Kushiro weather in April

In April, Kushiro sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kushiro's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kushiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
4:48 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Kushiro is city in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Density
123/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kushiro reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-1
25-1
35-1
450
560
660
760
860
960
1061
1161
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
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1982
2082
2182
2282
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2483
2583
2693
2793
2893
2994
3094

How April really feels in Kushiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kushiro weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°506.269.20.0
Feb-1° / -8°376.26.110.20.0
Mar / -4°688.16.311.60.0
Apr / 859.42.813.10.9
May11° / 10510.50.114.42.6
Jun14° / 10°869.3015.13.9
Jul18° / 14°12610.7014.85.3
Aug20° / 17°14712.1013.85.7
Sep19° / 14°16011.5012.35.6
Oct14° / 1189.50.110.84.3
Nov / 758.61.49.51.5
Dec / -3°718.25.48.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54654
64555
74555
84456
94456
104357
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214060
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274258
284258
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kushiro gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13014
23014
33113
43113
53212
63212
73212
83212
93211
103211
113111
123110
133110
143110
15319
16319
17319
18318
19318
20318
21307
22307
23306
24316
25316
26315
27315
28324
29324
30324

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:145:40
212.55:125:41
312.55:105:43
412.65:095:44
512.65:075:45
612.75:055:46
712.75:035:47
812.85:015:49
912.85:005:50
1012.94:585:51
1112.94:565:52
1213.04:545:53
1313.04:535:54
1413.14:515:56
1513.14:495:57
1613.24:485:58
1713.24:465:59
1813.34:446:00
1913.34:436:01
2013.44:416:03
2113.44:396:04
2213.54:386:05
2313.54:366:06
2413.54:346:07
2513.64:336:08
2613.64:316:10
2713.74:306:11
2813.74:286:12
2913.84:276:13
3013.84:256:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kushiro

In seasonPeak

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

Kushiro 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 April a good time to visit Kushiro?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kushiro.

What to pack for Kushiro in April

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

In April, Kushiro sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kushiro in April

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kushiro in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kushiro peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kushiro?

Kushiro sits at 43.0°N, 144.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Nakashibetsu, 80 km away.

Topography around Kushiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kushiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 m.

The land around Kushiro is covered by water (57%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
1,450 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Nakashibetsu 80 km · Sarubetsu 85 km · Obihiro 95 km · Otofuke 96 km · Motomachi 97 km · Shibetsu 98 km · Kitami 100 km · Nemuro 105 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 Kushiro (42.975°, 144.3747°, elevation 6 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).