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Monthly climate in Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Urakawa features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1375 mm (54.1 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Urakawa enjoys an average of 3034 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 8 minutes to 15 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan §

The warmest months in Urakawa are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 20 °C (64 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -1 °C (25 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Urakawa experiences 5 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 114 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Urakawa, 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 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average high -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Minimum -15°C
(6°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan §

Urakawa usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 169 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Urakawa are January, February and December. On average, 67 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Urakawa, 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) 58 (2.3) 65 (2.6) 110 (4.3) 101 (4.0) 108 (4.3) 115 (4.5) 111 (4.4) 167 (6.6) 134 (5.3) 206 (8.1) 122 (4.8) 77 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 9 10 11 11 10 11 13 13 15 14 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan §

The sunniest months in Urakawa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Urakawa: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Urakawa, 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 170 216 272 289 311 303 297 278 260 232 201 201
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 28m 10h 33m 11h 56m 13h 21m 14h 34m 15h 11m 14h 52m 13h 49m 12h 27m 11h 2m 9h 47m 9h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan §

Urakawa 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 Urakawa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Urakawa, 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) 2 3 6 8 9 10 10 10 8 6 3 2