Kurihara weather in August

In August, Kurihara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 176 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kurihara's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurihara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:54 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Kurihara is city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Density
83/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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 Kurihara 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Kurihara

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.

Kurihara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5910.68.99.60.0
Feb / -3°529.37.210.50.1
Mar / -0°9411.8511.71.7
Apr15° / 102121134.2
May20° / 11°11612.1014.15.9
Jun23° / 15°14313.5014.75.9
Jul26° / 20°19817.9014.45.2
Aug28° / 21°17616.4013.55.1
Sep24° / 17°17114.6012.35.8
Oct19° / 10°13510.80115.8
Nov12° / 699.80.89.93.4
Dec / -1°65115.89.30.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
92773
102773
112872
122872
132773
142674
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312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kurihara gets around 176 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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251
351
451
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651
751
852
952
1052
1153
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1554
1654
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1854
1954
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2154
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2854
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3055
3155

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1041227543
2041227543
3041226553
4041226553
5041226553
6041226553
7041226553
8041226553
9041226553
10041327533
11041327533
12041328523
13041329513
14041429503
15041430493
16041430483
17041431473
18051531463
19051532453
20161532433
21161632423
22161633413
23171733403
24171833383
25171834373
26181934363
27181935352
28182035332
29192135322
30192236302
310102336292

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:416:43
214.04:426:42
314.04:436:41
413.94:436:40
513.94:446:39
613.94:456:38
713.84:466:37
813.84:476:36
913.84:486:35
1013.74:496:33
1113.74:506:32
1213.74:516:31
1313.64:526:30
1413.64:536:28
1513.64:536:27
1613.54:546:26
1713.54:556:24
1813.44:566:23
1913.44:576:22
2013.44:586:20
2113.34:596:19
2213.35:006:17
2313.35:016:16
2413.25:026:15
2513.25:036:13
2613.15:046:12
2713.15:056:10
2813.05:056:08
2913.05:066:07
3013.05:076:05
3112.95:086:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
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184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kurihara

In seasonPeak

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

Kurihara 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 Kurihara?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kurihara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kurihara in August

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

In August, Kurihara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kurihara in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 53 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 10 to Oct 8 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Kurihara 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 Kurihara peaks around August 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateAug 18UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kurihara 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 Kurihara is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1620 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kurihara?

Kurihara sits at 38.8°N, 141.0°E, 42 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Tome, 14 km away.

Topography around Kurihara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurihara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,619 m.

The land around Kurihara is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
566 m
80 km
1,619 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Tome 14 km · Ōsaki 18 km · Furukawa 20 km · Ichinoseki 22 km · Kogota 23 km · Naka-niida 24 km · Kogota-ekimae 25 km · Wakuya 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 Kurihara (38.75°, 141°, elevation 42 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).