Takehara climate — normals and trends
Takehara (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,349 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Takehara averages 2 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Takehara has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 4 August 2001) and the coldest -4.0 °C (on 16 February 1977).
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
TakeharaHiroshima
- coords
- 34.34°, 132.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,349mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
33.8 °C
4 August 2001
Coldest day
-4.0 °C
16 February 1977
Wettest day
149 mm
7 July 2018
Windiest day
76.6 km/h
27 September 1991
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
27 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.9 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 50 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 116 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 58 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 180 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 279 mm | +79 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -130 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 142 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 199 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 141 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Takehara?
Takehara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,349 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Takehara?
The hottest day measured in Takehara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2001, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Takehara?
The coldest day measured in Takehara between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Takehara?
Yes. Takehara gets on average 5.9 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Takehara warmed?
Yes: Takehara warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Takehara?
The wettest day measured in Takehara between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2018, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Takehara?
The windiest day measured in Takehara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 76.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Takehara?
The warmest month in Takehara is August (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Takehara?
Takehara receives on average 1,349 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Takehara?
Takehara gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Takehara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Takehara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Takehara?
Yes: Takehara has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Takehara?
In Takehara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -11.9 °C on 26 February 1981.
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