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Monthly climate in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fukushima features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between 0 °C (32 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1713 mm (67.5 inches) and receives 191 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fukushima enjoys an average of 2946 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 12 minutes to 15 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan §

The warmest months in Fukushima are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 0 to 2 °C (32 - 36 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fukushima experiences 5 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 60 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fukushima, Hokkaido, 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 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Daily mean -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Average low -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Mean minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Minimum -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan §

Fukushima usually has the most precipitation in August, November and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 188 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fukushima are March, April and May. On average, 109 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fukushima, Hokkaido, 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) 128 (5.0) 134 (5.3) 105 (4.1) 103 (4.1) 118 (4.6) 128 (5.0) 120 (4.7) 193 (7.6) 150 (5.9) 162 (6.4) 164 (6.5) 207 (8.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 22 15 14 12 11 10 14 12 15 19 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan §

The sunniest months in Fukushima are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fukushima: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fukushima, Hokkaido, 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 152 198 258 282 304 296 304 284 265 231 189 177
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 32m 10h 35m 11h 56m 13h 19m 14h 30m 15h 6m 14h 48m 13h 46m 12h 26m 11h 3m 9h 51m 9h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan §

Fukushima experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fukushima UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fukushima, Hokkaido, 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) 3 4 5 8 9 10 10 11 8 6 3 2