Abashiri weather in August

In August, Abashiri sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 132 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Abashiri's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abashiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Abashiri is city in Hokkaido, Japan.

Density
76/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Abashiri reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12117
22117
32117
42117
52117
62117
72117
82117
92117
102117
112117
122117
132117
142117
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262117
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282117
292117
302117
312117

How August really feels in Abashiri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abashiri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°6111.314.39.10.0
Feb-3° / -9°447.69.310.20.0
Mar / -5°569.4911.60.0
Apr / 6610.35.213.20.6
May11° / 8111.10.714.52.6
Jun15° / 11°8011.2015.24.3
Jul19° / 15°10411.30155.7
Aug21° / 17°13212.2013.85.9
Sep19° / 15°13211.9012.35.6
Oct14° / 9710.90.110.83.9
Nov / 7211.53.59.40.9
Dec / -4°7511.311.88.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83367
93367
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223565
233565
243664
253763
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273763
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Abashiri gets around 132 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
939
1039
1140
1240
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1843
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3041
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1122730292
2122630302
3122530302
4122530313
5122430313
6122430313
7112431313
8112431313
9112432303
10112533292
11102533292
12102634282
1392735272
1492735262
1592836262
1692837252
1792837241
1892938241
1992938231
2093038221
2193038211
2293138211
23103138201
24103238191
25113238191
26113237181
27123337181
28123336171
29133436171
30143435161
31143534161

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:156:43
214.44:166:42
314.44:176:41
414.44:186:39
514.34:196:38
614.34:206:37
714.24:216:35
814.24:236:34
914.14:246:33
1014.14:256:31
1114.14:266:30
1214.04:276:28
1314.04:286:27
1413.94:306:25
1513.94:316:24
1613.84:326:22
1713.84:336:21
1813.74:346:19
1913.74:356:17
2013.74:376:16
2113.64:386:14
2213.64:396:12
2313.54:406:11
2413.54:416:09
2513.44:426:07
2613.44:446:05
2713.34:456:04
2813.34:466:02
2913.24:476:00
3013.24:485:58
3113.14:495:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Abashiri

In seasonPeak

In August, Abashiri sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abashiri sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Abashiri?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Abashiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abashiri in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Abashiri sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Abashiri in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Abashiri in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abashiri peaks around August 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Abashiri?

Abashiri sits at 44.0°N, 144.3°E, 4 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Motomachi, 26 km away.

Nemuro

Topography around Abashiri

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abashiri.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abashiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m.

The land around Abashiri is covered by water (43%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (58%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
1,597 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Motomachi 26 km · Kitami 39 km · Engaru 58 km · Nakashibetsu 77 km · Shibetsu 80 km · Mombetsu 82 km · Kushiro 117 km · Nemuro 131 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,951
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abashiri (44.0213°, 144.2697°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).