Takikawa climate — normals and trends
Takikawa (Japan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 1,181 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Takikawa averages 159 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Takikawa has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 145 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 24 July 2025) and the coldest -25.2 °C (on 17 February 1978).
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
TakikawaHokkaido
- coords
- 43.55°, 141.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,181mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
232.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
32.3 °C
24 July 2025
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
17 February 1978
Wettest day
144 mm
23 August 1975
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
27 September 1954
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
27 September 1954
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
24 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
17 February 1978
Snowiest day
29.8 cm
5 December 2004
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 1941
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 | -1.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 61 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -0.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 102 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 127 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 69 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 108 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 113 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 164 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 212 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 111 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 165 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 0.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 152 mm | +68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Takikawa?
Takikawa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 1,181 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Takikawa?
The hottest day measured in Takikawa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2025, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Takikawa?
The coldest day measured in Takikawa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1978, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Takikawa?
Yes. Takikawa gets on average 232.7 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Takikawa warmed?
Yes: Takikawa warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Takikawa?
The wettest day measured in Takikawa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1975, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Takikawa?
The windiest day measured in Takikawa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1954, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Takikawa?
The warmest month in Takikawa is August (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Takikawa?
Takikawa receives on average 1,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Takikawa?
Takikawa gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Takikawa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Takikawa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 2004, with 29.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Takikawa?
Yes: Takikawa has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Takikawa?
In Takikawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 24 August 2023, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 17 February 1978.
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