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Monthly climate in Takayama, Gifu, Japan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Takayama features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2390 mm (94.1 inches) and receives 218 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Takayama enjoys an average of 2893 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Takayama, Gifu, Japan §

The warmest months in Takayama are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 23 °C (66 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (27 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Takayama experiences 39 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 109 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Takayama, Gifu, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 10°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Average low -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(8°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Takayama, Gifu, Japan §

Takayama usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 285 mm (11.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Takayama are January, February and November. On average, 130 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Takayama, Gifu, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143 (5.6) 139 (5.5) 177 (7.0) 193 (7.6) 174 (6.9) 213 (8.4) 371 (14.6) 258 (10.2) 227 (8.9) 225 (8.9) 107 (4.2) 164 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 19 17 16 14 17 24 22 17 17 14 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Takayama, Gifu, Japan §

The sunniest months in Takayama are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Takayama: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Takayama, Gifu, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145 208 259 273 294 278 264 295 242 224 220 185
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 58m 10h 50m 11h 57m 13h 6m 14h 5m 14h 34m 14h 19m 13h 28m 12h 22m 11h 14m 10h 14m 9h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Takayama, Gifu, Japan §

Takayama experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, 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 Takayama UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Takayama, Gifu, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 9 10 11 11 12 12 10 7 5 4