Naka-niida climate — normals and trends
Naka-niida (Japan) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,300 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Naka-niida averages 111 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Naka-niida has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 14 August 1994) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 17 January 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
Naka-niidaMiyagi
- coords
- 38.57°, 140.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,300mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.0 °C
14 August 1994
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
17 January 1942
Wettest day
139 mm
21 September 2011
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
4 April 2012
Strongest gust
148.0 km/h
27 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
14 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-26.0 °C
17 January 1942
Snowiest day
43.9 cm
24 December 1980
Sunniest day
14.4 h
18 June 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 68 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 83 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 109 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 177 mm | +77 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 79 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 83 mm | -99 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 233 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 137 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 165 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 73 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 87 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Naka-niida?
Naka-niida has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,300 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Naka-niida?
The hottest day measured in Naka-niida between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1994, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Naka-niida?
The coldest day measured in Naka-niida between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1942, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Naka-niida?
Yes. Naka-niida gets on average 114.8 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Naka-niida warmed?
Yes: Naka-niida warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Naka-niida?
The wettest day measured in Naka-niida between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2011, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Naka-niida?
The windiest day measured in Naka-niida between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2012, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Naka-niida?
The warmest month in Naka-niida is August (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Naka-niida?
Naka-niida receives on average 1,300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Naka-niida?
Naka-niida 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 Naka-niida?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Naka-niida between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1980, with 43.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Naka-niida?
Yes: Naka-niida has on average 36 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Naka-niida?
In Naka-niida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 14 August 1994, and the lowest was -26.0 °C on 17 January 1942.
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