Hamada weather in August

In August, Hamada sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 120 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hamada's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:36 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
57%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Hamada is city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Density
83/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hamada reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 8 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
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Hamada weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14919.63.19.91.4
Feb / 123162.710.71.6
Mar12° / 14214.50.611.72.7
Apr15° / 12°11511.2012.94.6
May19° / 16°12410.2013.86.1
Jun22° / 20°17411.7014.36.2
Jul26° / 24°20411.9014.16.2
Aug28° / 26°12010.1013.36.3
Sep25° / 23°16911.7012.26.5
Oct21° / 18°10610.3011.16.5
Nov16° / 13°10512.4010.24.8
Dec12° / 15118.91.39.72.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
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95149
105149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hamada gets around 120 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
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427
527
628
728
829
930
1031
1132
1233
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1435
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
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2136
2236
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2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10054352
20054154
30054055
40054055
50053956
60053956
70053956
80054055
90054055
100154153
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130164350
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180194743
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2603204729
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3005264722
3115284620

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:257:11
213.75:257:10
313.75:267:09
413.75:277:08
513.75:287:07
613.65:287:06
713.65:297:05
813.65:307:04
913.55:317:03
1013.55:327:02
1113.55:327:01
1213.45:337:00
1313.45:346:59
1413.45:356:58
1513.45:356:57
1613.35:366:55
1713.35:376:54
1813.35:386:53
1913.25:386:52
2013.25:396:51
2113.25:406:49
2213.15:416:48
2313.15:426:47
2413.15:426:45
2513.05:436:44
2613.05:446:43
2712.95:456:41
2812.95:456:40
2912.95:466:39
3012.85:476:37
3112.85:486:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hamada

In seasonPeak

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

Hamada 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 Hamada?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hamada for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hamada in August

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

In August, Hamada sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hamada in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Nov 18 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Hamada in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hamada peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 923 µg/m³Oct 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hamada?

Hamada sits at 34.9°N, 132.1°E, 142 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Gōtsuchō, 19 km away.

Topography around Hamada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,325 m.

The land around Hamada is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
833 m
80 km
1,325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gōtsuchō 19 km · Masuda 32 km · Yae 47 km · Ōdachō-ōda 52 km · Aki-takata 59 km · Gion 61 km · Hiroshima 63 km · Hatsukaichi 64 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 Hamada (34.8833°, 132.0833°, elevation 142 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. 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).