Takahata climate — normals and trends
Takahata (Japan) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,402 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Takahata averages 128 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Takahata has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 145 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 14 August 1994) and the coldest -18.9 °C (on 17 January 1942).
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
TakahataYamagata
- coords
- 38.00°, 140.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,402mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
231.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
44.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
35.2 °C
14 August 1994
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
17 January 1942
Wettest day
127 mm
28 June 1966
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
14 December 2025
Strongest gust
157.3 km/h
23 August 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
29 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
17 January 1942
Snowiest day
61.0 cm
24 December 1980
Sunniest day
14.3 h
19 June 2007
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 | 1.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 117 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 0.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 98 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 88 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 107 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 152 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 94 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 51 mm | -137 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 173 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 173 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 159 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 129 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Takahata?
Takahata has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,402 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Takahata?
The hottest day measured in Takahata between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1994, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Takahata?
The coldest day measured in Takahata between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1942, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Takahata?
Yes. Takahata gets on average 231.1 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Takahata warmed?
Yes: Takahata warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Takahata?
The wettest day measured in Takahata between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1966, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Takahata?
The windiest day measured in Takahata between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 2025, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Takahata?
The warmest month in Takahata is August (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Takahata?
Takahata receives on average 1,402 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Takahata?
Takahata gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Takahata?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Takahata between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1980, with 61.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Takahata?
Yes: Takahata has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Takahata?
In Takahata, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 29 July 2025, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 17 January 1942.
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