Nara climate — normals and trends
Nara (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,336 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Nara averages 36 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Nara has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 63 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 7 August 1994) and the coldest -8.9 °C (on 12 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
NaraNara
- coords
- 34.69°, 135.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,336mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
54 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
39.6 °C
7 August 1994
Coldest day
-8.9 °C
12 February 1977
Wettest day
172 mm
9 July 1980
Windiest day
64.9 km/h
26 September 1959
Strongest gust
179.3 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
8 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-13.3 °C
21 February 1968
Snowiest day
24.1 cm
15 February 1968
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 | 9.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 61 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 217 mm | +79 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 183 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 35.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 40 mm | -137 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 157 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 128 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 180 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 30 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nara?
Nara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,336 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nara?
The hottest day measured in Nara between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1994, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nara?
The coldest day measured in Nara between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1977, at -8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Nara?
Yes. Nara gets on average 6.1 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Nara warmed?
Yes: Nara warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nara?
The wettest day measured in Nara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1980, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nara?
The windiest day measured in Nara between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 64.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nara?
The warmest month in Nara is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nara?
Nara receives on average 1,336 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nara?
Nara gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 24.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nara?
Yes: Nara has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nara?
In Nara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 8 August 1994, and the lowest was -13.3 °C on 21 February 1968.
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