Kurashiki weather in August

In August, Kurashiki sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 95 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 34% 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 Kurashiki's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurashiki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:30 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Kurashiki is city in Okayama prefecture, Japan.

Density
1,360/km²
people per km²
Founded
1928

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kurashiki reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Kurashiki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Kurashiki weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 517.80.59.92.0
Feb10° / 5980.510.72.2
Mar13° / 101100.111.73.5
Apr17° / 12°11510.3012.85.4
May21° / 16°13210.2013.86.4
Jun24° / 20°17811.8014.36.2
Jul28° / 24°17112.1014.15.6
Aug30° / 26°959.3013.35.3
Sep27° / 22°15310.6012.26.3
Oct22° / 17°1218.4011.17.0
Nov17° / 12°606.9010.25.7
Dec12° / 557.509.73.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kurashiki gets around 95 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
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828
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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 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:18 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:187:03
213.75:197:03
313.75:207:02
413.75:217:01
513.65:217:00
613.65:226:59
713.65:236:58
813.65:246:57
913.55:256:56
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1213.45:276:53
1313.45:286:52
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1513.35:296:49
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2013.25:336:43
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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264.8Bright
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284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kurashiki

In seasonPeak

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

Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kurashiki in August

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

In August, Kurashiki sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kurashiki in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 12 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kurashiki 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 Kurashiki is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1324 µg/m³Dec 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kurashiki?

Kurashiki sits at 34.6°N, 133.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Sōja, 10 km away.

Topography around Kurashiki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurashiki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,811 m.

The land around Kurashiki is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sōja 10 km · Asakuchi 16 km · Okayama 17 km · Kamogatachō-kamogata 17 km · Tamano 18 km · Naoshima 25 km · Kasaoka 26 km · Takahashi 26 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 Kurashiki (34.5833°, 133.7667°, elevation 4 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).