Annual mean 14°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
29.6 °C
Coldest
5.0 °C
Wettest
31%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.6 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 Ōtawara over the whole year is 14°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ōtawara runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 23% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 7%. Winds in Ōtawara are highest in April, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Ōtawara come in January, when the sky is typically 49% covered; September is the cloudiest month, at 80%.
Month by month Ōtawara climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
5°C
-1°C
0°C
7%
49%
3.2 m/s
0
0
12
February
6°C
-1°C
1°C
8%
55%
3.4 m/s
1
0
17
March
10°C
3°C
6°C
14%
61%
3.4 m/s
8
0
43
April
16°C
8°C
12°C
16%
67%
3.5 m/s
33
1
70
May
20°C
14°C
18°C
18%
70%
3.2 m/s
70
11
70
June
24°C
18°C
24°C
21%
74%
2.8 m/s
68
37
41
July
27°C
22°C
30°C
23%
77%
2.5 m/s
30
48
11
August
29°C
23°C
31°C
22%
76%
2.7 m/s
20
45
6
September
25°C
19°C
26°C
23%
80%
2.6 m/s
55
43
30
October
19°C
13°C
17°C
18%
71%
2.7 m/s
62
9
72
November
14°C
7°C
10°C
9%
58%
2.8 m/s
26
0
69
December
8°C
1°C
3°C
7%
51%
2.9 m/s
2
0
28
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 Ōtawara weather by season
Year round, Ōtawara has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around December. 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.
Ōtawara weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow -0°CRain 8%
Winter in Ōtawara has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Ōtawara weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 16%
Spring in Ōtawara has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Ōtawara weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 22%
Summer in Ōtawara has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Ōtawara weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 17%
Autumn in Ōtawara has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ōtawara?
The rainy (wet) season in Ōtawara runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 23% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 7%.
What time of year is Ōtawara windiest?
Winds in Ōtawara are highest in April, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Ōtawara year round?
The average temperature in Ōtawara over the whole year is 14°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.