Wajima climate — normals and trends
Wajima (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,886 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Wajima averages 5 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Wajima has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 3 August 1978) and the coldest -3.3 °C (on 2 February 1996).
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
WajimaIshikawa
- coords
- 37.40°, 136.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,886mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
30.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
44.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
93 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
32.5 °C
3 August 1978
Coldest day
-3.3 °C
2 February 1996
Wettest day
165 mm
25 July 1958
Windiest day
107.0 km/h
28 September 1991
Strongest gust
189.4 km/h
28 September 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-14.5 °C
2 February 1996
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
31 December 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 241 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 135 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 134 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 190 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 24 mm | -180 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 274 mm | +123 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 222 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 221 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 141 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 215 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wajima?
Wajima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,886 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wajima?
The hottest day measured in Wajima between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1978, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wajima?
The coldest day measured in Wajima between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1996, at -3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Wajima?
Yes. Wajima gets on average 90.7 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Wajima warmed?
Yes: Wajima warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wajima?
The wettest day measured in Wajima between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1958, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wajima?
The windiest day measured in Wajima between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1991, with winds reaching 107.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wajima?
The warmest month in Wajima is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Wajima?
Wajima receives on average 1,886 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wajima?
Wajima 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 Wajima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wajima between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1960, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wajima?
Yes: Wajima has on average 93 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wajima?
In Wajima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was -14.5 °C on 2 February 1996.
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