Ōdate weather in August

In August, Ōdate sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 182 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ōdate's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ōdate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:54 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Ōdate is city in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Density
76/km²
people per km²
Founded
1951

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ōdate reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
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How August really feels in Ōdate

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.

Ōdate weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°8416.1219.50.0
Feb / -6°8014.917.110.40.0
Mar / -3°1071713.111.70.3
Apr12° / 10714.93.3132.9
May18° / 11313.30.114.25.2
Jun22° / 14°11713.2014.85.8
Jul25° / 18°18717014.65.5
Aug26° / 19°18216.4013.65.5
Sep23° / 15°15313.8012.35.9
Oct16° / 13513.80.110.94.6
Nov / 11816.45.19.81.6
Dec / -3°11017.817.19.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93268
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203367
213367
223466
233367
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253367
263268
273367
283367
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ōdate gets around 182 mm of rain over 16.4 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1352
1452
1552
1653
1753
1853
1953
2053
2153
2253
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
2954
3054
3153

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116164136
216164137
316164037
416164038
516163937
616173937
716173937
816173936
917183936
1017184035
1117184034
1217194033
1317194033
1417194132
1517204131
1627204130
1728204129
1828214128
1938214127
2039224026
2139234025
22310234024
23410243923
24411253922
25411263821
26412273820
27412283719
28413303618
29414313516
30415323415
31415333314

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:396:49
214.14:406:48
314.14:416:46
414.14:426:45
514.04:436:44
614.04:446:43
714.04:456:42
813.94:466:41
913.94:476:39
1013.84:486:38
1113.84:496:37
1213.84:506:36
1313.74:516:34
1413.74:526:33
1513.64:536:32
1613.64:546:30
1713.64:556:29
1813.54:566:27
1913.54:576:26
2013.44:586:24
2113.44:596:23
2213.45:006:21
2313.35:016:20
2413.35:026:18
2513.25:036:17
2613.25:046:15
2713.25:056:14
2813.15:056:12
2913.15:066:10
3013.05:076:09
3113.05:086:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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84.6Bright
94.6Bright
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114.5Bright
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144.5Bright
154.4Bright
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174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ōdate

In seasonPeak

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

Ōdate 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 Ōdate?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ōdate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ōdate in August

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

In August, Ōdate sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ōdate in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 59 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Oct 20 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Ōdate 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 Ōdate peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 19UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ōdate 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 Ōdate is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1620 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ōdate?

Ōdate sits at 40.3°N, 140.6°E, 66 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kita-Akita, 16 km away.

Topography around Ōdate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ōdate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,976 m.

The land around Ōdate is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
799 m
80 km
1,976 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kita-Akita 16 km · Takanosu 17 km · Hanawa 22 km · Hirakawa 35 km · Hirosaki 36 km · Kuroishi 42 km · Moritake 45 km · Noshiro 46 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 Ōdate (40.2718°, 140.5576°, elevation 66 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).