Takahashi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Takahashi?

Takahashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,465 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2001, reaching 38.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Takahashi?

The coldest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1940, at -12.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Takahashi?

Yes. Takahashi gets on average 19.2 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Takahashi warmed?

Yes: Takahashi warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Takahashi?

The wettest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Takahashi?

The windiest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Takahashi?

The warmest month in Takahashi is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Takahashi?

Takahashi receives on average 1,465 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Takahashi?

Takahashi gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Takahashi (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,465 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 (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Takahashi averages 66 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.

Takahashi has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 41 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 2 August 2001) and the coldest -12.7 °C (on 9 February 1940).

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

TakahashiOkayama

coords: 34.78°, 133.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

14.0°C

Average daily high

18.7°C

Average daily low

9.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,465mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

23.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

66 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

38 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

129 d/yr

Annual snowfall

19.2 cm

Average feels-like high

18.1 °C

Average feels-like low

8.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

67 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.9 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

38.2 °C

2 August 2001

Coldest day

-12.7 °C

9 February 1940

Wettest day

176 mm

14 August 2021

Windiest day

57.6 km/h

7 September 2004

Strongest gust

159.8 km/h

7 September 2004

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

1 August 2001

Coldest feels-like

-17.4 °C

8 February 1940

Snowiest day

25.8 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	36.7 °C2 August 2025	-7.8 °C25 February 2025	14.8 °C	1,320 mm	79	77
2024	35.7 °C1 August 2024	-6.0 °C20 December 2024	15.9 °C	1,848 mm	73	40
2023	35.9 °C13 August 2023	-7.1 °C26 January 2023	15.8 °C	1,406 mm	60	48
2022	34.8 °C1 July 2022	-4.0 °C24 February 2022	15.4 °C	1,162 mm	69	59
2021	35.4 °C5 August 2021	-5.9 °C9 January 2021	15.3 °C	1,926 mm	33	38
2020	35.7 °C14 August 2020	-2.7 °C31 December 2020	15.3 °C	1,690 mm	48	34
2019	34.8 °C2 August 2019	-2.7 °C10 January 2019	15.4 °C	1,341 mm	41	35
2018	36.2 °C5 August 2018	-5.0 °C9 February 2018	15.1 °C	1,755 mm	53	56
2017	34.9 °C24 August 2017	-7.8 °C25 January 2017	14.5 °C	1,476 mm	51	55
2016	34.5 °C8 August 2016	-5.6 °C24 January 2016	15.4 °C	1,811 mm	50	43
2015	34.7 °C1 August 2015	-3.2 °C30 December 2015	14.9 °C	1,656 mm	30	37
2014	34.8 °C25 July 2014	-5.5 °C15 December 2014	14.5 °C	1,604 mm	29	57
2013	36.5 °C11 August 2013	-4.8 °C30 December 2013	15.2 °C	1,655 mm	56	49
2012	33.7 °C26 July 2012	-6.3 °C20 February 2012	14.6 °C	1,373 mm	52	53
2011	34.6 °C13 August 2011	-4.1 °C3 January 2011	14.8 °C	1,643 mm	52	60
2010	36.1 °C21 August 2010	-3.6 °C27 January 2010	15.3 °C	1,417 mm	65	41
2009	33.2 °C18 July 2009	-2.6 °C16 January 2009	15.1 °C	1,279 mm	29	36
2008	36.1 °C2 August 2008	-3.7 °C7 December 2008	15.0 °C	1,325 mm	51	41
2007	36.1 °C18 August 2007	-2.4 °C15 January 2007	15.4 °C	1,060 mm	54	32
2006	35.7 °C9 August 2006	-4.0 °C4 February 2006	14.8 °C	1,549 mm	47	48
2005	35.2 °C5 August 2005	-5.3 °C22 February 2005	14.8 °C	889 mm	60	65
2004	36.0 °C30 July 2004	-5.3 °C22 January 2004	15.5 °C	2,011 mm	45	51
2003	35.1 °C23 August 2003	-5.4 °C29 January 2003	14.7 °C	1,564 mm	33	48
2002	36.0 °C5 August 2002	-3.5 °C1 February 2002	15.3 °C	1,027 mm	73	43
2001	38.2 °C2 August 2001	-7.4 °C10 March 2001	14.8 °C	1,421 mm	52	63
2000	36.1 °C24 August 2000	-4.9 °C28 January 2000	14.9 °C	1,299 mm	66	60
1999	33.2 °C11 August 1999	-6.0 °C14 February 1999	14.9 °C	1,393 mm	40	55
1998	35.6 °C5 August 1998	-7.4 °C25 January 1998	15.7 °C	1,515 mm	59	43
1997	36.2 °C2 September 1997	-5.1 °C22 January 1997	14.6 °C	1,506 mm	49	60
1996	37.3 °C3 August 1996	-5.5 °C2 February 1996	14.1 °C	1,303 mm	47	84
1995	37.1 °C19 August 1995	-4.1 °C31 January 1995	14.2 °C	1,205 mm	50	71
1994	37.6 °C7 August 1994	-5.7 °C18 February 1994	15.6 °C	834 mm	73	56
1993	32.6 °C26 August 1993	-3.3 °C3 February 1993	14.0 °C	1,855 mm	10	54
1992	34.9 °C29 July 1992	-3.0 °C20 January 1992	14.6 °C	1,350 mm	41	43
1991	34.5 °C24 July 1991	-5.5 °C2 March 1991	14.7 °C	1,452 mm	34	48
1990	36.3 °C7 August 1990	-6.7 °C26 January 1990	15.4 °C	1,709 mm	66	40
1989	32.6 °C4 August 1989	-3.8 °C30 January 1989	14.6 °C	1,628 mm	37	45
1988	33.1 °C2 August 1988	-3.7 °C4 February 1988	13.8 °C	1,507 mm	19	59
1987	33.3 °C28 July 1987	-4.4 °C27 March 1987	14.5 °C	1,509 mm	36	55
1986	32.9 °C29 July 1986	-7.4 °C26 February 1986	13.6 °C	1,217 mm	33	80
1985	33.7 °C3 September 1985	-5.9 °C31 January 1985	14.2 °C	1,507 mm	41	64
1984	34.4 °C9 August 1984	-9.9 °C4 February 1984	13.6 °C	1,121 mm	51	94
1983	34.6 °C3 August 1983	-4.7 °C23 January 1983	14.3 °C	1,397 mm	40	61
1982	31.4 °C4 August 1982	-9.3 °C9 February 1982	13.8 °C	1,632 mm	13	70
1981	33.4 °C19 July 1981	-10.2 °C28 February 1981	13.1 °C	1,238 mm	31	87
1980	32.6 °C21 July 1980	-7.9 °C17 January 1980	13.0 °C	1,991 mm	4	82
1979	34.0 °C30 July 1979	-7.9 °C7 February 1979	14.2 °C	1,801 mm	30	67
1978	33.7 °C6 July 1978	-11.1 °C17 February 1978	14.1 °C	1,181 mm	55	77
1977	34.1 °C4 August 1977	-9.2 °C16 February 1977	14.0 °C	1,604 mm	31	74
1976	32.1 °C14 August 1976	-7.0 °C28 December 1976	13.1 °C	1,859 mm	24	77
1975	34.0 °C22 July 1975	-7.4 °C24 January 1975	14.0 °C	1,798 mm	35	75
1974	33.0 °C2 August 1974	-11.4 °C12 February 1974	13.5 °C	1,621 mm	27	78
1973	35.9 °C13 August 1973	-4.2 °C31 January 1973	13.9 °C	1,115 mm	48	79
1972	33.7 °C8 August 1972	-5.7 °C2 March 1972	13.7 °C	2,149 mm	29	64
1971	34.5 °C16 July 1971	-5.8 °C11 February 1971	13.6 °C	1,485 mm	32	73
1970	34.7 °C5 August 1970	-5.8 °C26 January 1970	13.4 °C	1,631 mm	36	93
1969	35.3 °C13 August 1969	-6.1 °C15 March 1969	13.5 °C	1,277 mm	47	82
1968	34.7 °C23 July 1968	-9.6 °C18 February 1968	13.4 °C	1,635 mm	27	77
1967	34.2 °C24 August 1967	-7.1 °C16 January 1967	13.7 °C	1,394 mm	56	84
1966	33.1 °C8 August 1966	-5.5 °C20 January 1966	12.8 °C	1,661 mm	20	77
1965	31.7 °C22 August 1965	-8.5 °C31 January 1965	12.2 °C	1,811 mm	18	99
1964	34.3 °C5 August 1964	-5.3 °C6 February 1964	14.4 °C	1,329 mm	55	63
1963	33.3 °C18 July 1963	-7.5 °C10 February 1963	13.3 °C	1,751 mm	32	85
1962	34.3 °C7 August 1962	-4.1 °C4 February 1962	13.7 °C	1,404 mm	42	74
1961	33.7 °C17 July 1961	-5.5 °C17 January 1961	14.5 °C	1,468 mm	55	72
1960	35.5 °C1 August 1960	-7.1 °C27 January 1960	14.1 °C	1,259 mm	41	63
1959	34.0 °C1 August 1959	-6.1 °C17 January 1959	14.7 °C	1,539 mm	48	48
1958	34.4 °C31 July 1958	-4.9 °C4 January 1958	14.1 °C	1,274 mm	38	59
1957	32.6 °C1 August 1957	-6.2 °C11 February 1957	13.3 °C	1,707 mm	21	73
1956	34.3 °C4 August 1956	-5.4 °C19 February 1956	13.2 °C	1,738 mm	37	79
1955	33.5 °C21 July 1955	-7.1 °C12 January 1955	14.0 °C	1,212 mm	45	66
1954	33.7 °C8 August 1954	-6.0 °C15 February 1954	13.8 °C	1,650 mm	23	59
1953	34.6 °C20 August 1953	-5.6 °C22 February 1953	13.7 °C	1,907 mm	29	72
1952	31.9 °C2 August 1952	-8.1 °C22 February 1952	12.6 °C	1,609 mm	10	86
1951	32.6 °C31 July 1951	-6.9 °C15 February 1951	12.8 °C	1,409 mm	27	78
1950	31.0 °C2 August 1950	-6.2 °C21 February 1950	12.9 °C	1,269 mm	5	93
1949	30.9 °C6 August 1949	-4.4 °C8 March 1949	12.5 °C	1,467 mm	7	87
1948	30.3 °C26 July 1948	-4.7 °C4 January 1948	13.2 °C	1,276 mm	4	72
1947	32.5 °C12 August 1947	-9.6 °C21 February 1947	11.7 °C	1,174 mm	20	99
1946	34.9 °C16 July 1946	-6.6 °C13 March 1946	13.1 °C	960 mm	24	97
1945	31.5 °C9 August 1945	-10.1 °C27 February 1945	12.1 °C	1,671 mm	9	101
1944	31.3 °C18 July 1944	-5.4 °C9 January 1944	12.8 °C	1,064 mm	9	103
1943	31.3 °C15 August 1943	-7.5 °C12 January 1943	12.3 °C	1,057 mm	3	106
1942	34.3 °C2 August 1942	-9.6 °C14 February 1942	12.6 °C	987 mm	32	98
1941	30.8 °C9 August 1941	-8.4 °C14 February 1941	12.6 °C	1,367 mm	4	87
1940	30.9 °C27 July 1940	-12.7 °C9 February 1940	12.1 °C	1,002 mm	5	99

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.0 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

77 d/yr

+11

Annual rainfall

1320 mm

-145 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.2 °C	+0.2 °C	13 mm	-29 mm
Feb	5.7 °C	-2.2 °C	34 mm	-23 mm
Mar	13.0 °C	+1.0 °C	126 mm	+34 mm
Apr	19.2 °C	+1.3 °C	54 mm	-66 mm
May	22.5 °C	+0.2 °C	168 mm	+30 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+2.4 °C	261 mm	+48 mm
Jul	33.2 °C	+4.0 °C	53 mm	-175 mm
Aug	32.9 °C	+2.4 °C	178 mm	+18 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+2.4 °C	195 mm	-5 mm
Oct	22.4 °C	+1.6 °C	167 mm	+59 mm
Nov	15.8 °C	+0.6 °C	31 mm	-36 mm
Dec	10.2 °C	+0.6 °C	40 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.7 °C

2 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-7.8 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

78.1 mm

10 Aug 2025

Windiest day

32.7 km/h

5 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

5 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-12.2 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

9.2 cm

1 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

1 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Takahashi?

Takahashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,465 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Takahashi?

The hottest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2001, reaching 38.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Takahashi?

The coldest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1940, at -12.7 °C.

Does it snow in Takahashi?

Yes. Takahashi gets on average 19.2 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.

Has the climate of Takahashi warmed?

Yes: Takahashi warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Takahashi?

The wettest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Takahashi?

The windiest day measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Takahashi?

The warmest month in Takahashi is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Takahashi?

Takahashi receives on average 1,465 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Takahashi?

Takahashi gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Takahashi?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Takahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 25.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Takahashi?

Yes: Takahashi has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Takahashi?

In Takahashi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 1 August 2001, and the lowest was -17.4 °C on 8 February 1940.

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