Tottori-shi climate
Tottori-shi is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.6 °C. September is the wettest month (224 mm) and April the driest (116 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Tottori-shi averages 1,805 mm of rain, 84 days above 25 °C and 9 days below freezing.
Japan · population 188,465 · 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 29 °C
- Coldest month February 2.6 °C
- Driest month April 116 mm
- Wettest month September 224 mm
- Least cloud October 60 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 37 °C
- Coldest on record February -6.7 °C
- Warmest sea August 27 °C
What to expectTottori-shi through the year
Tottori-shi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.6 °C in February to 29 °C in August, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 84 days a year reach 25 °C, 22 of them reach 30 °C, 9 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 116 mm in April to 224 mm in September. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Tottori-shi is warmest in August at 27 °C and coldest in February at 12 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1 °C | 147 mm | 71 % |
| February | 7.6 °C | 117 mm | 69 % |
| March | 11.0 °C | 133 mm | 64 % |
| April | 16.2 °C | 116 mm | 61 % |
| May | 20.8 °C | 136 mm | 64 % |
| June | 24.1 °C | 167 mm | 77 % |
| July | 27.8 °C | 202 mm | 72 % |
| August | 29.3 °C | 151 mm | 62 % |
| September | 25.1 °C | 224 mm | 67 % |
| October | 20.1 °C | 140 mm | 60 % |
| November | 15.0 °C | 117 mm | 62 % |
| December | 9.8 °C | 154 mm | 68 % |
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 | 7.1 °C | 2.8 °C | 4.9 °C | 17.7 °C | -5.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| February | 7.6 °C | 2.6 °C | 5.1 °C | 19.2 °C | -6.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| March | 11.0 °C | 5.0 °C | 7.9 °C | 22.2 °C | -4.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 16.2 °C | 9.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 26.7 °C | 1.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.8 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.3 °C | 29.2 °C | 5.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.1 °C | 18.7 °C | 21.3 °C | 32.7 °C | 11.0 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 27.8 °C | 23.1 °C | 25.3 °C | 35.8 °C | 15.6 °C | 25 | 7 | 0 |
| August | 29.3 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.6 °C | 37.4 °C | 17.7 °C | 29 | 13 | 0 |
| September | 25.1 °C | 20.4 °C | 22.6 °C | 36.4 °C | 11.5 °C | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 20.1 °C | 15.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 30.5 °C | 7.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.0 °C | 10.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 24.1 °C | 1.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 9.8 °C | 5.3 °C | 7.5 °C | 22.0 °C | -4.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 147 mm | 21 | 10 h/day | 71 % | 76 % | 23 km/h | 13.7 °C |
| February | 117 mm | 17 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 75 % | 22 km/h | 12.0 °C |
| March | 133 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 64 % | 73 % | 22 km/h | 12.1 °C |
| April | 116 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 61 % | 74 % | 20 km/h | 13.7 °C |
| May | 136 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 64 % | 77 % | 18 km/h | 16.6 °C |
| June | 167 mm | 14 | 15 h/day | 77 % | 83 % | 15 km/h | 20.4 °C |
| July | 202 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 72 % | 85 % | 15 km/h | 24.0 °C |
| August | 151 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 26.8 °C |
| September | 224 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 67 % | 81 % | 17 km/h | 25.3 °C |
| October | 140 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 60 % | 77 % | 18 km/h | 22.1 °C |
| November | 117 mm | 15 | 10 h/day | 62 % | 75 % | 20 km/h | 19.2 °C |
| December | 154 mm | 20 | 9.8 h/day | 68 % | 76 % | 23 km/h | 16.3 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Tottori-shi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Tottori-shi?
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 April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Tottori-shi get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 22 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.6 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 9 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Tottori-shi?
September, averaging 224 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is April with 116 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,805 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 Tottori-shi 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.