Tsurusaki climate — normals and trends
Tsurusaki (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,621 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Tsurusaki averages 1 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Tsurusaki has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 11 August 2013) and the coldest -3.6 °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
TsurusakiOita
- coords
- 33.25°, 131.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,621mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
32.1 °C
11 August 2013
Coldest day
-3.6 °C
16 February 1977
Wettest day
195 mm
17 September 1945
Windiest day
82.8 km/h
7 September 2004
Strongest gust
171.7 km/h
7 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-12.6 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.9 h
10 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 | 9.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 71 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 108 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 76 mm | -65 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 254 mm | +84 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 332 mm | +68 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -115 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 116 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 373 mm | +171 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 111 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 38 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tsurusaki?
Tsurusaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tsurusaki?
The hottest day measured in Tsurusaki between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2013, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tsurusaki?
The coldest day measured in Tsurusaki between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tsurusaki?
Yes. Tsurusaki gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Tsurusaki warmed?
Yes: Tsurusaki warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tsurusaki?
The wettest day measured in Tsurusaki between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1945, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tsurusaki?
The windiest day measured in Tsurusaki between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 82.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tsurusaki?
The warmest month in Tsurusaki is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tsurusaki?
Tsurusaki receives on average 1,621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tsurusaki?
Tsurusaki gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tsurusaki?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tsurusaki between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tsurusaki?
Yes: Tsurusaki has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tsurusaki?
In Tsurusaki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was -12.6 °C on 26 February 1981.
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