Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kimobetsu features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (19 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1311 mm (51.6 inches) and receives 188 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kimobetsu enjoys an average of 2925 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 4 minutes to 15 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kimobetsu are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (60 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -5 °C (19 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kimobetsu experiences 13 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 150 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean maximum | 1°C (35°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | -4°C (25°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (19°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (22°F) |
Average low | -11°C (12°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -8°C (19°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kimobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan with other places around the world.
Kimobetsu usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 150 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kimobetsu are January, February and December. On average, 70 mm (2.7 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) | 65 (2.5) | 67 (2.6) | 99 (3.9) | 101 (4.0) | 98 (3.9) | 135 (5.3) | 106 (4.2) | 174 (6.8) | 141 (5.6) | 130 (5.1) | 120 (4.7) | 77 (3.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
The sunniest months in Kimobetsu are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kimobetsu: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 135 | 192 | 248 | 288 | 307 | 297 | 313 | 288 | 270 | 236 | 181 | 167 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 24m | 10h 31m | 11h 56m | 13h 23m | 14h 37m | 15h 15m | 14h 56m | 13h 51m | 12h 27m | 11h 1m | 9h 44m | 9h 4m |
Kimobetsu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 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 Kimobetsu 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |