Thermograph

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

Niigata, Japan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Niigata, 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 34°C on 1994-08-11; its coldest fell to -3°C on 1996-02-02.

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
14°C2023-01-14
0°C1984-01-17
10°C1997-01-01
-3°C2018-01-24
February
15°C2010-02-25
-1°C1984-02-07
11°C2024-02-14
-3°C1996-02-02
March
17°C2025-03-27
2°C2011-03-03
11°C2009-03-19
-1°C1988-03-15
April
22°C2024-04-15
5°C1996-04-02
15°C1998-04-24
2°C1987-04-01
May
26°C2019-05-26
9°C2013-05-02
20°C2019-05-27
6°C2013-05-03
June
28°C2024-06-20
15°C1989-06-08
24°C2022-06-29
12°C1981-06-02
July
32°C2000-07-31
19°C1996-07-06
28°C2025-07-27
17°C1996-07-04
August
34°C1994-08-11
21°C2003-08-31
29°C2023-08-04
19°C2009-08-31
September
32°C2020-09-03
17°C1981-09-29
28°C2010-09-06
16°C2001-09-23
October
27°C2019-10-02
11°C1983-10-30
23°C2024-10-01
9°C1988-10-29
November
23°C2023-11-06
5°C1981-11-29
19°C2023-11-02
3°C1983-11-27
December
20°C1990-12-01
1°C2012-12-26
15°C1990-12-01
-1°C2002-12-27

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)
20°C1990-12-01
-1°C1984-02-07
15°C1990-12-01
-3°C1996-02-02
Spring (Mar–May)
26°C2019-05-26
2°C2011-03-03
20°C2019-05-27
-1°C1988-03-15
Summer (Jun–Aug)
34°C1994-08-11
15°C1989-06-08
29°C2023-08-04
12°C1981-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
32°C2020-09-03
5°C1981-11-29
28°C2010-09-06
3°C1983-11-27

All-time records

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

High

Highest 34°C 1994-08-11
Lowest -1°C 1984-02-07

Low

Highest 29°C 2023-08-04
Lowest -3°C 1996-02-02

Feels-like

Highest 49°C 2019-08-14
Lowest -13°C 2018-01-24

Humidity

Highest 25.1 g/m³ 2023-08-09
Lowest 3.1 g/m³ 1984-03-23

Wind

Highest 103 km/h 1991-09-28
Lowest 5 km/h 1999-07-20

Precip

Wettest 137 mm 2002-07-15
Driest 14-day dry spell 2018-07-14

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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