Shibetsu weather in July

In July, Shibetsu sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 115 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shibetsu's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shibetsu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
3:57 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Shibetsu reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11711
21712
31712
41712
51712
61712
71712
81812
91813
101813
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How July really feels in Shibetsu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Shibetsu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -9°598.710.79.10.0
Feb-3° / -10°486.97.710.20.0
Mar / -6°769.8911.60.0
Apr / -0°8611.2513.20.7
May11° / 9611.20.614.52.8
Jun15° / 8310.1015.24.3
Jul18° / 13°11511.1014.95.5
Aug21° / 16°15012.4013.85.7
Sep19° / 13°16612.5012.35.5
Oct14° / 12711.10.110.83.9
Nov / 8711.22.99.51.0
Dec / -5°789.79.68.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22377
32278
42278
52278
62179
72179
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shibetsu gets around 115 mm of rain over 11.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
534
634
734
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2537
2637
2738
2839
2939
3040
3140

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16230710
26031810
35832910
456331010
555331110
652341220
751341320
849351420
948351520
1046351530
1145361630
1244361730
1343361830
1441361940
1540362040
1638362150
1737362250
1835362360
1933362470
2032352480
21313525100
22293425110
23283426130
24273326140
25263226160
26253126180
27243026191
28232927211
29222827221
30212727241
31212627251

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:46 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.23:466:59
215.23:476:59
315.23:476:59
415.23:486:59
515.23:486:59
615.23:496:58
715.13:506:58
815.13:506:58
915.13:516:57
1015.13:526:57
1115.13:536:56
1215.03:536:56
1315.03:546:55
1415.03:556:55
1515.03:566:54
1615.03:576:54
1714.93:576:53
1814.93:586:52
1914.93:596:52
2014.84:006:51
2114.84:016:50
2214.84:026:49
2314.84:036:48
2414.74:046:47
2514.74:056:46
2614.74:066:45
2714.64:076:44
2814.64:086:43
2914.64:096:42
3014.54:106:41
3114.54:116:40

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.74 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 — July's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Shibetsu

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Shibetsu?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Shibetsu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shibetsu in July

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

In July, Shibetsu sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Shibetsu in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in July — 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.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Shibetsu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 17UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
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.

EngaruMombetsu

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
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,608 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July 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
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 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).