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Weather extremes
How extreme does Kumamoto's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Kumamoto has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Kumamoto has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 13°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Kumamoto (typical high near 89°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 15°F colder than a normal February night in Kumamoto (typical low near 35°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 74% of a typical July's rain in a single day (Kumamoto averages roughly 15.4 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Kumamoto's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 102°F is about 13°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Kumamoto, about 2 km from the city centre.