Takamatsu climate
Takamatsu is warmest in August, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 3.6 °C. June is the wettest month (203 mm) and January the driest (63 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Takamatsu averages 1,444 mm of rain, 95 days above 25 °C and 3 days below freezing.
Japan · population 418,994 · 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 30 °C
- Coldest month January 3.6 °C
- Driest month January 63 mm
- Wettest month June 203 mm
- Least cloud November 50 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 36 °C
- Coldest on record February -3.8 °C
What to expectTakamatsu through the year
Takamatsu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.4 °C in January to 30 °C in August, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 95 days a year reach 25 °C, 23 of them reach 30 °C, 3 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 203 mm against 63 mm in January — 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 | 8.4 °C | 63 mm | 55 % |
| February | 9.2 °C | 67 mm | 57 % |
| March | 12.5 °C | 104 mm | 58 % |
| April | 17.3 °C | 111 mm | 58 % |
| May | 21.5 °C | 132 mm | 63 % |
| June | 24.6 °C | 203 mm | 76 % |
| July | 28.3 °C | 182 mm | 68 % |
| August | 29.6 °C | 119 mm | 57 % |
| September | 26.2 °C | 183 mm | 61 % |
| October | 21.0 °C | 143 mm | 52 % |
| November | 15.8 °C | 69 mm | 50 % |
| December | 10.7 °C | 67 mm | 51 % |
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 | 8.4 °C | 3.6 °C | 5.8 °C | 17.5 °C | -2.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| February | 9.2 °C | 3.8 °C | 6.3 °C | 20.3 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 12.5 °C | 6.3 °C | 9.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 17.3 °C | 10.8 °C | 14.0 °C | 25.5 °C | 2.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.5 °C | 15.3 °C | 18.3 °C | 28.0 °C | 6.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.6 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.0 °C | 31.0 °C | 13.3 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 28.3 °C | 23.6 °C | 25.8 °C | 35.1 °C | 17.7 °C | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| August | 29.6 °C | 24.7 °C | 27.0 °C | 36.3 °C | 19.2 °C | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| September | 26.2 °C | 21.4 °C | 23.7 °C | 35.9 °C | 13.3 °C | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 21.0 °C | 16.1 °C | 18.4 °C | 30.4 °C | 7.3 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.8 °C | 10.7 °C | 13.1 °C | 25.1 °C | 2.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.7 °C | 5.8 °C | 8.1 °C | 20.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 55 % | 67 % | 21 km/h |
| February | 67 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 68 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 104 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 69 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 111 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 58 % | 71 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 132 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 63 % | 75 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 203 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 182 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 68 % | 83 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 119 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 57 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 183 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 77 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 143 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 73 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 69 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 50 % | 71 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 67 mm | 10 | 9.9 h/day | 51 % | 69 % | 20 km/h |
How Takamatsu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takamatsu | 30 °C | 3.6 °C | 1,444 mm | 95 |
| Okayama · Japan | 31 °C | 1.1 °C | 1,266 mm | 116 |
| Kurashiki · Japan | 31 °C | 2.5 °C | 1,297 mm | 112 |
| Tokushima · Japan | 29 °C | 4.8 °C | 2,011 mm | 92 |
| Fukuyama · Japan | 31 °C | 2.1 °C | 1,257 mm | 114 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Takamatsu.
QuestionsCommon questions about Takamatsu’s climate
When is the best time to visit Takamatsu?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Takamatsu get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 23 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 3 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Takamatsu?
June, averaging 203 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is January with 63 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,444 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 Takamatsu 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.