Ushibukamachi climate — normals and trends
Ushibukamachi (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,068 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ushibukamachi averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Ushibukamachi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 23 July 1994) and the coldest -0.3 °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
UshibukamachiKumamoto
- coords
- 32.20°, 130.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,068mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
27.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
133 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
33.2 °C
23 July 1994
Coldest day
-0.3 °C
16 February 1977
Wettest day
230 mm
19 July 1976
Windiest day
109.5 km/h
27 September 1991
Strongest gust
190.4 km/h
27 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
20 August 2013
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
24 January 2016
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
24 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.6 h
12 June 1951
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 | 11.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 81 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 10.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 100 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 321 mm | +116 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 352 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 96 mm | -185 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 232 mm | +56 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 192 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 97 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -67 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 69 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ushibukamachi?
Ushibukamachi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,068 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ushibukamachi?
The hottest day measured in Ushibukamachi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1994, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ushibukamachi?
The coldest day measured in Ushibukamachi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1977, at -0.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ushibukamachi?
Yes. Ushibukamachi gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Ushibukamachi warmed?
Yes: Ushibukamachi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ushibukamachi?
The wettest day measured in Ushibukamachi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1976, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ushibukamachi?
The windiest day measured in Ushibukamachi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1991, with winds reaching 109.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ushibukamachi?
The warmest month in Ushibukamachi is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ushibukamachi?
Ushibukamachi receives on average 2,068 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ushibukamachi?
Ushibukamachi gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ushibukamachi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ushibukamachi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ushibukamachi?
Yes: Ushibukamachi has on average 133 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ushibukamachi?
In Ushibukamachi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 20 August 2013, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 24 January 2016.
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