Shibetsu weather in April

In April, Shibetsu sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Shibetsu's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shibetsu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 86 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 4:44 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.7; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical April day in Shibetsu reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-2
5	4	-2
6	5	-2
7	5	-2
8	5	-2
9	5	-2
10	5	-1
11	6	-1
12	6	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-1
15	6	0
16	7	0
17	7	0
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	9	2
26	9	2
27	9	2
28	9	2
29	9	2
30	9	3

How April really feels in Shibetsu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Shibetsu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -9°	59	8.7	10.7	9.1	0.0
Feb	-3° / -10°	48	6.9	7.7	10.2	0.0
Mar	1° / -6°	76	9.8	9	11.6	0.0
Apr	6° / -0°	86	11.2	5	13.2	0.7
May	11° / 5°	96	11.2	0.6	14.5	2.8
Jun	15° / 9°	83	10.1	0	15.2	4.3
Jul	18° / 13°	115	11.1	0	14.9	5.5
Aug	21° / 16°	150	12.4	0	13.8	5.7
Sep	19° / 13°	166	12.5	0	12.3	5.5
Oct	14° / 8°	127	11.1	0.1	10.8	3.9
Nov	7° / 2°	87	11.2	2.9	9.5	1.0
Dec	1° / -5°	78	9.7	9.6	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	63	62	62	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Shibetsu gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40
Snow chance (%)	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	9

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	23
2	34	23
3	34	22
4	34	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	36	19
9	36	19
10	36	18
11	36	18
12	36	17
13	36	17
14	36	17
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	37	16
18	37	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	14
22	38	14
23	38	14
24	39	13
25	39	13
26	39	12
27	39	11
28	40	11
29	40	10
30	40	9

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:45	4:44	4:42	4:40	4:39	4:37	4:35	4:34	4:32	4:30	4:29	4:27	4:26	4:24	4:22	4:21
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:11	5:38
2	12.5	5:09	5:39
3	12.6	5:07	5:40
4	12.6	5:05	5:41
5	12.7	5:03	5:42
6	12.7	5:01	5:44
7	12.8	5:00	5:45
8	12.8	4:58	5:46
9	12.9	4:56	5:47
10	12.9	4:54	5:48
11	13.0	4:52	5:50
12	13.0	4:51	5:51
13	13.1	4:49	5:52
14	13.1	4:47	5:53
15	13.2	4:45	5:55
16	13.2	4:44	5:56
17	13.2	4:42	5:57
18	13.3	4:40	5:58
19	13.3	4:39	5:59
20	13.4	4:37	6:01
21	13.4	4:35	6:02
22	13.5	4:34	6:03
23	13.5	4:32	6:04
24	13.6	4:30	6:05
25	13.6	4:29	6:07
26	13.7	4:27	6:08
27	13.7	4:26	6:09
28	13.8	4:24	6:10
29	13.8	4:22	6:11
30	13.9	4:21	6:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Shibetsu

In seasonPeak

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

Shibetsu 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 April a good time to visit Shibetsu?

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

0.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shibetsu.

What to pack for Shibetsu in April

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

In April, Shibetsu sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Shibetsu in April

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 17°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	0	0	2	5	9	13	17	17	14	10	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	2	Bracing
May	5	Bracing
Jun	9	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Shibetsu in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shibetsu peaks around August 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	7	6	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Shibetsu?

Shibetsu sits at 43.7°N, 145.1°E, 2 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Nakashibetsu, 18 km away.

Topography around Shibetsu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shibetsu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,608 m.

The land around Shibetsu is covered by water (43%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

water 43%

16 km

482 m

water 45%

80 km

1,608 m

water 55%

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← March Shibetsu year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Nakashibetsu 18 km · Nemuro 52 km · Abashiri 80 km · Motomachi 85 km · Kushiro 98 km · Kitami 101 km · Engaru 134 km · Mombetsu 162 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
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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

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 Shibetsu (43.659°, 145.132°, elevation 2 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-2
5	4	-2
6	5	-2
7	5	-2
8	5	-2
9	5	-2
10	5	-1
11	6	-1
12	6	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-1
15	6	0
16	7	0
17	7	0
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	9	2
26	9	2
27	9	2
28	9	2
29	9	2
30	9	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	23
2	34	23
3	34	22
4	34	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	36	19
9	36	19
10	36	18
11	36	18
12	36	17
13	36	17
14	36	17
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	37	16
18	37	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	14
22	38	14
23	38	14
24	39	13
25	39	13
26	39	12
27	39	11
28	40	11
29	40	10
30	40	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-2
5	4	-2
6	5	-2
7	5	-2
8	5	-2
9	5	-2
10	5	-1
11	6	-1
12	6	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-1
15	6	0
16	7	0
17	7	0
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	9	2
26	9	2
27	9	2
28	9	2
29	9	2
30	9	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	23
2	34	23
3	34	22
4	34	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	36	19
9	36	19
10	36	18
11	36	18
12	36	17
13	36	17
14	36	17
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	37	16
18	37	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	14
22	38	14
23	38	14
24	39	13
25	39	13
26	39	12
27	39	11
28	40	11
29	40	10
30	40	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-2
5	4	-2
6	5	-2
7	5	-2
8	5	-2
9	5	-2
10	5	-1
11	6	-1
12	6	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-1
15	6	0
16	7	0
17	7	0
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	9	2
26	9	2
27	9	2
28	9	2
29	9	2
30	9	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	23
2	34	23
3	34	22
4	34	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	36	19
9	36	19
10	36	18
11	36	18
12	36	17
13	36	17
14	36	17
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	37	16
18	37	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	14
22	38	14
23	38	14
24	39	13
25	39	13
26	39	12
27	39	11
28	40	11
29	40	10
30	40	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100