Tsuruga climate — normals and trends
Tsuruga (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 2,377 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tsuruga averages 5 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Tsuruga has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 4 August 2025) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 16 February 1947).
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
TsurugaFukui
- coords
- 35.65°, 136.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,377mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
24.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
160.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
33.4 °C
4 August 2025
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
16 February 1947
Wettest day
146 mm
25 September 1953
Windiest day
76.3 km/h
16 September 1961
Strongest gust
148.7 km/h
16 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
9 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-13.8 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
10 December 1946
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 266 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 313 mm | +119 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 158 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 117 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 165 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 222 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 27 mm | -228 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 219 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 234 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 227 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 150 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 10.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 261 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tsuruga?
Tsuruga has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 2,377 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tsuruga?
The hottest day measured in Tsuruga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2025, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tsuruga?
The coldest day measured in Tsuruga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1947, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tsuruga?
Yes. Tsuruga gets on average 160.7 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Tsuruga warmed?
Yes: Tsuruga warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tsuruga?
The wettest day measured in Tsuruga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1953, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tsuruga?
The windiest day measured in Tsuruga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1961, with winds reaching 76.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tsuruga?
The warmest month in Tsuruga is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tsuruga?
Tsuruga receives on average 2,377 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tsuruga?
Tsuruga 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 Tsuruga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tsuruga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1946, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tsuruga?
Yes: Tsuruga has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tsuruga?
In Tsuruga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 9 August 1994, and the lowest was -13.8 °C on 26 February 1981.
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