climigo

Chugoku

When to go?

The best months are May, October. Avoid July–August (hot, at times often rainy).

Climate zones

KyushuShikokuKansaiHiroshimaHiroshimaHiroshimaOkayamaOkayamaOkayamaFukuyamaFukuyamaFukuyamaShimonosekiShimonosekiShimonosekiMatsueMatsueMatsue

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 7°−1°
February 8°0°
March 12°3°
April 18°7°
May 22°12°
June 26°17°
July 29°22°
August 30°23°
September 27°19°
October 21°13°
November 16°7°
December 10°2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−0.5 · 7.2 °CJanuary: −0.5 · 7.2 °C−0.1 · 8.4 °CFebruary: −0.1 · 8.4 °C2.7 · 12.4 °CMarch: 2.7 · 12.4 °C7.4 · 17.6 °CApril: 7.4 · 17.6 °C12.4 · 22.1 °CMay: 12.4 · 22.1 °C17.3 · 25.6 °CJune: 17.3 · 25.6 °C21.8 · 29.1 °CJuly: 21.8 · 29.1 °C22.6 · 30.4 °CAugust: 22.6 · 30.4 °C18.7 · 26.7 °CSeptember: 18.7 · 26.7 °C12.5 · 21.3 °COctober: 12.5 · 21.3 °C6.8 · 15.5 °CNovember: 6.8 · 15.5 °C1.7 · 9.6 °CDecember: 1.7 · 9.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −0.5 – 7.2 °C
Feb −0.1 – 8.4 °C
Mar 2.7 – 12.4 °C
Apr 7.4 – 17.6 °C
May 12.4 – 22.1 °C
Jun 17.3 – 25.6 °C
Jul 21.8 – 29.1 °C
Aug 22.6 – 30.4 °C
Sep 18.7 – 26.7 °C
Oct 12.5 – 21.3 °C
Nov 6.8 – 15.5 °C
Dec 1.7 – 9.6 °C

How much it rains

January 79 mm14 d
February 78 mm13 d
March 117 mm13 d
April 127 mm11 d
May 152 mm10 d
June 227 mm13 d
July 248 mm15 d
August 181 mm13 d
September 192 mm13 d
October 116 mm10 d
November 84 mm10 d
December 86 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec79 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 79 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a day78 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 78 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day117 mm · 13 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 117 mm · 13 rain days · 9 mm a day127 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 127 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a day152 mm · 10 rain days · 15 mm a dayMay: 152 mm · 10 rain days · 15 mm a day227 mm · 13 rain days · 17 mm a dayJune: 227 mm · 13 rain days · 17 mm a day248 mm · 15 rain days · 17 mm a dayJuly: 248 mm · 15 rain days · 17 mm a day181 mm · 13 rain days · 14 mm a dayAugust: 181 mm · 13 rain days · 14 mm a day192 mm · 13 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 192 mm · 13 rain days · 15 mm a day116 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 116 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a day84 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 84 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day86 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 86 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 79 mm14 d
Feb 78 mm13 d
Mar 117 mm13 d
Apr 127 mm11 d
May 152 mm10 d
Jun 227 mm13 d
Jul 248 mm15 d
Aug 181 mm13 d
Sep 192 mm13 d
Oct 116 mm10 d
Nov 84 mm10 d
Dec 86 mm13 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 06
February 10 h 57
March 11 h 56
April 13 h 03
May 13 h 58
June 14 h 28
July 14 h 15
August 13 h 28
September 12 h 25
October 11 h 21
November 10 h 22
December 9 h 51

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 3 cm
February 3 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 cmJanuary: 3 cm3 cmFebruary: 3 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 3 cm
Feb 3 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities