Kurayoshi weather in August

In August, Kurayoshi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 134 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kurayoshi's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurayoshi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Kurayoshi is city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Density
178/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kurayoshi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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 Kurayoshi

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.

Kurayoshi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 22223.98.79.90.6
Feb / 16118.4710.70.8
Mar10° / 15516.22.411.72.0
Apr14° / 10°12311.9012.94.0
May18° / 15°13911.6013.85.7
Jun22° / 19°15713.2014.35.8
Jul26° / 23°19414.9014.15.8
Aug27° / 25°13412.7013.36.0
Sep24° / 21°22314.8012.26.0
Oct19° / 16°14413.1011.15.8
Nov15° / 11°14916.20.110.13.8
Dec10° / 23021.74.49.71.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
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75050
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kurayoshi gets around 134 mm of rain over 12.7 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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436
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737
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10186625
20186526
30186427
40186427
50186427
60186427
70186427
80196327
90196426
1001106326
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:177:05
213.85:177:04
313.85:187:03
413.75:197:02
513.75:207:01
613.75:207:00
713.65:216:59
813.65:226:58
913.65:236:57
1013.55:246:56
1113.55:246:55
1213.55:256:54
1313.45:266:53
1413.45:276:52
1513.45:286:50
1613.35:286:49
1713.35:296:48
1813.35:306:47
1913.25:316:46
2013.25:326:44
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2213.15:336:42
2313.15:346:40
2413.15:356:39
2513.05:356:38
2613.05:366:36
2713.05:376:35
2812.95:386:34
2912.95:396:32
3012.95:396:31
3112.85:406:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.9Bright
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264.7Bright
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284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kurayoshi

In seasonPeak

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

Kurayoshi 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 Kurayoshi?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kurayoshi in August

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

In August, Kurayoshi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kurayoshi 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 22 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 13 to Nov 8 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Kurayoshi 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 Kurayoshi peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kurayoshi 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 Kurayoshi is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1322 µg/m³Oct 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kurayoshi?

Kurayoshi sits at 35.4°N, 133.8°E, 20 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Matsuzaki, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kurayoshi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurayoshi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.

The land around Kurayoshi is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
1,689 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Matsuzaki 8.0 km · Yabase 14 km · Mikuriya 30 km · Maniwa 37 km · Tottori-shi 38 km · Kōge 40 km · Yonago 44 km · Tsuyama 46 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 Kurayoshi (35.4333°, 133.8167°, elevation 20 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).