Ōtake weather in August

In August, Ōtake sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 169 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ōtake's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ōtake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:37 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ōtake is city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Density
383/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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 Ōtake reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13025
23125
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How August really feels in Ōtake

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 29 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
29
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.

Ōtake 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 506.21101.8
Feb10° / 677.81.510.72.1
Mar13° / 11610.10.511.73.7
Apr18° / 10°1389.8012.85.8
May22° / 15°15810.3013.86.6
Jun25° / 19°23413.9014.25.9
Jul29° / 23°25515.2014.14.8
Aug30° / 24°16914.4013.34.5
Sep27° / 21°18511.7012.26.1
Oct22° / 15°1168011.17.1
Nov16° / 727.2010.25.6
Dec11° / 606.70.39.83.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34951
44951
54951
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114654
124654
134654
144654
154555
164654
174654
184753
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204654
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224753
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254555
264555
274555
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ōtake gets around 169 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
745
845
945
1045
1145
1246
1346
1447
1547
1647
1748
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2647
2747
2847
2946
3046
3146

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10077023
20067024
30066925
40066925
50056926
60156826
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80156826
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100156826
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1912126421
2013136419
2113146418
2213156417
2314176216
2414186314
2515196213
2615206212
2716226011
2816236010
291724599
301826578
311927567

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 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
68calm
78calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:257:09
213.75:267:08
313.75:277:07
413.65:287:06
513.65:287:05
613.65:297:04
713.65:307:03
813.55:317:02
913.55:317:01
1013.55:327:00
1113.45:336:59
1213.45:346:58
1313.45:346:57
1413.45:356:56
1513.35:366:55
1613.35:376:54
1713.35:376:53
1813.25:386:51
1913.25:396:50
2013.25:406:49
2113.15:406:48
2213.15:416:47
2313.15:426:45
2413.05:436:44
2513.05:436:43
2613.05:446:41
2712.95:456:40
2812.95:456:39
2912.95:466:37
3012.85:476:36
3112.85:486:35

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 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 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
15.5Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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175.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ōtake

In seasonPeak

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

Ōtake sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Ōtake's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ōtake?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ōtake in August

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

In August, Ōtake sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ōtake in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Nov 17 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Ōtake 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 Ōtake peaks around July 13 at about 10 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ōtake 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 Ōtake is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1022 µg/m³Oct 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ōtake?

Ōtake sits at 34.2°N, 132.2°E, 72 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Iwakuni, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ōtake

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ōtake has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Ōtake is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (30%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Iwakuni 5.0 km · Ōno-hara 9.0 km · Miyajima 14 km · Hatsukaichi 19 km · Etajima 24 km · Yanai 28 km · Hiroshima 30 km · Kure 32 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 Ōtake (34.2075°, 132.2206°, elevation 72 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).