Atsugi climate
Atsugi is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.8 °C. September is the wettest month (238 mm) and December the driest (75 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Atsugi averages 1,863 mm of rain, 74 days above 25 °C and 16 days below freezing.
Japan · population 223,960 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month January 1.8 °C
- Driest month December 75 mm
- Wettest month September 238 mm
- Least cloud January 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 34 °C
- Coldest on record February -11 °C
What to expectAtsugi through the year
Atsugi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.6 °C in January to 28 °C in August, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 74 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C, 16 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 34 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 238 mm against 75 mm in December — 3.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6 °C | 84 mm | 42 % |
| February | 9.1 °C | 89 mm | 52 % |
| March | 12.0 °C | 152 mm | 61 % |
| April | 16.4 °C | 150 mm | 64 % |
| May | 20.3 °C | 161 mm | 71 % |
| June | 23.0 °C | 211 mm | 83 % |
| July | 26.5 °C | 203 mm | 77 % |
| August | 27.9 °C | 164 mm | 67 % |
| September | 24.9 °C | 238 mm | 70 % |
| October | 20.1 °C | 230 mm | 64 % |
| November | 15.5 °C | 108 mm | 54 % |
| December | 10.9 °C | 75 mm | 44 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6 °C | 1.8 °C | 4.9 °C | 18.3 °C | -7.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| February | 9.1 °C | 2.1 °C | 5.4 °C | 19.7 °C | -10.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| March | 12.0 °C | 5.2 °C | 8.5 °C | 22.1 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 16.4 °C | 9.8 °C | 13.0 °C | 26.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.3 °C | 14.5 °C | 17.4 °C | 28.5 °C | 6.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.0 °C | 18.3 °C | 20.6 °C | 30.3 °C | 11.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 26.5 °C | 22.1 °C | 24.2 °C | 33.9 °C | 16.4 °C | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 27.9 °C | 23.3 °C | 25.4 °C | 34.4 °C | 15.7 °C | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 24.9 °C | 20.3 °C | 22.5 °C | 33.9 °C | 12.7 °C | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 20.1 °C | 15.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 29.6 °C | 7.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.5 °C | 9.7 °C | 12.4 °C | 22.8 °C | 0.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.9 °C | 4.5 °C | 7.5 °C | 21.8 °C | -4.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 42 % | 66 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 89 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 152 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 71 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 150 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 75 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 161 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 79 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 211 mm | 17 | 15 h/day | 83 % | 85 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 203 mm | 17 | 14 h/day | 77 % | 87 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 164 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 67 % | 85 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 238 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 82 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 230 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 64 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 108 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 54 % | 74 % | 11 km/h |
| December | 75 mm | 8 | 9.8 h/day | 44 % | 68 % | 12 km/h |
How Atsugi compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsugi | 28 °C | 1.8 °C | 1,863 mm | 74 |
| Machida · Japan | 28 °C | 0.4 °C | 1,619 mm | 75 |
| Fujisawa · Japan | 28 °C | 3.1 °C | 1,601 mm | 72 |
| Hadano · Japan | 28 °C | 1.2 °C | 1,862 mm | 82 |
| Aihara · Japan | 28 °C | -1.5 °C | 1,881 mm | 80 |
| Hachiōji · Japan | 29 °C | -1.9 °C | 1,901 mm | 85 |
| Yokohama · Japan | 28 °C | 2.4 °C | 1,493 mm | 75 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Atsugi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Atsugi?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Atsugi get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 7 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 34 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.8 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 16 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Atsugi?
September, averaging 238 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is December with 75 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,863 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Atsugi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.