Ōharu climate — normals and trends
Ōharu (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,929 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ōharu averages 53 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Ōharu has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 7 August 1994) and the coldest -12.4 °C (on 21 February 1968).
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
ŌharuAichi
- coords
- 35.17°, 136.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,929mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
38.2 °C
7 August 1994
Coldest day
-12.4 °C
21 February 1968
Wettest day
187 mm
1 September 1945
Windiest day
81.6 km/h
26 September 1959
Strongest gust
209.9 km/h
26 September 1959
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
29 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-16.8 °C
21 February 1968
Snowiest day
22.2 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 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 | 9.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 27 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 121 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 162 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 209 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 274 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 134 mm | -169 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 143 mm | -76 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 298 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 204 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 42 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ōharu?
Ōharu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ōharu?
The hottest day measured in Ōharu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1994, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ōharu?
The coldest day measured in Ōharu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1968, at -12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ōharu?
Yes. Ōharu gets on average 8.0 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Ōharu warmed?
Yes: Ōharu warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ōharu?
The wettest day measured in Ōharu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1945, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ōharu?
The windiest day measured in Ōharu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1959, with winds reaching 81.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ōharu?
The warmest month in Ōharu is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ōharu?
Ōharu receives on average 1,929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ōharu?
Ōharu gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ōharu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ōharu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 22.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ōharu?
Yes: Ōharu has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ōharu?
In Ōharu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 29 July 2025, and the lowest was -16.8 °C on 21 February 1968.
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