Tables of Climatological Normals (1991–2020)
The following tables indicate the monthly/annual climate normals for major observatories in Japan, calculated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Technical Regulation based on observed data from 1991 to 2020.
The climate normals are the averages or totals of observed data over the consecutive period of 30 years and updated every decade.
Mean temperature ( °C )
Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Sapporo | -3.2 | -2.7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 5.2 | -0.9 | 9.2 |
Sendai | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 15.6 | 19.2 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 21.2 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 12.8 |
Niigata | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 24.9 | 26.5 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 13.9 |
Nagoya | 4.8 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 14.6 | 19.4 | 23.0 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 24.5 | 18.6 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 16.2 |
Tokyo | 5.4 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 14.3 | 18.8 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 26.9 | 23.3 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
Hiroshima | 5.4 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 19.6 | 23.2 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 24.7 | 18.8 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 16.5 |
Osaka | 6.2 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 20.1 | 23.6 | 27.7 | 29.0 | 25.2 | 19.5 | 13.8 | 8.7 | 17.1 |
Takamatsu | 5.9 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 19.8 | 23.3 | 27.5 | 28.6 | 24.7 | 19.0 | 13.2 | 8.1 | 16.7 |
Fukuoka | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 19.9 | 23.3 | 27.4 | 28.4 | 24.7 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 9.1 | 17.3 |
Kagoshima | 8.7 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 17.1 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.3 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 10.9 | 18.8 |
Naha | 17.3 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 24.2 | 27.2 | 29.1 | 29.0 | 27.9 | 25.5 | 22.5 | 19.0 | 23.3 |
Daily Maximum temperature ( °C )
Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Sapporo | -0.4 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 17.9 | 21.8 | 25.4 | 26.4 | 22.8 | 16.4 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 13.1 |
Sendai | 5.6 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 25.0 | 19.8 | 14.1 | 8.3 | 16.9 |
Niigata | 5.3 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 16.1 | 21.3 | 24.8 | 28.7 | 30.8 | 26.4 | 20.7 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 17.8 |
Nagoya | 9.3 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 20.1 | 24.6 | 27.6 | 31.4 | 33.2 | 29.1 | 23.3 | 17.3 | 11.7 | 21.1 |
Tokyo | 9.8 | 10.9 | 14.2 | 19.4 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 27.5 | 22.0 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 20.3 |
Hiroshima | 9.9 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 19.8 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 29.1 | 23.7 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 21.1 |
Osaka | 9.7 | 10.5 | 14.2 | 19.9 | 24.9 | 28.0 | 31.8 | 33.7 | 29.5 | 23.7 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 21.3 |
Takamatsu | 9.7 | 10.5 | 14.1 | 19.8 | 24.8 | 27.5 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 28.8 | 23.2 | 17.5 | 12.1 | 21.1 |
Fukuoka | 10.2 | 11.6 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 31.2 | 32.5 | 28.6 | 23.7 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 21.3 |
Kagoshima | 13.1 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 21.8 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 30.2 | 25.8 | 20.6 | 15.3 | 23.1 |
Naha | 19.8 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.0 | 29.8 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 30.6 | 28.1 | 25.0 | 21.5 | 26.0 |
Daily Minimum temperature ( °C )
Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Sapporo | -6.4 | -6.2 | -2.4 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 13.4 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | -4.0 | 5.7 |
Sendai | -1.3 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 18.0 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
Niigata | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 19.0 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 10.5 |
Nagoya | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 14.8 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 12.3 |
Tokyo | 1.2 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 18.5 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 12.1 |
Hiroshima | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 15.1 | 19.8 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 21.1 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 12.7 |
Osaka | 3.0 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 20.3 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 21.9 | 16.0 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 13.6 |
Takamatsu | 2.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 15.1 | 19.8 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 21.2 | 15.1 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 12.8 |
Fukuoka | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 16.1 | 20.3 | 24.6 | 25.4 | 21.6 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 14.0 |
Kagoshima | 4.9 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 17.3 | 21.3 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 23.2 | 18.0 | 12.2 | 6.9 | 15.2 |
Naha | 14.9 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 21.1 |
Precipitation ( mm )
Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Sapporo | 108.4 | 91.9 | 77.6 | 54.6 | 55.5 | 60.4 | 90.7 | 126.8 | 142.2 | 109.9 | 113.8 | 114.5 | 1146.1 |
Sendai | 42.3 | 33.9 | 74.4 | 90.2 | 110.2 | 143.7 | 178.4 | 157.8 | 192.6 | 150.6 | 58.7 | 44.1 | 1276.7 |
Niigata | 180.9 | 115.8 | 112.0 | 97.2 | 94.4 | 121.1 | 222.3 | 163.4 | 151.9 | 157.7 | 203.5 | 225.9 | 1845.9 |
Nagoya | 50.8 | 64.7 | 116.2 | 127.5 | 150.3 | 186.5 | 211.4 | 139.5 | 231.6 | 164.7 | 79.1 | 56.6 | 1578.9 |
Tokyo | 59.7 | 56.5 | 116.0 | 133.7 | 139.7 | 167.8 | 156.2 | 154.7 | 224.9 | 234.8 | 96.3 | 57.9 | 1598.2 |
Hiroshima | 46.2 | 64.0 | 118.3 | 141.0 | 169.8 | 226.5 | 279.8 | 131.4 | 162.7 | 109.2 | 69.3 | 54.0 | 1572.2 |
Osaka | 47.0 | 60.5 | 103.1 | 101.9 | 136.5 | 185.1 | 174.4 | 113.0 | 152.8 | 136.0 | 72.5 | 55.5 | 1338.3 |
Takamatsu | 39.4 | 45.8 | 81.4 | 74.6 | 100.9 | 153.1 | 159.8 | 106.0 | 167.4 | 120.1 | 55.0 | 46.7 | 1150.1 |
Fukuoka | 74.4 | 69.8 | 103.7 | 118.2 | 133.7 | 249.6 | 299.1 | 210.0 | 175.1 | 94.5 | 91.4 | 67.5 | 1686.9 |
Kagoshima | 78.3 | 112.7 | 161.0 | 194.9 | 205.2 | 570.0 | 365.1 | 224.3 | 222.9 | 104.6 | 102.5 | 93.2 | 2434.7 |
Naha | 101.6 | 114.5 | 142.8 | 161.0 | 245.3 | 284.4 | 188.1 | 240.0 | 275.2 | 179.2 | 119.1 | 110.0 | 2161.0 |
Relative Humidity ( % )
Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Sapporo | 69 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
Sendai | 66 | 64 | 61 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 71 |
Niigata | 72 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 72 |
Nagoya | 64 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
Tokyo | 51 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 56 | 65 |
Hiroshima | 66 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
Osaka | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 63 |
Takamatsu | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 67 |
Fukuoka | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 68 |
Kagoshima | 66 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 70 |
Naha | 66 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 73 |
Sunshine duration ( h )
Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Sapporo | 90.4 | 103.5 | 144.7 | 175.8 | 200.4 | 180.0 | 168.0 | 168.1 | 159.3 | 145.9 | 99.1 | 82.7 | 1718.0 |
Sendai | 149.0 | 154.7 | 178.6 | 193.7 | 191.9 | 143.7 | 126.3 | 144.5 | 128.0 | 147.0 | 143.4 | 136.3 | 1836.9 |
Niigata | 56.4 | 74.3 | 136.8 | 177.7 | 202.8 | 179.2 | 162.1 | 205.2 | 156.2 | 138.2 | 91.5 | 62.9 | 1639.6 |
Nagoya | 174.5 | 175.5 | 199.7 | 200.2 | 205.5 | 151.8 | 166.0 | 201.3 | 159.6 | 168.9 | 167.1 | 170.3 | 2141.0 |
Tokyo | 192.6 | 170.4 | 175.3 | 178.8 | 179.6 | 124.2 | 151.4 | 174.2 | 126.7 | 129.4 | 149.8 | 174.4 | 1926.7 |
Hiroshima | 138.6 | 140.1 | 176.7 | 191.9 | 210.8 | 154.6 | 173.4 | 207.3 | 167.3 | 178.6 | 153.3 | 140.6 | 2033.1 |
Osaka | 146.5 | 140.6 | 172.2 | 192.6 | 203.7 | 154.3 | 184.0 | 222.4 | 161.6 | 166.1 | 152.6 | 152.1 | 2048.6 |
Takamatsu | 141.4 | 143.8 | 175.0 | 194.5 | 210.1 | 158.2 | 191.8 | 221.2 | 159.6 | 164.6 | 145.5 | 142.7 | 2046.5 |
Fukuoka | 104.1 | 123.5 | 161.2 | 188.1 | 204.1 | 145.2 | 172.2 | 200.9 | 164.7 | 175.9 | 137.3 | 112.2 | 1889.4 |
Kagoshima | 132.6 | 139.3 | 163.2 | 175.6 | 178.2 | 109.3 | 185.5 | 206.9 | 176.4 | 184.0 | 157.7 | 143.2 | 1942.1 |
Naha | 93.1 | 93.1 | 115.3 | 120.9 | 138.2 | 159.5 | 227.0 | 206.3 | 181.3 | 163.3 | 121.7 | 107.4 | 1727.1 |