Okazaki weather in August

In August, Okazaki sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 174 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Okazaki's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okazaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
174 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:16 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Okazaki is city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Founded
1916

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Okazaki reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)
13124
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How August really feels in Okazaki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Okazaki weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6360.69.91.7
Feb / 766.80.810.72.1
Mar13° / 13610.80.111.73.7
Apr18° / 15111.1012.95.6
May23° / 14°17212.4013.86.3
Jun26° / 18°24216.5014.35.3
Jul29° / 23°27818.9014.14.2
Aug31° / 23°17417.3013.33.9
Sep27° / 20°23914.9012.25.4
Oct22° / 14°20412.1011.16.4
Nov16° / 1048.3010.25.4
Dec11° / 656.40.19.72.9

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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114555
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
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184555
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214654
224555
234555
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264555
274555
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314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Okazaki gets around 174 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
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656
756
856
956
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1556
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
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2355
2455
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2655
2755
2855
2955
3055
3155

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10119728
20119728
30118738
40118729
50118729
60118729
701177210
801177210
901167310
1002167210
1102167210
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151315729
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171316728
181416718
191417717
201518697
211619686
221620676
231721665
241723645
251824634
261825624
271927603
281928593
2911029573
3021031543
3121132523

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:04 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:046:51
213.75:056:50
313.75:066:49
413.75:066:48
513.75:076:47
613.65:086:46
713.65:096:45
813.65:106:44
913.55:106:43
1013.55:116:42
1113.55:126:41
1213.55:136:40
1313.45:136:39
1413.45:146:37
1513.45:156:36
1613.35:166:35
1713.35:166:34
1813.35:176:33
1913.25:186:32
2013.25:196:30
2113.25:206:29
2213.15:206:28
2313.15:216:26
2413.15:226:25
2513.05:236:24
2613.05:236:22
2712.95:246:21
2812.95:256:20
2912.95:266:18
3012.85:266:17
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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Okazaki

In seasonPeak

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

Okazaki 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 Okazaki?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okazaki.

What to pack for Okazaki in August

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

In August, Okazaki sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Okazaki 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 28 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 Okazaki 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 Okazaki peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Okazaki 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 Okazaki 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 Okazaki?

Okazaki sits at 35.0°N, 137.2°E, 34 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Anjō, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Okazaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okazaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,181 m.

The land around Okazaki is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
614 m
80 km
2,181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Anjō 8.0 km · Kōta 8.0 km · Chiryū 13 km · Nishio 14 km · Gamagōri 14 km · Toyota 15 km · Miyoshi 17 km · Kariya 17 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 Okazaki (34.95°, 137.1667°, elevation 34 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).