1992	12.4 °C	1,864 mm	14	36
1991	32.8 °C19 August 1991	-4.1 °C20 February 1991	12.7 °C	2,370 mm	10	46
1990	34.9 °C22 August 1990	-5.4 °C23 January 1990	13.5 °C	1,921 mm	17	31
1989	33.4 °C26 July 1989	-5.1 °C16 January 1989	12.9 °C	1,803 mm	20	34
1988	33.3 °C14 August 1988	-5.4 °C22 February 1988	11.7 °C	2,034 mm	13	65
1987	33.5 °C16 July 1987	-5.4 °C2 February 1987	12.6 °C	1,899 mm	9	67
1986	34.2 °C29 August 1986	-5.6 °C8 February 1986	11.5 °C	1,874 mm	12	66
1985	35.5 °C30 August 1985	-6.3 °C16 December 1985	12.1 °C	2,047 mm	37	83
1984	34.7 °C22 August 1984	-7.1 °C6 February 1984	11.4 °C	1,887 mm	28	100
1983	33.3 °C14 August 1983	-5.4 °C15 February 1983	12.0 °C	2,314 mm	12	64
1982	32.8 °C28 August 1982	-4.6 °C31 January 1982	12.3 °C	1,817 mm	7	59
1981	32.8 °C30 July 1981	-6.0 °C27 February 1981	11.3 °C	2,159 mm	9	64
1980	32.0 °C11 September 1980	-3.8 °C7 January 1980	11.5 °C	2,240 mm	2	63
1979	32.8 °C27 August 1979	-5.5 °C5 March 1979	12.5 °C	2,354 mm	6	64
1978	34.6 °C3 August 1978	-7.6 °C17 February 1978	12.0 °C	2,123 mm	24	64
1977	31.8 °C4 August 1977	-5.6 °C18 February 1977	11.8 °C	1,948 mm	9	71
1976	32.7 °C25 July 1976	-7.2 °C14 February 1976	11.1 °C	2,395 mm	5	69
1975	33.9 °C18 August 1975	-6.7 °C17 February 1975	12.1 °C	2,036 mm	24	68
1974	31.6 °C25 August 1974	-4.4 °C11 February 1974	11.3 °C	2,179 mm	9	86
1973	33.2 °C18 August 1973	-5.7 °C16 March 1973	11.9 °C	2,117 mm	21	69
1972	32.7 °C21 July 1972	-7.2 °C23 February 1972	12.3 °C	2,571 mm	13	44
1971	35.0 °C6 August 1971	-6.7 °C7 March 1971	11.4 °C	2,457 mm	9	76
1970	32.7 °C22 August 1970	-5.2 °C13 March 1970	11.4 °C	1,974 mm	19	93
1969	32.3 °C4 August 1969	-5.4 °C6 February 1969	11.4 °C	2,537 mm	2	77
1968	33.2 °C27 July 1968	-7.2 °C24 February 1968	12.0 °C	1,946 mm	11	64
1967	31.4 °C22 August 1967	-6.8 °C16 January 1967	11.9 °C	2,296 mm	10	84
1966	31.3 °C20 August 1966	-6.8 °C19 January 1966	11.0 °C	2,531 mm	8	89
1965	33.2 °C6 August 1965	-6.2 °C28 December 1965	10.6 °C	2,272 mm	4	99
1964	32.9 °C19 August 1964	-3.6 °C6 January 1964	12.1 °C	2,569 mm	16	51
1963	33.7 °C10 August 1963	-4.9 °C25 January 1963	12.0 °C	2,363 mm	10	72
1962	34.4 °C3 August 1962	-3.4 °C13 February 1962	12.2 °C	2,138 mm	20	49
1961	32.7 °C28 July 1961	-4.8 °C12 January 1961	12.6 °C	2,392 mm	23	64
1960	32.8 °C29 August 1960	-5.5 °C12 February 1960	12.2 °C	2,208 mm	15	62
1959	31.8 °C8 July 1959	-4.2 °C6 January 1959	12.7 °C	2,455 mm	5	44
1958	30.2 °C18 August 1958	-4.5 °C4 January 1958	12.1 °C	2,522 mm	1	59
1957	33.9 °C21 August 1957	-5.3 °C12 January 1957	11.6 °C	2,170 mm	10	66
1956	33.2 °C9 September 1956	-4.5 °C19 February 1956	11.5 °C	2,544 mm	8	75
1955	33.9 °C19 July 1955	-4.8 °C12 February 1955	12.4 °C	2,260 mm	27	55
1954	34.0 °C18 August 1954	-3.9 °C22 February 1954	12.0 °C	1,791 mm	17	61
1953	31.3 °C5 August 1953	-3.9 °C31 January 1953	11.5 °C	2,457 mm	7	62
1952	30.2 °C19 August 1952	-7.5 °C19 February 1952	10.0 °C	2,017 mm	1	109
1951	32.9 °C19 August 1951	-7.1 °C6 March 1951	10.6 °C	1,777 mm	7	91
1950	34.7 °C20 August 1950	-7.7 °C6 January 1950	11.5 °C	1,601 mm	31	98
1949	33.0 °C15 August 1949	-7.0 °C28 March 1949	11.0 °C	1,759 mm	11	91
1948	31.1 °C9 September 1948	-7.5 °C1 February 1948	11.3 °C	1,711 mm	4	85
1947	30.3 °C19 July 1947	-8.0 °C29 January 1947	9.7 °C	2,241 mm	1	114
1946	31.4 °C15 August 1946	-7.6 °C17 March 1946	11.0 °C	1,962 mm	6	102
1945	30.8 °C25 August 1945	-9.0 °C22 February 1945	10.2 °C	2,542 mm	5	108
1944	30.8 °C26 August 1944	-8.9 °C18 February 1944	10.9 °C	1,816 mm	3	110
1943	31.2 °C22 July 1943	-6.9 °C21 February 1943	10.7 °C	1,476 mm	11	107
1942	31.4 °C15 August 1942	-9.9 °C15 February 1942	10.7 °C	1,764 mm	6	101
1941	32.5 °C24 August 1941	-7.2 °C2 February 1941	10.4 °C	1,775 mm	4	109
1940	31.0 °C25 August 1940	-6.8 °C17 January 1940	10.2 °C	2,080 mm	2	107

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

16.9 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

45 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

39 d/yr

-26

Annual rainfall

2406 mm

+274 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	3.2 °C	+0.5 °C	251 mm	+48 mm
Feb	3.1 °C	+0.1 °C	185 mm	+30 mm
Mar	8.2 °C	+1.7 °C	118 mm	-31 mm
Apr	14.2 °C	+0.9 °C	167 mm	+44 mm
May	19.9 °C	+0.9 °C	194 mm	+70 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+2.6 °C	119 mm	-36 mm
Jul	31.8 °C	+5.4 °C	18 mm	-254 mm
Aug	29.8 °C	+1.5 °C	376 mm	+180 mm
Sep	26.6 °C	+2.6 °C	297 mm	+116 mm
Oct	18.9 °C	+0.9 °C	223 mm	+60 mm
Nov	12.7 °C	+0.8 °C	221 mm	+38 mm
Dec	7.8 °C	+1.9 °C	237 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-3.7 °C

2 Feb 2025

Wettest day

84.1 mm

6 Aug 2025

Windiest day

52.1 km/h

14 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

97.9 km/h

15 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.4 °C

18 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

14.4 cm

8 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.2 h

18 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Murakami?

Murakami has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 2,132 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Murakami?

The hottest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 38.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Murakami?

The coldest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1942, at -9.9 °C.

Does it snow in Murakami?

Yes. Murakami gets on average 290.6 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.

Has the climate of Murakami warmed?

Yes: Murakami warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Murakami?

The wettest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2005, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Murakami?

The windiest day measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1991, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Murakami?

The warmest month in Murakami is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Murakami?

Murakami receives on average 2,132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Murakami?

Murakami 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 Murakami?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Murakami between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2014, with 19.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Murakami?

Yes: Murakami has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Murakami?

In Murakami, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -15.0 °C on 12 February 1942.

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