Takasaki weather in July

In July, Takasaki sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 288 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Takasaki's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takasaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
288 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:42 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Takasaki is city in Gunma prefecture, Japan.

Density
812/km²
people per km²
Founded
1900

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical July day in Takasaki reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12620
22620
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How July really feels in Takasaki

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.

Takasaki weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°688.53.89.81.4
Feb / -0°719.64.110.61.6
Mar12° / 13114.43.311.73.0
Apr17° / 14814.70.412.94.9
May22° / 13°17816013.95.6
Jun24° / 17°23920.7014.44.9
Jul28° / 21°28823.2014.24.2
Aug29° / 22°22522.1013.44.1
Sep25° / 18°25719.8012.25.1
Oct20° / 12°22516.9011.15.3
Nov15° / 859.90.110.14.6
Dec10° / 618.31.19.62.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132377
142377
152377
162575
172575
182674
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202674
212773
222872
232872
242971
253169
263169
273268
283466
293466
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Takasaki gets around 288 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
379
479
579
679
778
878
978
1078
1178
1277
1377
1476
1576
1675
1775
1874
1974
2073
2173
2272
2371
2471
2570
2669
2769
2869
2968
3068
3168

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1173045170
2062946180
3062747200
4052647220
5042548230
6032448250
7032248270
8022247290
9022146300
10022046321
11021945341
12011944351
13011843371
14011841391
15011740401
16011639421
17011538441
18011537462
19011435482
20011334502
21011333512
22011232532
23011131552
24011130562
25011029582
2601928602
2701927612
2801826632
2901825652
3001724662
3100723682

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:347:01
214.44:347:01
314.44:357:01
414.44:357:01
514.44:367:00
614.44:367:00
714.44:377:00
814.44:377:00
914.44:387:00
1014.44:386:59
1114.34:396:59
1214.34:396:59
1314.34:406:58
1414.34:416:58
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1614.34:426:57
1714.24:436:57
1814.24:436:56
1914.24:446:56
2014.24:456:55
2114.14:456:54
2214.14:466:54
2314.14:476:53
2414.14:486:52
2514.14:486:52
2614.04:496:51
2714.04:506:50
2814.04:516:49
2914.04:526:49
3013.94:526:48
3113.94:536:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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174.5Bright
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214.6Bright
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284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Takasaki

In seasonPeak

In July, Takasaki sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Takasaki?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Takasaki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Takasaki in July

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

In July, Takasaki sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Takasaki in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Takasaki peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 16UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Takasaki in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Takasaki is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1821 µg/m³Dec 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Takasaki?

Takasaki sits at 36.3°N, 139.0°E, 93 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kanekomachi, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Takasaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takasaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,854 m.

The land around Takasaki is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (41%), trees (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
2,854 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Kanekomachi 9.0 km · Maebashi 10 km · Tamamura 10 km · Yoshii 10 km · Annaka 11 km · Fujioka 11 km · Tomioka 14 km · Ogura 14 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 Takasaki (36.3333°, 139.0167°, elevation 93 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. 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).