Ube climate — normals and trends
Ube (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,688 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ube averages 2 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Ube has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °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 34.7 °C (on 11 August 2016) and the coldest -4.6 °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
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- coords
- 33.94°, 131.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,688mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
99 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
34.7 °C
11 August 2016
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
16 February 1977
Wettest day
183 mm
6 September 2005
Windiest day
73.4 km/h
27 September 1991
Strongest gust
160.6 km/h
7 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
26 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-13.8 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.9 h
8 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 | 8.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 69 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 174 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 90 mm | -66 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 267 mm | +94 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 342 mm | +73 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | -183 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 235 mm | +94 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 195 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 81 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ube?
Ube has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ube?
The hottest day measured in Ube between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2016, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ube?
The coldest day measured in Ube between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ube?
Yes. Ube gets on average 9.6 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Ube warmed?
Yes: Ube warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ube?
The wettest day measured in Ube between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2005, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ube?
The windiest day measured in Ube between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 73.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ube?
The warmest month in Ube is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ube?
Ube receives on average 1,688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ube?
Ube 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 Ube?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ube between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ube?
Yes: Ube has on average 99 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ube?
In Ube, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 26 July 2018, and the lowest was -13.8 °C on 26 February 1981.
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