Nishitawara climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nishitawara?

Nishitawara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,588 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1994, reaching 38.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nishitawara?

The coldest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2012, at -10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nishitawara?

Yes. Nishitawara gets on average 10.8 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Nishitawara warmed?

Yes: Nishitawara warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nishitawara?

The wettest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nishitawara?

The windiest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nishitawara?

The warmest month in Nishitawara is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nishitawara?

Nishitawara receives on average 1,588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nishitawara?

Nishitawara gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nishitawara (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,588 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Nishitawara averages 53 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.

Nishitawara has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 29 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 4 August 1994) and the coldest -10.4 °C (on 19 February 2012).

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

NishitawaraHyōgo

coords: 34.96°, 134.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

14.4°C

Average daily high

18.8°C

Average daily low

10.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,588mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

23.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

53 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

130 d/yr

Annual snowfall

10.8 cm

Average feels-like high

18.3 °C

Average feels-like low

9.5 °C

Average peak gust

37.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

74 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

38.6 °C

4 August 1994

Coldest day

-10.4 °C

19 February 2012

Wettest day

233 mm

27 October 1961

Windiest day

63.7 km/h

27 September 1991

Strongest gust

166.3 km/h

30 August 2004

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

23 July 2018

Coldest feels-like

-14.6 °C

21 February 1968

Snowiest day

29.0 cm

15 February 1968

Sunniest day

14.0 h

21 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.3 °C31 July 2025	-7.0 °C10 February 2025	15.5 °C	1,340 mm	79	57
2024	37.2 °C29 July 2024	-6.6 °C25 January 2024	16.4 °C	1,955 mm	75	30
2023	35.4 °C27 July 2023	-7.9 °C26 January 2023	16.1 °C	1,667 mm	55	32
2022	36.1 °C1 July 2022	-7.6 °C2 January 2022	15.6 °C	1,372 mm	62	43
2021	36.3 °C5 August 2021	-6.4 °C30 January 2021	15.8 °C	1,869 mm	34	29
2020	36.0 °C17 August 2020	-5.2 °C31 December 2020	15.8 °C	1,722 mm	43	17
2019	35.7 °C13 August 2019	-2.0 °C10 January 2019	15.9 °C	1,414 mm	43	17
2018	36.6 °C4 August 2018	-7.8 °C6 February 2018	15.7 °C	1,999 mm	51	44
2017	33.9 °C24 August 2017	-2.9 °C1 February 2017	15.0 °C	1,620 mm	49	41
2016	35.1 °C8 August 2016	-4.4 °C24 January 2016	16.0 °C	1,881 mm	50	25
2015	35.2 °C8 August 2015	-2.7 °C3 January 2015	15.6 °C	1,936 mm	31	21
2014	34.5 °C24 July 2014	-4.5 °C19 December 2014	15.0 °C	1,541 mm	28	35
2013	35.5 °C12 August 2013	-5.8 °C9 February 2013	15.3 °C	1,832 mm	56	37
2012	34.1 °C17 August 2012	-10.4 °C19 February 2012	14.8 °C	1,704 mm	51	48
2011	33.8 °C11 August 2011	-7.6 °C31 January 2011	15.0 °C	1,899 mm	47	55
2010	34.8 °C4 September 2010	-4.5 °C2 January 2010	15.6 °C	1,574 mm	60	25
2009	33.3 °C17 August 2009	-4.8 °C16 January 2009	15.3 °C	1,482 mm	25	26
2008	34.8 °C19 July 2008	-7.0 °C19 February 2008	15.3 °C	1,239 mm	50	33
2007	35.8 °C16 August 2007	-2.4 °C3 February 2007	15.6 °C	1,140 mm	35	24
2006	35.1 °C9 August 2006	-7.6 °C8 January 2006	15.1 °C	1,667 mm	41	40
2005	34.9 °C5 August 2005	-5.4 °C3 February 2005	14.9 °C	1,010 mm	55	57
2004	35.0 °C30 July 2004	-3.7 °C22 January 2004	15.8 °C	1,925 mm	45	40
2003	33.8 °C23 August 2003	-5.6 °C7 January 2003	15.0 °C	1,662 mm	29	43
2002	35.4 °C24 July 2002	-6.9 °C1 February 2002	15.3 °C	1,090 mm	47	35
2001	37.1 °C2 August 2001	-5.8 °C10 March 2001	15.0 °C	1,327 mm	48	55
2000	35.4 °C24 August 2000	-3.5 °C29 January 2000	15.0 °C	1,487 mm	49	44
1999	33.5 °C9 August 1999	-3.3 °C4 February 1999	15.1 °C	1,606 mm	27	51
1998	34.4 °C5 August 1998	-3.7 °C25 January 1998	15.9 °C	1,658 mm	48	31
1997	32.6 °C6 July 1997	-4.3 °C22 January 1997	14.9 °C	1,442 mm	39	51
1996	35.2 °C4 August 1996	-3.7 °C2 February 1996	14.4 °C	1,456 mm	40	62
1995	35.2 °C19 August 1995	-3.6 °C28 December 1995	14.5 °C	1,395 mm	48	59
1994	38.6 °C4 August 1994	-4.8 °C14 February 1994	16.0 °C	879 mm	71	36
1993	32.9 °C26 August 1993	-2.5 °C15 February 1993	14.4 °C	1,881 mm	10	25
1992	33.3 °C24 July 1992	-2.4 °C16 January 1992	14.8 °C	1,393 mm	30	19
1991	33.9 °C24 July 1991	-3.2 °C26 February 1991	15.1 °C	1,694 mm	35	32
1990	35.2 °C10 August 1990	-3.2 °C25 January 1990	15.7 °C	1,850 mm	62	27
1989	32.2 °C3 August 1989	-3.5 °C16 January 1989	14.9 °C	1,814 mm	26	29
1988	32.4 °C2 August 1988	-2.8 °C3 February 1988	14.2 °C	1,624 mm	21	53
1987	33.3 °C30 July 1987	-2.8 °C26 January 1987	15.0 °C	1,349 mm	39	35
1986	32.9 °C2 September 1986	-3.5 °C26 February 1986	14.1 °C	1,421 mm	38	62
1985	33.8 °C29 July 1985	-4.8 °C31 January 1985	14.5 °C	1,694 mm	35	52
1984	33.9 °C10 August 1984	-7.7 °C4 February 1984	13.9 °C	1,196 mm	46	81
1983	34.6 °C3 August 1983	-3.0 °C9 March 1983	14.7 °C	1,512 mm	39	47
1982	31.6 °C26 August 1982	-5.8 °C9 February 1982	14.4 °C	1,838 mm	15	48
1981	33.7 °C21 August 1981	-7.2 °C31 January 1981	13.6 °C	1,379 mm	31	78
1980	32.3 °C21 July 1980	-6.6 °C29 February 1980	13.8 °C	1,866 mm	5	70
1979	33.5 °C30 July 1979	-5.9 °C8 February 1979	14.7 °C	1,984 mm	27	48
1978	34.1 °C21 July 1978	-9.0 °C4 February 1978	14.5 °C	1,295 mm	53	63
1977	33.4 °C4 August 1977	-6.7 °C11 February 1977	14.6 °C	1,668 mm	32	59
1976	33.0 °C22 August 1976	-4.8 °C30 December 1976	13.8 °C	2,032 mm	13	57
1975	33.7 °C22 July 1975	-5.4 °C24 February 1975	14.5 °C	1,913 mm	29	59
1974	32.5 °C19 August 1974	-9.7 °C12 February 1974	13.9 °C	1,981 mm	29	61
1973	36.2 °C13 August 1973	-3.2 °C25 February 1973	14.4 °C	1,255 mm	47	57
1972	33.8 °C5 August 1972	-3.2 °C18 January 1972	14.4 °C	2,536 mm	33	45
1971	34.2 °C16 July 1971	-4.0 °C2 February 1971	14.1 °C	1,617 mm	33	60
1970	33.9 °C21 July 1970	-4.9 °C3 February 1970	13.8 °C	1,858 mm	36	75
1969	34.6 °C11 August 1969	-5.0 °C14 March 1969	13.9 °C	1,488 mm	35	61
1968	33.1 °C23 July 1968	-10.0 °C23 February 1968	13.9 °C	1,779 mm	19	63
1967	34.7 °C5 August 1967	-5.8 °C16 January 1967	14.2 °C	1,501 mm	46	73
1966	32.8 °C7 August 1966	-4.2 °C26 January 1966	13.2 °C	1,742 mm	15	69
1965	32.2 °C23 August 1965	-6.7 °C31 January 1965	12.7 °C	1,885 mm	10	88
1964	34.9 °C20 August 1964	-3.2 °C5 January 1964	14.9 °C	1,583 mm	49	43
1963	33.2 °C18 July 1963	-5.0 °C24 January 1963	14.1 °C	1,703 mm	32	63
1962	34.6 °C28 July 1962	-2.8 °C24 March 1962	14.3 °C	1,549 mm	40	53
1961	33.8 °C14 August 1961	-3.4 °C17 January 1961	15.0 °C	1,921 mm	46	60
1960	34.4 °C3 August 1960	-4.4 °C27 January 1960	14.6 °C	1,613 mm	37	44
1959	35.1 °C3 August 1959	-4.1 °C18 January 1959	15.1 °C	1,767 mm	45	38
1958	32.8 °C31 July 1958	-4.1 °C9 March 1958	14.6 °C	1,543 mm	26	39
1957	32.0 °C1 August 1957	-4.0 °C11 February 1957	13.9 °C	1,768 mm	22	56
1956	35.5 °C3 August 1956	-4.0 °C9 January 1956	13.9 °C	1,872 mm	39	71
1955	34.4 °C20 July 1955	-3.6 °C13 February 1955	14.7 °C	1,338 mm	42	44
1954	34.5 °C9 August 1954	-4.0 °C23 February 1954	14.4 °C	1,630 mm	26	43
1953	35.1 °C21 August 1953	-6.2 °C23 February 1953	14.3 °C	2,015 mm	31	50
1952	31.3 °C2 August 1952	-4.9 °C6 February 1952	13.0 °C	1,551 mm	8	80
1951	33.0 °C31 July 1951	-5.4 °C16 February 1951	13.2 °C	1,497 mm	23	69
1950	31.5 °C2 August 1950	-3.8 °C7 January 1950	13.4 °C	1,301 mm	6	88
1949	32.2 °C7 August 1949	-3.0 °C17 January 1949	13.0 °C	1,528 mm	6	75
1948	30.9 °C19 August 1948	-3.4 °C3 January 1948	13.6 °C	1,404 mm	7	61
1947	32.2 °C13 August 1947	-5.9 °C4 February 1947	12.3 °C	1,231 mm	14	91
1946	34.1 °C24 July 1946	-5.4 °C13 March 1946	13.4 °C	1,191 mm	22	80
1945	31.1 °C9 August 1945	-6.3 °C27 February 1945	12.7 °C	1,872 mm	5	93
1944	31.0 °C18 July 1944	-4.0 °C22 February 1944	13.3 °C	1,088 mm	9	89
1943	31.3 °C10 August 1943	-5.0 °C12 January 1943	12.7 °C	1,090 mm	5	89
1942	33.9 °C4 August 1942	-7.5 °C14 February 1942	13.1 °C	1,041 mm	28	84
1941	30.9 °C18 August 1941	-5.1 °C31 January 1941	13.0 °C	1,500 mm	4	80
1940	30.3 °C24 July 1940	-9.8 °C4 February 1940	12.5 °C	1,127 mm	2	96

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.2 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

+44

Frost days (< 0 °C)

57 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1340 mm

-248 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.3 °C	+0.8 °C	19 mm	-25 mm
Feb	6.9 °C	-1.3 °C	28 mm	-34 mm
Mar	12.9 °C	+0.9 °C	117 mm	+11 mm
Apr	19.0 °C	+1.3 °C	67 mm	-68 mm
May	22.4 °C	+0.4 °C	174 mm	+23 mm
Jun	27.6 °C	+2.4 °C	195 mm	-15 mm
Jul	32.6 °C	+3.7 °C	100 mm	-139 mm
Aug	32.6 °C	+2.2 °C	163 mm	-6 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+2.7 °C	208 mm	-11 mm
Oct	22.6 °C	+1.6 °C	211 mm	+81 mm
Nov	16.2 °C	+0.7 °C	30 mm	-47 mm
Dec	11.2 °C	+1.1 °C	28 mm	-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.3 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-7.0 °C

10 Feb 2025

Wettest day

80.3 mm

10 Aug 2025

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

5 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

73.8 km/h

17 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.9 °C

10 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

2.7 cm

4 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nishitawara?

Nishitawara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,588 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nishitawara?

The hottest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1994, reaching 38.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nishitawara?

The coldest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2012, at -10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Nishitawara?

Yes. Nishitawara gets on average 10.8 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.

Has the climate of Nishitawara warmed?

Yes: Nishitawara warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nishitawara?

The wettest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nishitawara?

The windiest day measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nishitawara?

The warmest month in Nishitawara is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Nishitawara?

Nishitawara receives on average 1,588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nishitawara?

Nishitawara gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nishitawara?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nishitawara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 29.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Nishitawara?

Yes: Nishitawara has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nishitawara?

In Nishitawara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 23 July 2018, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 21 February 1968.

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