Kasama weather in August

In August, Kasama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 137 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kasama's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:01 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kasama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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 Kasama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 22 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
22
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.

Kasama weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 566.71.69.81.6
Feb / 587.32.110.61.9
Mar12° / 10712.11.411.73.2
Apr17° / 11712.10.212.95.2
May22° / 13°14212.6013.96.1
Jun25° / 18°15215.3014.45.6
Jul28° / 22°18417.3014.24.7
Aug30° / 23°13715013.44.5
Sep26° / 19°17514.8012.25.7
Oct21° / 14°17912.4011.16.0
Nov15° / 888.5010.15.0
Dec10° / 577.30.39.62.7

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53565
63664
73565
83565
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103466
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123466
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313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kasama gets around 137 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106156118
206146218
306146119
406146119
506146119
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806146020
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262929519
272930518
2821031498
2921132487
3021233477
3121233466

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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127calm
137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:496:41
213.84:506:40
313.84:506:39
413.84:516:38
513.84:526:37
613.74:536:36
713.74:546:35
813.74:556:34
913.64:556:33
1013.64:566:32
1113.64:576:31
1213.54:586:30
1313.54:596:29
1413.54:596:27
1513.45:006:26
1613.45:016:25
1713.45:026:24
1813.35:036:22
1913.35:046:21
2013.35:046:20
2113.25:056:18
2213.25:066:17
2313.15:076:16
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2513.15:096:13
2613.05:096:12
2713.05:106:10
2813.05:116:09
2912.95:126:07
3012.95:136:06
3112.95:136:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.4Bright
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264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kasama

In seasonPeak

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

Kasama 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 Kasama?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kasama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasama in August

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

In August, Kasama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kasama in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 24 to Oct 28 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Kasama 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 Kasama peaks around July 24 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateJul 24UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kasama 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 Kasama is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1821 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasama?

Kasama sits at 36.4°N, 140.3°E, 177 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Tomobe, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kasama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,298 m.

The land around Kasama is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
698 m
80 km
2,298 m
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August weather nearby: Tomobe 5.0 km · Ishitsuka 15 km · Iwase 15 km · Mito 17 km · Okunoya 17 km · Omitama 18 km · Mashiko 18 km · Makabe 20 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 Kasama (36.3833°, 140.2667°, elevation 177 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).