Nakamura weather in August

In August, Nakamura sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 219 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nakamura's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakamura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Nakamura is dissolved municipality in Hata district, Kochi prefecture, Japan.

Founded
1898

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nakamura reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12925
22925
32925
42925
52925
62925
72925
82925
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112925
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312825

How August really feels in Nakamura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Nakamura weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 766.410.12.9
Feb12° / 968.210.83.2
Mar15° / 15711.411.74.3
Apr18° / 13°18410.912.85.8
May22° / 17°21311.813.76.3
Jun25° / 21°35116.514.15.5
Jul28° / 24°26215.4145.2
Aug29° / 25°21916.113.24.8
Sep27° / 23°27815.912.25.6
Oct23° / 18°21811.211.26.8
Nov18° / 13°1288.910.36.1
Dec13° / 906.79.94.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144753
154852
164852
174951
184951
194951
204951
215050
225050
235050
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255050
265050
274951
285050
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nakamura gets around 219 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
249
349
450
550
650
750
851
951
1051
1151
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1951
2051
2152
2252
2353
2454
2555
2655
2756
2857
2957
3058
3158

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1014059
2013960
3013861
4013861
5013861
6013861
7013861
8013861
9013861
10013861
11023860
12023860
13023959
14133957
15134056
16134056
17144154
18154252
19154252
20164350
21174449
22174447
23284545
24294643
252104741
262114740
272124838
282134936
293145034
303155032
313175030

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:257:04
213.65:267:03
313.65:267:02
413.65:277:01
513.55:287:00
613.55:286:59
713.55:296:58
813.55:306:58
913.45:316:57
1013.45:316:56
1113.45:326:55
1213.35:336:54
1313.35:336:52
1413.35:346:51
1513.35:356:50
1613.25:366:49
1713.25:366:48
1813.25:376:47
1913.15:386:46
2013.15:386:45
2113.15:396:43
2213.05:406:42
2313.05:406:41
2413.05:416:40
2512.95:426:39
2612.95:426:37
2712.95:436:36
2812.85:446:35
2912.85:446:33
3012.85:456:32
3112.75:466:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nakamura

In seasonPeak

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

Nakamura 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 Nakamura?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nakamura for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nakamura in August

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

In August, Nakamura sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nakamura in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 27 to Dec 25 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Nakamura in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nakamura peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nakamura 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 Nakamura is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1420 µg/m³Oct 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nakamura?

Nakamura sits at 33.0°N, 132.9°E, 7 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Shimoda, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Nakamura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakamura has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m.

The land around Nakamura is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
1,527 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Shimoda 6.0 km · Sukumo 19 km · Mishōhirajō 34 km · Uwajima 44 km · Susaki 57 km · Uwa 58 km · Ōzu 68 km · Uchiko 68 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 Nakamura (32.9833°, 132.9333°, elevation 7 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).