Shisō climate — normals and trends
Shisō (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,558 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shisō averages 54 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Shisō has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 79 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 4 August 1994) and the coldest -10.9 °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
ShisōHyōgo
- coords
- 34.98°, 134.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,558mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
38.8 °C
4 August 1994
Coldest day
-10.9 °C
19 February 2012
Wettest day
261 mm
27 October 1961
Windiest day
61.9 km/h
27 September 1991
Strongest gust
164.9 km/h
27 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
23 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-15.2 °C
4 February 1940
Snowiest day
28.6 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 May 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 | 7.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 118 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 177 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 201 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 107 mm | -129 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 172 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 201 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 204 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shisō?
Shisō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,558 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shisō?
The hottest day measured in Shisō between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1994, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shisō?
The coldest day measured in Shisō between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2012, at -10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Shisō?
Yes. Shisō gets on average 12.6 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Shisō warmed?
Yes: Shisō warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shisō?
The wettest day measured in Shisō between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 261 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shisō?
The windiest day measured in Shisō between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 61.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shisō?
The warmest month in Shisō is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shisō?
Shisō receives on average 1,558 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shisō?
Shisō 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 Shisō?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shisō between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 28.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shisō?
Yes: Shisō has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shisō?
In Shisō, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 23 July 2018, and the lowest was -15.2 °C on 4 February 1940.
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