Nasushiobara weather in April

In April, Nasushiobara sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 130 mm of precipitation across 13.1 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 12°C in the first days to 17°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 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nasushiobara's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nasushiobara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
130 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:12 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Nasushiobara is city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Density
195/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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nasushiobara reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3123
4133
5133
6133
7133
8134
9144
10144
11144
12144
13145
14155
15155
16155
17155
18156
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29188
30188

How April really feels in Nasushiobara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nasushiobara 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 / -3°619.389.80.0
Feb / -2°568.86.210.60.2
Mar / 11113.35.111.71.8
Apr15° / 13013.11.112.94.1
May20° / 10°14913.9013.95.6
Jun23° / 15°17616.8014.55.3
Jul26° / 19°24021.1014.34.8
Aug27° / 20°19018.4013.45.0
Sep24° / 17°22716.4012.35.5
Oct18° / 10°185140115.2
Nov13° / 889.40.3103.5
Dec / -0°609.64.19.51.1

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44753
54753
64852
74753
84753
94654
104654
114654
124456
134456
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264456
274357
284357
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nasushiobara gets around 130 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1469
2468
3458
4457
5457
6456
7456
8456
9455
10455
11455
12455
13455
14455
15454
16454
17454
18454
19453
20443
21443
22442
23432
24432
25432
26431
27421
28421
29421
30420

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 98% 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
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
179910
189910
199811
209811
219811
229811
239721
249721
259631
269631
279541
289451
299451
309361

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 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 5:34 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:345:55
212.45:325:56
312.45:315:57
412.55:295:58
512.55:285:59
612.65:265:59
712.65:256:00
812.65:236:01
912.75:226:02
1012.75:206:03
1112.85:196:04
1212.85:176:05
1312.85:166:06
1412.95:146:07
1512.95:136:07
1612.95:126:08
1713.05:106:09
1813.05:096:10
1913.15:076:11
2013.15:066:12
2113.15:056:13
2213.25:036:14
2313.25:026:15
2413.25:016:16
2513.34:596:16
2613.34:586:17
2713.44:576:18
2813.44:566:19
2913.44:546:20
3013.54:536:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nasushiobara

In seasonPeak

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

Nasushiobara's rainy season runs March–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 Nasushiobara?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nasushiobara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nasushiobara in April

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

In April, Nasushiobara sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nasushiobara in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nasushiobara 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 (low).

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
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Nasushiobara 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 Nasushiobara is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1821 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nasushiobara?

Nasushiobara sits at 37.0°N, 140.1°E, 280 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kuroiso, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Nasushiobara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nasushiobara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,551 m.

The land around Nasushiobara is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
1,234 m
80 km
2,551 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kuroiso 2.0 km · Nasu 8.0 km · Ōtawara 13 km · Kumakura 22 km · Yaita 23 km · Shirakawa 24 km · Ogawa 26 km · Sakura 29 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 Nasushiobara (36.9768°, 140.0664°, elevation 280 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).