Shibushi climate — normals and trends
Shibushi (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,129 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shibushi averages 13 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Shibushi has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 2 August 2013) and the coldest -5.0 °C (on 24 January 1976).
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
ShibushiKagoshima
- coords
- 31.48°, 131.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,129mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
105 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
36.2 °C
2 August 2013
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
24 January 1976
Wettest day
295 mm
19 August 1946
Windiest day
68.5 km/h
30 August 2004
Strongest gust
183.6 km/h
3 September 1993
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
8 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.2 °C
25 January 2023
Snowiest day
3.6 cm
2 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.8 h
12 June 1951
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 | 11.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 65 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 165 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 347 mm | +113 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 217 mm | -183 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 184 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 154 mm | -74 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 214 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 175 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 64 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shibushi?
Shibushi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,129 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shibushi?
The hottest day measured in Shibushi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2013, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shibushi?
The coldest day measured in Shibushi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1976, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shibushi?
Almost never: Shibushi sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shibushi warmed?
Yes: Shibushi warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shibushi?
The wettest day measured in Shibushi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 295 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shibushi?
The windiest day measured in Shibushi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2004, with winds reaching 68.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shibushi?
The warmest month in Shibushi is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shibushi?
Shibushi receives on average 2,129 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shibushi?
Shibushi 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 Shibushi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shibushi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1977, with 3.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shibushi?
Yes: Shibushi has on average 105 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shibushi?
In Shibushi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 8 August 2024, and the lowest was -10.2 °C on 25 January 2023.
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