Yakumo weather in August

In August, Yakumo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 200 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yakumo's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yakumo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:51 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yakumo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Yakumo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Yakumo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-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° / -5°6012.7179.30.0
Feb-1° / -4°569.912.410.30.0
Mar / -2°65118.811.60.0
Apr / 8510.52.313.10.5
May11° / 11611.6014.42.7
Jun16° / 13°11211.60154.8
Jul20° / 17°17214.8014.85.5
Aug22° / 19°20013.7013.76.0
Sep20° / 17°17613.1012.35.7
Oct14° / 10°11512.8010.83.7
Nov / 9712.94.79.60.6
Dec / -2°8413.614.790.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
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53367
63367
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yakumo gets around 200 mm of rain over 13.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
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543
643
743
843
943
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2247
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3145

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1211274515
2210274516
3210264517
4210264518
5210264419
6210264419
729264420
829264320
929274320
1029274320
1128284319
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:356:55
214.34:366:53
314.24:376:52
414.24:386:51
514.24:396:50
614.14:416:49
714.14:426:47
814.14:436:46
914.04:446:45
1014.04:456:43
1113.94:466:42
1213.94:476:41
1313.94:486:39
1413.84:496:38
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1613.74:516:35
1713.74:526:33
1813.64:536:32
1913.64:546:30
2013.64:566:29
2113.54:576:27
2213.54:586:26
2313.44:596:24
2413.45:006:22
2513.35:016:21
2613.35:026:19
2713.25:036:17
2813.25:046:16
2913.15:056:14
3013.15:066:12
3113.05:076:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
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204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Yakumo

In seasonPeak

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

Yakumo 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 Yakumo?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Yakumo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yakumo in August

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

In August, Yakumo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Yakumo in August

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 5 to Sep 17 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct17Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Yakumo 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 Yakumo peaks around August 18 at about 8 (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 highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Yakumo 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 Yakumo is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1417 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yakumo?

Yakumo sits at 42.3°N, 140.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Honchō, 53 km away.

Topography around Yakumo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yakumo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,867 m.

The land around Yakumo is covered by cropland (49%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
963 m
80 km
1,867 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Honchō 53 km · Date 55 km · Hokuto 57 km · Kamiiso 57 km · Muroran 60 km · Hakodate 66 km · Niseko 71 km · Noboribetsu 78 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 Yakumo (42.2539°, 140.2692°, elevation 9 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).