Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Echizen features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (38 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2531 mm (99.7 inches) and receives 201 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Echizen enjoys an average of 3037 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 45 minutes to 14 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Echizen are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (73 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 6 °C (38 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Echizen experiences 67 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 32 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean maximum | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average high | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Daily mean | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average low | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean minimum | -4°C (25°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Minimum | -5°C (22°F) | -5°C (22°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Echizen, Fukui, Japan with other places around the world.
Echizen usually has the most precipitation in July, August and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 291 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Echizen are February, May and November. On average, 160 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 188 (7.4) | 171 (6.7) | 173 (6.8) | 190 (7.5) | 167 (6.6) | 191 (7.5) | 376 (14.8) | 264 (10.4) | 222 (8.7) | 213 (8.4) | 143 (5.6) | 232 (9.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 23 |
The sunniest months in Echizen are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Echizen: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171 | 209 | 262 | 284 | 301 | 289 | 280 | 308 | 252 | 241 | 228 | 206 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 0m | 10h 51m | 11h 57m | 13h 5m | 14h 3m | 14h 32m | 14h 17m | 13h 27m | 12h 22m | 11h 14m | 10h 15m | 9h 45m |
Echizen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Echizen UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |