Hikone
彦根35°16′ N 136°15′ EJMA1991-20207.1 to 22.6 °C
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Snow depth cm | New snow cm | Sun h | Humidity % | Wind | m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 | 1 | 3.9 | 112 | 14.1 | 19 | 36 | 99.8 | 75 | NW | 3.7 |
| Feb | 7.7 | 1 | 4.2 | 99.6 | 12.1 | 15 | 29 | 115.6 | 74 | NW | 4 |
| Mar | 11.6 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 114.9 | 12.2 | 4 | 6 | 162.6 | 72 | NW | 3.3 |
| Apr | 17.4 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 117.3 | 10.6 | – | 0 | 183.8 | 70 | NW | 2.8 |
| May | 22.6 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 146.9 | 9.8 | – | – | 197.3 | 71 | NW | 2.5 |
| Jun | 26 | 18.4 | 21.8 | 175.6 | 11.6 | – | – | 154.4 | 76 | NW | 2.4 |
| Jul | 30.2 | 22.9 | 26.1 | 219 | 12 | – | – | 169.8 | 77 | NW | 2.5 |
| Aug | 32.1 | 24.1 | 27.5 | 124.6 | 8 | – | – | 213 | 73 | NW | 2.5 |
| Sep | 27.6 | 20.2 | 23.6 | 167.7 | 10.3 | – | – | 162.9 | 75 | NW | 2.9 |
| Oct | 21.8 | 14 | 17.7 | 140.7 | 9 | – | – | 163 | 74 | NW | 3.1 |
| Nov | 15.6 | 8 | 11.7 | 85.8 | 8.6 | – | – | 134.6 | 74 | NW | 2.9 |
| Dec | 9.9 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 105.9 | 13.2 | 8 | 11 | 106.4 | 75 | SSE | 3.7 |
Reading the seasons
Station
JMA's Hikone station (block 47761) stands at 87.3 m on the east shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga. It is the nearest full JMA station to the Biwaichi loop. Nagahama to the north has an AMeDAS station (block 0976), though JMA keeps no snow normals there. Every value is JMA's 1991–2020 normal.
Winter
A steady north-west wind blows through winter, averaging 3.7 m/s in January and 4.0 m/s in February. Highs in January average 7.1 °C. January's normal deepest snow on the ground is 19 cm.
Spring
Highs reach 17.4 °C in April and 22.6 °C in May, and May gets 197.3 hours of sunshine. The rainy season pushes June to 175.6 mm and July to 219.0 mm.
SnowSeries
Two snow series come from JMA's normals. snowDepthMax is the month's deepest snow on the ground in centimetres (最深積雪), and freshSnow is the month's total new snowfall in centimetres (降雪の深さ合計).
Rain
Rain days count the days with 1 mm or more of precipitation.
Wind
The windDir field holds JMA's most frequent wind direction (最多風向) for each month as the compass point the wind blows from.
Quick answers about Hikoneよくある質問
What is the weather like in Hikone in January to February and April to May?
In January to February and April to May, Hikone averages daily highs of 7.1 to 22.6 °C and lows of 1 to 13.5 °C, with 100 to 147 mm of rain a month, by the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991-2020 normals. The most frequent wind in January comes from the NW at a mean 3.7 m/s.
Which month is warmest in Hikone?
August is the warmest month in Hikone, with an average daily high of 32.1 °C, by the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991-2020 normals.
Which month is wettest in Hikone?
July is the wettest month in Hikone, with 219 mm of rain on average, by the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991-2020 normals.
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