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Weather extremes
How extreme does Sakai's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Sakai 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 Sakai has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 11°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Sakai (typical high near 90°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 10°F colder than a normal January night in Sakai (typical low near 32°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 82% of a typical July's rain in a single day (Sakai averages roughly 9.2 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.
Sakai's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 101°F is about 11°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 Harue, about 3 km from the city centre.