Mibu weather in April

In April, Mibu sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 136 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mibu's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mibu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
136 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:13 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Mibu is town in Shimotsuga district, Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

Density
646/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mibu reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6165
7166
8166
9166
10166
11166
12177
13177
14177
15177
16178
17188
18188
19188
20188
21189
22189
23199
24199
25199
26199
271910
282010
292010
302010

How April really feels in Mibu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mibu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-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°556.32.59.81.2
Feb / -0°547.12.610.61.6
Mar12° / 11312.62.311.73.0
Apr17° / 13613.40.312.95.0
May22° / 13°17314.9013.95.8
Jun25° / 17°20418.4014.45.2
Jul28° / 21°26221.5014.24.2
Aug29° / 22°20719.6013.44.1
Sep26° / 19°23917.8012.25.2
Oct20° / 13°20614.8011.15.6
Nov15° / 919.2010.14.6
Dec10° / 556.80.69.62.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55050
65050
74951
84852
94852
104852
114753
124654
134654
144654
154555
164555
174555
184456
194456
204456
214456
224555
234555
244555
254456
264456
274555
284555
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Mibu gets around 136 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1433
2433
3433
4432
5442
6442
7442
8442
9452
10452
11452
12451
13461
14461
15461
16471
17471
18471
19461
20461
21461
22461
23450
24450
25450
26440
27440
28440
29430
30430

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159820
169631
179631
189631
199541
209541
219451
229361
239361
249271
259181
268992
2788102
2887112
2986122
3085132

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:355:56
212.45:345:57
312.45:325:58
412.55:315:58
512.55:295:59
612.55:286:00
712.65:266:01
812.65:256:02
912.75:236:03
1012.75:226:04
1112.75:206:04
1212.85:196:05
1312.85:176:06
1412.95:166:07
1512.95:156:08
1612.95:136:09
1713.05:126:10
1813.05:106:11
1913.05:096:11
2013.15:086:12
2113.15:066:13
2213.15:056:14
2313.25:046:15
2413.25:036:16
2513.35:016:17
2613.35:006:18
2713.34:596:18
2813.44:586:19
2913.44:566:20
3013.44:556:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202530
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
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mibu

In seasonPeak

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

Mibu's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Mibu?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mibu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mibu in April

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

In April, Mibu sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mibu in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mibu peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateJul 17UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mibu in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mibu is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mibu?

Mibu sits at 36.4°N, 139.8°E, 59 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Shimotsuke, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Mibu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mibu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,553 m.

The land around Mibu is covered by cropland (48%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), artificial surfaces (21%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
2,553 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Shimotsuke 6.0 km · Tochigi 7.0 km · Kaminokawa 11 km · Oyama 13 km · Yūki 15 km · Kanuma 16 km · Utsunomiya 18 km · Mooka 19 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 Mibu (36.4167°, 139.8°, elevation 59 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. 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).