Ōzu climate — normals and trends
Ōzu (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,555 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ōzu averages 19 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Ōzu has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 33 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 12 August 2013) and the coldest -7.8 °C (on 18 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
ŌzuEhime
- coords
- 33.50°, 132.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,555mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
12 August 2013
Coldest day
-7.8 °C
18 February 1977
Wettest day
180 mm
11 September 1963
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
7 September 2004
Strongest gust
195.5 km/h
7 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
15 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-12.8 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
16 March 1965
Sunniest day
13.9 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 63 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 240 mm | +90 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 289 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 79 mm | -126 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 137 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 194 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 199 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ōzu?
Ōzu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ōzu?
The hottest day measured in Ōzu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2013, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ōzu?
The coldest day measured in Ōzu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1977, at -7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ōzu?
Yes. Ōzu gets on average 10.4 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Ōzu warmed?
Yes: Ōzu warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ōzu?
The wettest day measured in Ōzu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1963, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ōzu?
The windiest day measured in Ōzu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ōzu?
The warmest month in Ōzu is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ōzu?
Ōzu receives on average 1,555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ōzu?
Ōzu gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ōzu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ōzu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1965, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ōzu?
Yes: Ōzu has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ōzu?
In Ōzu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 15 August 2024, and the lowest was -12.8 °C on 26 February 1981.
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