Kiryū weather in August

In August, Kiryū sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 174 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°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 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 Kiryū's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiryū's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
174 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:05 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kiryū is city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Density
397/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kiryū reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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)
12821
22821
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52821
62821
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292720
302620
312620

How August really feels in Kiryū

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.

Kiryū weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°517.25.59.80.1
Feb / -2°518.35.910.60.4
Mar10° / 9912.45.411.72.0
Apr15° / 11412.71.312.94.4
May20° / 11°13614.3013.95.6
Jun23° / 16°17318.4014.45.1
Jul27° / 20°21721.3014.24.7
Aug28° / 21°17420.2013.44.7
Sep24° / 17°20417.2012.25.4
Oct18° / 11°16813.4011.15.4
Nov13° / 667.80.310.13.9
Dec / 4573.39.61.3

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 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103268
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173169
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233466
243466
253466
263565
273565
283565
293565
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kiryū gets around 174 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
264
365
465
566
666
766
866
967
1067
1167
1267
1366
1466
1566
1666
1765
1865
1965
2065
2165
2264
2364
2464
2564
2664
2764
2864
2964
3064
3164

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101115137
201115137
301115038
401115038
501114939
601114939
701114939
801114939
901114939
1001114938
1101115038
1201115137
1312115036
1412125035
1512125134
1613125133
1713135132
1813135330
1914145229
2014155228
2114165326
2215185125
2315195223
2415205222
2515215320
2616235119
2706245317
2806255316
2906275215
3007285114
3107295113

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

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 4:53 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:536:45
213.84:536:44
313.84:546:43
413.84:556:42
513.84:566:41
613.74:576:40
713.74:576:39
813.74:586:38
913.64:596:37
1013.65:006:36
1113.65:016:35
1213.55:026:33
1313.55:026:32
1413.55:036:31
1513.45:046:30
1613.45:056:29
1713.45:066:27
1813.35:066:26
1913.35:076:25
2013.35:086:24
2113.25:096:22
2213.25:106:21
2313.15:116:20
2413.15:116:18
2513.15:126:17
2613.05:136:15
2713.05:146:14
2813.05:156:13
2912.95:166:11
3012.95:166:10
3112.95:176:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kiryū

In seasonPeak

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

Kiryū's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kiryū?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kiryū for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiryū in August

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

In August, Kiryū sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiryū 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 Kiryū peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 highModerateJul 16UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kiryū 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 Kiryū is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kiryū?

Kiryū sits at 36.4°N, 139.3°E, 108 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Ōmamachō-ōmama, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kiryū

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiryū has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,552 m.

The land around Kiryū is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
1,075 m
80 km
2,552 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ōmamachō-ōmama 6.0 km · Midori 7.0 km · Ōta 12 km · Ashikaga 13 km · Isesaki 15 km · Sakai-nakajima 17 km · Kamikoizumi 17 km · Menuma 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 Kiryū (36.4°, 139.3333°, elevation 108 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).