Thermograph

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

Niigata weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Niigata, 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 2023-08-15; its coldest fell to -4°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°C1997-01-01
-1°C1990-01-25
9°C2016-01-02
-3°C2023-01-24
February
17°C2004-02-22
-2°C1984-02-06
12°C1993-02-06
-4°C1996-02-02
March
19°C2025-03-27
2°C2000-03-09
12°C2025-03-25
-1°C2001-03-11
April
23°C1983-04-29
5°C1984-04-02
16°C1983-04-28
2°C1984-04-02
May
26°C1994-05-26
10°C2013-05-07
20°C2019-05-27
6°C1980-05-07
June
30°C2004-06-21
15°C1981-06-02
25°C2022-06-29
13°C1981-06-03
July
34°C2018-07-29
20°C1989-07-05
28°C2018-07-28
17°C1993-07-05
August
35°C2023-08-15
22°C2002-08-22
29°C2023-08-09
19°C2002-08-21
September
34°C2020-09-03
18°C1981-09-29
29°C2020-09-02
14°C2001-09-22
October
28°C2018-10-06
11°C1984-10-30
23°C2018-10-06
8°C1983-10-30
November
25°C2023-11-06
4°C1988-11-25
18°C2023-11-06
1°C1996-11-30
December
18°C2018-12-04
0°C1985-12-15
14°C1987-12-28
-2°C1984-12-24

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)
18°C2018-12-04
-2°C1984-02-06
14°C1987-12-28
-4°C1996-02-02
Spring (Mar–May)
26°C1994-05-26
2°C2000-03-09
20°C2019-05-27
-1°C2001-03-11
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2023-08-15
15°C1981-06-02
29°C2023-08-09
13°C1981-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2020-09-03
4°C1988-11-25
29°C2020-09-02
1°C1996-11-30

All-time records

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

High

Highest 35°C 2023-08-15
Lowest -2°C 1984-02-06

Low

Highest 29°C 2023-08-09
Lowest -4°C 1996-02-02

Feels-like

Highest 52°C 2020-09-03
Lowest -13°C 1996-02-02

Humidity

Highest 25.8 g/m³ 2020-08-28
Lowest 2.8 g/m³ 1996-02-16

Wind

Highest 90 km/h 1991-09-27
Lowest 6 km/h 1999-06-04

Gust

Highest 142 km/h 1991-09-27
Lowest 11 km/h 1999-06-04

Precip

Wettest 120 mm 1986-08-04
Driest 9-day dry spell 2014-05-27

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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