Mitake weather in August

In August, Mitake sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 177 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mitake's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mitake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Mitake is town in Kani district, Gifu prefecture, Japan.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mitake reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Mitake

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 15 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
15
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mitake weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8210.86.69.90.5
Feb / -2°9194.610.71.1
Mar11° / 15712.1211.72.8
Apr17° / 17412.80.212.95.0
May21° / 12°19313.2013.86.0
Jun25° / 17°25417.1014.35.4
Jul28° / 21°30619.6014.14.5
Aug30° / 22°17717.4013.34.3
Sep26° / 18°21814.5012.25.8
Oct21° / 12°18911.9011.16.2
Nov15° / 1169.50.110.14.5
Dec / 8510.73.59.71.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
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54357
64456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mitake gets around 177 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3154

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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2613165129
2713185127
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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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 5:03 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:036:52
213.85:046:51
313.75:056:50
413.75:066:49
513.75:066:48
613.75:076:47
713.65:086:46
813.65:096:45
913.65:106:44
1013.55:106:43
1113.55:116:42
1213.55:126:41
1313.45:136:40
1413.45:146:38
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1613.35:156:36
1713.35:166:35
1813.35:176:34
1913.25:186:32
2013.25:186:31
2113.25:196:30
2213.15:206:28
2313.15:216:27
2413.15:216:26
2513.05:226:24
2613.05:236:23
2713.05:246:22
2812.95:256:20
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3012.95:266:18
3112.85:276:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mitake?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mitake for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mitake in August

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

In August, Mitake sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mitake 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 65 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 9 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Mitake 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 Mitake peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mitake 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 Mitake is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1322 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mitake?

Mitake sits at 35.4°N, 137.1°E, 232 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kani, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mitake

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mitake has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,037 m.

The land around Mitake is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
3,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kani 7.0 km · Toki 9.0 km · Tajimi 11 km · Mizunami 12 km · Minokamo 12 km · Inuyama 18 km · Seto 21 km · Sekimachi 21 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 Mitake (35.4167°, 137.1333°, elevation 232 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. 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).