Higashine in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Higashine sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 468 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early June to 26°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Higashine's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Higashine's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
468 mm
45 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
5.6
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Higashine in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early June to 26°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Higashine reaches about 25°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Higashine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Higashine weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°9517.919.99.60.0
Feb / -4°6915.115.210.50.0
Mar / -1°9814.99.511.70.8
Apr14° / 9513.12133.6
May19° / 10°10012014.15.7
Jun22° / 15°12312.5014.65.9
Jul26° / 19°18817.2014.45.4
Aug27° / 20°15815.5013.55.5
Sep23° / 16°14414.2012.35.8
Oct17° / 12612.80115.1
Nov11° / 8414.12.79.92.5
Dec / -1°9517.613.39.40.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Higashine gets around 468 mm of rain over 45 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Higashine

In seasonPeak

In summer, Higashine overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Higashine 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 summer a good time to visit Higashine?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Higashine for sightseeing.

What to pack for Higashine in Summer

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

In summer, Higashine sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Higashine in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Higashine peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 15UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Higashine in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Higashine is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1622 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Higashine?

Higashine sits at 38.4°N, 140.4°E, 119 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Murayama, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Higashine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Higashine has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.

The land around Higashine is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
438 m
16 km
1,226 m
80 km
2,215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Murayama 4.0 km · Yachi 8.0 km · Tendō 10 km · Sagae 13 km · Obanazawa 18 km · Yamagata 23 km · Kaminoyama 34 km · Shinjō 37 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 Higashine (38.4389°, 140.4006°, elevation 119 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.