Bange weather in August

In August, Bange sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 143 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bange's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bange's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:01 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bange reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bange

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.

Bange weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°17924.124.69.70.0
Feb / -4°13119.819.610.60.0
Mar / -1°13918.914.711.70.4
Apr13° / 11114.93.712.93.1
May19° / 10°10713.10.1145.5
Jun22° / 15°13014.5014.55.7
Jul26° / 19°20618.6014.35.2
Aug27° / 20°14315.8013.45.5
Sep23° / 16°14514012.35.8
Oct17° / 10°13613.40.1114.9
Nov11° / 11416.24.4102.2
Dec / -2°16222.117.79.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123565
133367
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bange gets around 143 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
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449
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650
750
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1050
1151
1251
1351
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1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
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3051
3150

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
103115432
203115333
303115234
403115234
503115234
603115135
703125035
803125035
904124935
1004124935
1104134935
1204134934
1304134934
1404144933
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1605154932
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2006184827
2107194826
2207204824
2307224823
2407234821
2507244820
2608264818
2708274816
2808284815
2919304813
3019314712
31110324711

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:486:45
213.94:496:44
313.94:506:44
413.94:516:42
513.84:516:41
613.84:526:40
713.84:536:39
813.74:546:38
913.74:556:37
1013.74:566:36
1113.64:576:35
1213.64:586:34
1313.64:586:32
1413.54:596:31
1513.55:006:30
1613.55:016:29
1713.45:026:27
1813.45:036:26
1913.35:046:25
2013.35:056:23
2113.35:056:22
2213.25:066:21
2313.25:076:19
2413.25:086:18
2513.15:096:16
2613.15:106:15
2713.05:116:13
2813.05:126:12
2913.05:126:10
3012.95:136:09
3112.95:146:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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174.5Bright
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214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bange?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bange for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bange in August

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

In August, Bange sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bange in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bange peaks around August 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 12UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bange in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bange is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1623 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bange?

Bange sits at 37.6°N, 139.8°E, 174 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kitakata, 10 km away.

Topography around Bange

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bange has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,086 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,117 m.

The land around Bange is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,086 m
80 km
2,117 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kitakata 10 km · Aizu-Wakamatsu 14 km · Aizu-misato Machi 17 km · Yonezawa 46 km · Motomiya 51 km · Kōriyama 53 km · Nihommatsu 54 km · Kumakura 55 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 Bange (37.5644°, 139.8218°, elevation 174 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).