Hita weather in August

In August, Hita sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 158 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hita's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:43 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Hita is city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

Density
97/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hita reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Hita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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
23
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.

Hita 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 / -0°689.23101.3
Feb / 85102.410.81.9
Mar13° / 13213.1111.73.5
Apr19° / 14411.9012.85.6
May23° / 13°16112.2013.76.3
Jun25° / 18°35017.6014.25.3
Jul29° / 22°267180144.4
Aug30° / 22°15816.3013.24.2
Sep27° / 19°17513.8012.25.8
Oct22° / 12°1088.4011.27.0
Nov16° / 828.4010.35.2
Dec10° / 708.81.49.82.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74357
84357
94258
104258
114159
124159
134060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hita gets around 158 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10123742
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30124732
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221633591
231734571
241835551
252936521
2621036511
2721137500
2821238480
2921339460
3021439440
3131540420

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:327:12
213.65:337:11
313.65:347:11
413.65:347:10
513.65:357:09
613.55:367:08
713.55:377:07
813.55:377:06
913.55:387:05
1013.45:397:04
1113.45:397:03
1213.45:407:02
1313.35:417:01
1413.35:427:00
1513.35:426:59
1613.25:436:58
1713.25:446:57
1813.25:446:55
1913.25:456:54
2013.15:466:53
2113.15:476:52
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2313.05:486:49
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3112.85:546:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hita

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hita's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Hita?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hita in August

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

In August, Hita sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hita 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 at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Nov 9 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Hita 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 Hita peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hita 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 Hita is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1829 µg/m³Sep 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hita?

Hita sits at 33.3°N, 130.9°E, 90 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Ukiha, 18 km away.

Topography around Hita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,796 m.

The land around Hita is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
1,191 m
80 km
1,796 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ukiha 18 km · Tsukawaki 21 km · Asakura 23 km · Tanushimarumachi-toyoki 24 km · Kami 28 km · Amagi 29 km · Yame 29 km · Tachiarai 31 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 Hita (33.3213°, 130.941°, elevation 90 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).