Memuro-minami weather in August

In August, Memuro-minami sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 161 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Memuro-minami's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Memuro-minami's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:39 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Memuro-minami is town in Kasai district, Hokkaido, Japan.

Density
35/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Memuro-minami reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12417
22417
32417
42417
52417
62417
72417
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112317
122317
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232316
242315
252315
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How August really feels in Memuro-minami

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.

Memuro-minami weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -13°546.77.99.20.0
Feb-3° / -12°4378.210.20.0
Mar / -7°70109.511.60.0
Apr / -0°8311.35.813.11.9
May15° / 9511.50.814.44.5
Jun19° / 11°8810.9015.15.6
Jul22° / 15°12113.1014.85.9
Aug23° / 16°16113.2013.86.0
Sep20° / 12°15012.6012.35.7
Oct14° / 10310.70.210.83.9
Nov / -2°7810.24.39.50.8
Dec-1° / -10°708.58.48.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52674
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122476
132575
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192773
202872
212872
222872
232971
243070
253070
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Memuro-minami gets around 161 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
442
542
642
742
842
942
1043
1143
1243
1344
1444
1544
1645
1745
1845
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
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3043
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
192230335
292230346
392230336
492230336
592231336
692231326
792232316
892232306
992233296
1092333296
1192334286
1292435275
1392535265
1492536255
1592636245
16102637234
17102737224
18102837213
19112837213
20122937203
21123036192
22133036192
23143135182
24153134182
25153234172
26163233171
27173232171
28193332161
29203331151
30213330151
31223329141

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:236:45
214.34:246:44
314.34:256:43
414.34:266:42
514.24:276:40
614.24:286:39
714.14:296:38
814.14:306:36
914.14:316:35
1014.04:326:34
1114.04:336:32
1213.94:346:31
1313.94:366:29
1413.94:376:28
1513.84:386:26
1613.84:396:25
1713.74:406:23
1813.74:416:22
1913.64:426:20
2013.64:436:19
2113.54:446:17
2213.54:466:15
2313.54:476:14
2413.44:486:12
2513.44:496:10
2613.34:506:09
2713.34:516:07
2813.24:526:05
2913.24:536:04
3013.14:556:02
3113.14:566:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Memuro-minami

In seasonPeak

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

Memuro-minami 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 Memuro-minami?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Memuro-minami for sightseeing.

What to pack for Memuro-minami in August

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

In August, Memuro-minami sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Memuro-minami in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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
Jun11Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Memuro-minami 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 Memuro-minami peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Memuro-minami 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 Memuro-minami is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Memuro-minami?

Memuro-minami sits at 42.9°N, 143.0°E, 80 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Obihiro, 14 km away.

Topography around Memuro-minami

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Memuro-minami has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,147 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,116 m.

The land around Memuro-minami is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
1,147 m
80 km
2,116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Obihiro 14 km · Otofuke 16 km · Sarubetsu 25 km · Furano 72 km · Shimo-furano 72 km · Shizunai-furukawachō 84 km · Ashibetsu 96 km · Bibai 106 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 Memuro-minami (42.9072°, 143.0365°, elevation 80 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).