Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ishikari features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1297 mm (51.1 inches) and receives 189 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ishikari enjoys an average of 2914 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ishikari are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 22 °C (66 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to -1 °C (26 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ishikari experiences 15 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 107 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (26°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average low | -6°C (22°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Mean minimum | -11°C (13°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (19°F) |
Minimum | -13°C (8°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan with other places around the world.
Ishikari usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 17 rainy days and 155 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ishikari are January, March and April. On average, 76 mm (3.0 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) | 74 (2.9) | 84 (3.3) | 80 (3.2) | 73 (2.9) | 89 (3.5) | 103 (4.1) | 104 (4.1) | 182 (7.2) | 103 (4.0) | 129 (5.1) | 153 (6.0) | 123 (4.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 19 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 27 |
The sunniest months in Ishikari are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ishikari: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133 | 189 | 242 | 286 | 309 | 296 | 321 | 292 | 269 | 233 | 176 | 163 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 22m | 10h 29m | 11h 56m | 13h 24m | 14h 40m | 15h 18m | 14h 59m | 13h 53m | 12h 28m | 11h 0m | 9h 42m | 9h 1m |
Ishikari experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Ishikari UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |