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Iwate

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The year’s records
Annual mean 12°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
28.2 °C
Coldest
0.9 °C
Wettest
30%
Windiest
5.6 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.3 m/s average

When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it

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The average temperature in Iwate over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.

Month by month Iwate climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it

MonthHighLowFeels likeChance of rainCloudWindBeing outsideSunWalking
January2°C-2°C-4°C14%73%3.6 m/s001
February2°C-2°C-3°C15%73%3.7 m/s003
March7°C2°C2°C16%68%3.7 m/s1020
April13°C7°C8°C18%68%3.8 m/s15056
May19°C13°C15°C17%67%3.5 m/s56476
June22°C17°C21°C17%75%3.1 m/s732258
July26°C21°C27°C19%76%2.8 m/s464920
August27°C22°C29°C22%73%3.0 m/s345113
September24°C18°C24°C17%73%2.8 m/s693443
October17°C11°C15°C18%69%3.0 m/s50278
November11°C5°C6°C17%69%3.2 m/s9048
December4°C-0°C-2°C18%74%3.5 m/s007

High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.

Seasons, and the year in short Iwate weather by season

Year round, Iwate has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.

Iwate weather in winterDecember to February

High 2°CLow -2°CRain 16%

Winter in Iwate has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.

Iwate weather in springMarch to May

High 13°CLow 7°CRain 17%

Spring in Iwate has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.

Iwate weather in summerJune to August

High 25°CLow 20°CRain 20%

Summer in Iwate has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.

Iwate weather in autumnSeptember to November

High 17°CLow 11°CRain 17%

Autumn in Iwate has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.

When is the rainy season in Iwate?

Iwate has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in January, the driest month, to 22% in August, the wettest.

What time of year is Iwate windiest?

Winds in Iwate are highest in April, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.

What is the average temperature in Iwate year round?

The average temperature in Iwate over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.

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