Climate averages 1991–2020
Kitami weather
by month.
See how the year changes. August has the highest average daily maximum; February has the lowest average monthly precipitation.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Kitami averages a daytime high of 10.1°C and a nighttime low of 1.5°C, with about 973 mm of precipitation on roughly 124 days. August is the warmest month (average high 23.6°C) and January the coolest (-4.4°C). August is the wettest month with 134 mm; February is the driest with 44 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Kitami
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kitami climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -4.4°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 57 | 8.3 | 9.39 h |
| February | -3.8°C-12.6°C | -12.6°C | 44 | 7.0 | 10.410 h |
| March | 1.0°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 60 | 9.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 8.2°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 69 | 11.6 | 13.413 h |
| May | 15.4°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 77 | 11.6 | 14.715 h |
| June | 19.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 77 | 11.1 | 15.415 h |
| July | 22.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 107 | 11.6 | 15.115 h |
| August | 23.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 134 | 12.5 | 14.014 h |
| September | 20.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 122 | 12.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 14.1°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 90 | 9.8 | 11.111 h |
| November | 6.3°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 65 | 9.6 | 9.710 h |
| December | -1.3°C-9.8°C | -9.8°C | 71 | 8.9 | 9.09 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- KushiroJapan · 100 kmHigh 9.2°C · Low 3.6°C · 1,128 mm precipitation a year
- ObihiroJapan · 113 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 1.3°C · 1,164 mm precipitation a year
- AsahikawaJapan · 123 kmHigh 9.8°C · Low 1.7°C · 1,198 mm precipitation a year
- IwamizawaJapan · 184 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low 3.1°C · 1,012 mm precipitation a year
- EbetsuJapan · 204 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 3.2°C · 1,011 mm precipitation a year
- ChitoseJapan · 212 kmHigh 10.6°C · Low 3.8°C · 996 mm precipitation a year
- EniwaJapan · 213 kmHigh 10.6°C · Low 3.2°C · 1,011 mm precipitation a year
- SapporoJapan · 221 kmHigh 11.1°C · Low 4.1°C · 1,161 mm precipitation a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+9, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 43.80°, 143.90° (1 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.5°C for the difference between the city's elevation (79 m) and the cell's (150 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 43.75°, 144.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.