Thermograph

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

Kumamoto weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kumamoto, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2025-07-30; its coldest fell to -9°C on 1981-01-22.

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
18°C1989-01-19
-2°C2016-01-24
14°C1989-01-19
-9°C1981-01-22
February
21°C2004-02-21
-2°C1981-02-26
16°C2024-02-20
-7°C1984-02-09
March
23°C2010-03-20
3°C2015-03-10
17°C2025-03-26
-3°C1987-03-01
April
27°C1983-04-27
7°C1996-04-02
20°C1983-04-28
2°C1993-04-09
May
29°C2026-05-25
13°C1981-05-03
22°C2023-05-29
7°C1980-05-01
June
31°C2025-06-30
19°C2008-06-02
25°C2022-06-23
11°C1981-06-01
July
35°C2025-07-30
21°C1993-07-01
28°C2022-07-31
17°C1982-07-01
August
35°C2016-08-23
23°C2019-08-25
28°C2017-08-04
18°C1981-08-05
September
34°C2020-09-01
18°C1980-09-25
28°C2020-09-01
9°C1987-09-27
October
30°C2021-10-09
11°C1997-10-31
25°C2016-10-04
4°C1997-10-31
November
25°C2023-11-05
6°C1996-11-30
20°C2011-11-04
1°C1981-11-09
December
22°C2018-12-04
1°C1980-12-29
15°C2018-12-03
-8°C1980-12-31

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°C1981-02-26
16°C2024-02-20
-9°C1981-01-22
Spring (Mar–May)
29°C2026-05-25
3°C2015-03-10
22°C2023-05-29
-3°C1987-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2025-07-30
19°C2008-06-02
28°C2017-08-04
11°C1981-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2020-09-01
6°C1996-11-30
28°C2020-09-01
1°C1981-11-09

All-time records

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

High

Highest 35°C 2025-07-30
Lowest -2°C 1981-02-26

Low

Highest 28°C 2017-08-04
Lowest -9°C 1981-01-22

Feels-like

Highest 53°C 2024-08-05
Lowest -15°C 1998-01-24

Humidity

Highest 23.9 g/m³ 2020-08-21
Lowest 2.3 g/m³ 1984-02-03

Wind

Highest 69 km/h 1991-09-27
Lowest 4 km/h 1987-05-05

Gust

Highest 168 km/h 1991-09-27
Lowest 11 km/h 1995-04-16

Precip

Wettest 179 mm 1991-05-19
Driest 8-day dry spell 2022-04-01

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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