Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kumamoto, Japan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kumamoto, Japan, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2013-08-19; its coldest fell to -6°C on 1981-02-26.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
19°C1989-01-19
-2°C2016-01-24
12°C2002-01-15
-6°C1985-01-14
February
21°C2024-02-20
-2°C1981-02-26
13°C1992-02-29
-6°C1981-02-26
March
24°C2023-03-22
3°C2015-03-10
16°C2025-03-27
-3°C2016-03-01
April
28°C1998-04-29
8°C2018-04-07
19°C1998-04-24
-1°C1985-04-01
May
32°C2000-05-25
14°C1991-05-02
22°C2004-05-30
5°C1991-05-04
June
33°C2025-06-29
18°C2009-06-03
24°C2025-06-30
10°C1981-06-02
July
35°C2018-07-19
23°C2015-07-05
26°C2023-07-28
14°C1982-07-01
August
35°C2013-08-19
23°C2003-08-14
27°C2023-08-09
16°C1981-08-06
September
34°C2024-09-12
18°C1987-09-27
26°C2024-09-16
9°C1987-09-28
October
31°C2025-10-11
9°C1997-10-31
23°C2007-10-08
3°C1997-10-31
November
26°C2011-11-06
6°C1988-11-27
19°C1996-11-01
-1°C1985-11-30
December
22°C2018-12-04
0°C1995-12-25
14°C2018-12-03
-5°C2005-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
22°C2018-12-04
-2°C2016-01-24
14°C2018-12-03
-6°C1981-02-26
Spring (Mar–May)
32°C2000-05-25
3°C2015-03-10
22°C2004-05-30
-3°C2016-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2013-08-19
18°C2009-06-03
27°C2023-08-09
10°C1981-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2024-09-12
6°C1988-11-27
26°C2024-09-16
-1°C1985-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Kumamoto has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 2013-08-19
Lowest -2°C 2016-01-24

Low

Highest 27°C 2023-08-09
Lowest -6°C 1981-02-26

Feels-like

Highest 58°C 2016-07-24
Lowest -15°C 1981-02-26

Humidity

Highest 25.5 g/m³ 2024-08-04
Lowest 2.6 g/m³ 1984-02-07

Wind

Highest 63 km/h 1991-09-27
Lowest 4 km/h 2019-06-02

Precip

Wettest 186 mm 2021-08-12
Driest 31-day dry spell 2020-11-23

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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