Yae climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yae?

Yae has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,723 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yae?

The hottest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2021, reaching 35.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yae?

The coldest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1968, at -14.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yae?

Yes. Yae gets on average 79.2 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Yae warmed?

Yes: Yae warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yae?

The wettest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yae?

The windiest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yae?

The warmest month in Yae is August (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yae?

Yae receives on average 1,723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yae?

Yae gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Yae (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,723 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Yae averages 81 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.

Yae has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 57 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 5 August 2021) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 13 February 1968).

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

YaeHiroshima

coords: 34.68°, 132.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

12.8°C

Average daily high

17.5°C

Average daily low

8.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,723mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

13.5km/h

Seasonal range

23.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

81 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

29 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

165 d/yr

Annual snowfall

79.2 cm

Average feels-like high

16.9 °C

Average feels-like low

7.4 °C

Average peak gust

38.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

55 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.8 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.5 °C

5 August 2021

Coldest day

-14.6 °C

13 February 1968

Wettest day

202 mm

13 August 2021

Windiest day

54.3 km/h

7 September 2004

Strongest gust

182.2 km/h

7 September 2004

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

1 August 2001

Coldest feels-like

-18.4 °C

13 February 1968

Snowiest day

30.1 cm

16 March 1965

Sunniest day

14.0 h

31 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.2 °C3 August 2025	-11.3 °C25 February 2025	13.5 °C	1,567 mm	65	94
2024	35.4 °C22 August 2024	-6.0 °C20 December 2024	14.9 °C	2,034 mm	67	51
2023	34.9 °C28 July 2023	-9.4 °C26 January 2023	14.7 °C	1,653 mm	48	56
2022	33.4 °C29 July 2022	-5.0 °C21 February 2022	14.1 °C	1,478 mm	42	71
2021	35.5 °C5 August 2021	-7.2 °C7 January 2021	14.3 °C	2,363 mm	27	46
2020	35.0 °C19 August 2020	-4.3 °C19 February 2020	14.2 °C	2,090 mm	37	38
2019	34.5 °C5 August 2019	-5.5 °C2 February 2019	14.3 °C	1,600 mm	31	44
2018	35.1 °C20 July 2018	-12.1 °C9 February 2018	14.1 °C	1,900 mm	48	68
2017	33.7 °C5 August 2017	-10.2 °C25 January 2017	13.4 °C	1,700 mm	38	69
2016	34.7 °C13 August 2016	-8.0 °C24 January 2016	14.4 °C	2,056 mm	43	52
2015	34.0 °C1 August 2015	-4.1 °C9 February 2015	13.8 °C	1,757 mm	21	46
2014	33.7 °C26 July 2014	-6.1 °C8 December 2014	13.4 °C	1,862 mm	14	75
2013	34.5 °C20 August 2013	-4.2 °C30 December 2013	14.0 °C	1,799 mm	41	63
2012	33.9 °C31 July 2012	-7.7 °C20 February 2012	13.4 °C	1,559 mm	43	80
2011	33.1 °C13 August 2011	-8.2 °C16 February 2011	13.6 °C	1,765 mm	41	77
2010	34.9 °C4 September 2010	-4.2 °C27 January 2010	14.1 °C	1,676 mm	56	60
2009	32.2 °C18 July 2009	-6.8 °C16 January 2009	13.7 °C	1,632 mm	14	51
2008	33.7 °C11 August 2008	-4.2 °C14 February 2008	13.7 °C	1,469 mm	37	63
2007	33.6 °C26 August 2007	-3.5 °C30 January 2007	14.1 °C	1,328 mm	34	47
2006	34.3 °C16 August 2006	-5.2 °C4 February 2006	13.6 °C	1,697 mm	35	60
2005	33.2 °C24 July 2005	-7.9 °C25 December 2005	13.3 °C	1,297 mm	34	79
2004	33.1 °C3 July 2004	-7.5 °C22 January 2004	14.1 °C	2,219 mm	34	67
2003	33.5 °C22 August 2003	-8.4 °C7 February 2003	13.5 °C	1,856 mm	22	66
2002	33.7 °C24 July 2002	-6.9 °C13 February 2002	13.9 °C	1,349 mm	39	61
2001	34.5 °C1 August 2001	-9.4 °C31 January 2001	13.4 °C	1,757 mm	37	84
2000	33.9 °C22 July 2000	-9.6 °C29 January 2000	13.5 °C	1,676 mm	44	68
1999	33.0 °C9 August 1999	-7.8 °C4 February 1999	13.5 °C	1,621 mm	20	71
1998	33.7 °C3 August 1998	-8.1 °C2 February 1998	14.4 °C	1,821 mm	34	54
1997	33.5 °C2 September 1997	-8.2 °C23 February 1997	13.3 °C	1,935 mm	38	77
1996	34.0 °C2 August 1996	-7.9 °C2 February 1996	12.8 °C	1,540 mm	36	99
1995	33.8 °C23 August 1995	-10.2 °C28 December 1995	12.7 °C	1,418 mm	38	91
1994	34.8 °C8 August 1994	-8.8 °C31 January 1994	14.0 °C	1,042 mm	58	76
1993	31.5 °C26 August 1993	-8.7 °C22 January 1993	12.8 °C	2,163 mm	5	75
1992	33.4 °C29 July 1992	-7.7 °C26 February 1992	13.4 °C	1,575 mm	24	61
1991	33.7 °C23 July 1991	-11.8 °C26 February 1991	13.5 °C	1,815 mm	25	60
1990	33.8 °C7 August 1990	-12.0 °C26 January 1990	14.2 °C	1,763 mm	55	51
1989	32.4 °C12 August 1989	-8.7 °C30 January 1989	13.6 °C	1,906 mm	21	53
1988	32.9 °C8 August 1988	-6.1 °C8 March 1988	12.7 °C	1,691 mm	16	77
1987	32.8 °C30 July 1987	-7.3 °C3 March 1987	13.3 °C	1,954 mm	16	70
1986	33.8 °C30 July 1986	-8.6 °C26 February 1986	12.3 °C	1,562 mm	24	95
1985	33.4 °C28 July 1985	-10.3 °C31 January 1985	12.9 °C	1,980 mm	42	86
1984	33.6 °C11 August 1984	-10.2 °C1 March 1984	12.3 °C	1,355 mm	38	104
1983	34.0 °C6 August 1983	-10.0 °C22 February 1983	13.0 °C	1,853 mm	29	76
1982	31.0 °C8 August 1982	-12.4 °C3 January 1982	12.8 °C	1,797 mm	7	78
1981	33.0 °C19 July 1981	-10.2 °C26 February 1981	11.9 °C	1,493 mm	27	92
1980	31.9 °C20 July 1980	-9.0 °C12 January 1980	11.8 °C	2,414 mm	3	105
1979	32.9 °C31 July 1979	-8.5 °C2 March 1979	13.1 °C	2,058 mm	26	80
1978	34.2 °C9 July 1978	-10.8 °C16 February 1978	13.1 °C	1,394 mm	49	86
1977	33.5 °C4 August 1977	-13.2 °C19 February 1977	12.8 °C	1,680 mm	25	89
1976	31.7 °C22 August 1976	-9.5 °C1 December 1976	12.0 °C	2,196 mm	19	102
1975	32.9 °C21 July 1975	-11.8 °C24 February 1975	12.9 °C	2,015 mm	34	92
1974	32.7 °C15 August 1974	-10.1 °C12 February 1974	12.2 °C	1,881 mm	22	94
1973	33.8 °C22 July 1973	-9.1 °C27 December 1973	12.7 °C	1,430 mm	40	94
1972	32.8 °C17 August 1972	-10.4 °C2 March 1972	12.6 °C	2,546 mm	26	87
1971	33.8 °C2 August 1971	-11.8 °C11 February 1971	12.5 °C	1,600 mm	25	87
1970	34.2 °C24 July 1970	-10.8 °C29 January 1970	12.3 °C	1,769 mm	33	106
1969	33.5 °C30 July 1969	-8.9 °C6 February 1969	12.4 °C	1,565 mm	35	90
1968	33.2 °C23 July 1968	-14.6 °C13 February 1968	12.2 °C	1,787 mm	21	91
1967	33.6 °C24 August 1967	-10.7 °C20 February 1967	12.5 °C	1,722 mm	53	96
1966	33.9 °C9 August 1966	-8.7 °C2 January 1966	11.9 °C	2,006 mm	16	92
1965	31.7 °C22 August 1965	-11.7 °C31 January 1965	11.2 °C	2,206 mm	14	109
1964	33.6 °C4 August 1964	-10.7 °C6 February 1964	13.3 °C	1,571 mm	44	83
1963	32.6 °C2 August 1963	-10.6 °C21 February 1963	12.1 °C	2,305 mm	26	99
1962	33.2 °C26 July 1962	-8.9 °C4 February 1962	12.5 °C	1,599 mm	32	86
1961	32.5 °C17 July 1961	-10.4 °C4 February 1961	13.4 °C	1,569 mm	43	84
1960	33.1 °C1 August 1960	-10.5 °C27 January 1960	13.0 °C	1,479 mm	30	82
1959	34.0 °C3 August 1959	-9.2 °C20 January 1959	13.5 °C	1,783 mm	28	62
1958	33.4 °C31 July 1958	-10.3 °C31 March 1958	12.9 °C	1,584 mm	25	79
1957	32.6 °C20 July 1957	-10.3 °C16 March 1957	12.0 °C	1,911 mm	13	86
1956	33.7 °C2 August 1956	-9.4 °C3 February 1956	11.9 °C	1,972 mm	32	102
1955	32.4 °C20 July 1955	-10.8 °C12 January 1955	12.8 °C	1,572 mm	33	87
1954	32.9 °C7 August 1954	-9.2 °C4 February 1954	12.7 °C	1,910 mm	25	69
1953	33.3 °C19 August 1953	-10.5 °C19 January 1953	12.7 °C	2,175 mm	24	83
1952	31.9 °C2 August 1952	-11.1 °C22 February 1952	11.7 °C	1,815 mm	10	98
1951	32.7 °C30 July 1951	-10.8 °C8 February 1951	11.9 °C	1,465 mm	30	85
1950	31.2 °C2 August 1950	-8.9 °C20 February 1950	11.9 °C	1,433 mm	10	102
1949	31.0 °C6 August 1949	-8.0 °C9 January 1949	11.5 °C	1,590 mm	6	96
1948	30.0 °C29 July 1948	-8.8 °C30 January 1948	12.2 °C	1,592 mm	1	87
1947	32.3 °C13 August 1947	-10.7 °C5 February 1947	10.5 °C	1,563 mm	10	114
1946	33.7 °C16 July 1946	-10.8 °C4 February 1946	12.0 °C	1,088 mm	27	105
1945	31.2 °C9 August 1945	-11.8 °C18 February 1945	10.9 °C	2,164 mm	7	108
1944	30.7 °C2 September 1944	-12.4 °C9 January 1944	11.6 °C	1,255 mm	5	115
1943	30.2 °C10 August 1943	-12.4 °C2 February 1943	11.1 °C	1,229 mm	2	115
1942	34.5 °C2 August 1942	-12.3 °C14 February 1942	11.5 °C	1,039 mm	35	114
1941	31.1 °C8 August 1941	-12.2 °C12 February 1941	11.4 °C	1,454 mm	3	103
1940	31.0 °C29 July 1940	-12.9 °C10 February 1940	11.0 °C	1,335 mm	2	112

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

65 d/yr

+36

Frost days (< 0 °C)

94 d/yr

+13

Annual rainfall

1567 mm

-156 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	5.5 °C	+0.4 °C	40 mm	-39 mm
Feb	3.3 °C	-2.9 °C	77 mm	-7 mm
Mar	11.9 °C	+1.1 °C	168 mm	+59 mm
Apr	18.2 °C	+1.1 °C	80 mm	-50 mm
May	21.6 °C	+0.1 °C	186 mm	+37 mm
Jun	27.0 °C	+2.4 °C	221 mm	-13 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	+3.8 °C	75 mm	-193 mm
Aug	30.9 °C	+1.4 °C	245 mm	+67 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+1.9 °C	215 mm	-5 mm
Oct	21.7 °C	+1.9 °C	138 mm	+26 mm
Nov	14.8 °C	+0.7 °C	43 mm	-40 mm
Dec	8.8 °C	+0.8 °C	80 mm	+3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-11.3 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

91.2 mm

10 Aug 2025

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

5 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

89.3 km/h

16 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

7 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-15.6 °C

25 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

12.6 cm

1 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yae?

Yae has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,723 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yae?

The hottest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2021, reaching 35.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yae?

The coldest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1968, at -14.6 °C.

Does it snow in Yae?

Yes. Yae gets on average 79.2 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.

Has the climate of Yae warmed?

Yes: Yae warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yae?

The wettest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yae?

The windiest day measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yae?

The warmest month in Yae is August (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Yae?

Yae receives on average 1,723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yae?

Yae 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 Yae?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yae between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1965, with 30.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Yae?

Yes: Yae has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yae?

In Yae, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 1 August 2001, and the lowest was -18.4 °C on 13 February 1968.

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