Takashima climate — normals and trends
Takashima (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,790 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Takashima averages 23 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Takashima 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 44 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 4 August 2025) and the coldest -9.4 °C (on 12 February 1941).
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
TakashimaShiga
- coords
- 35.41°, 136.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,790mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.7 °C
4 August 2025
Coldest day
-9.4 °C
12 February 1941
Wettest day
164 mm
25 June 1985
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
16 September 1961
Strongest gust
177.5 km/h
4 September 2018
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
30 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.7 °C
12 February 1941
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
12 March 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 June 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 | 7.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 95 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 115 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 161 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 218 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 44 mm | -208 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 184 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 217 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 252 mm | +111 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 123 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Takashima?
Takashima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,790 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Takashima?
The hottest day measured in Takashima between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2025, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Takashima?
The coldest day measured in Takashima between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1941, at -9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Takashima?
Yes. Takashima gets on average 70.2 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Takashima warmed?
Yes: Takashima warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Takashima?
The wettest day measured in Takashima between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1985, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Takashima?
The windiest day measured in Takashima between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1961, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Takashima?
The warmest month in Takashima is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Takashima?
Takashima receives on average 1,790 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Takashima?
Takashima gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Takashima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Takashima between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1969, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Takashima?
Yes: Takashima has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Takashima?
In Takashima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 30 July 2025, and the lowest was -13.7 °C on 12 February 1941.
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