The climate of Nara (Japan)
Nara is located in the vicinity of Osaka. It was founded in 710 AD and
was the capital of Japan during that time. The very powerful Buddhist
monasteries started to interfere in all sorts of administrative and
governmental issues. The administrators were afraid of the Buddhist
influence and took off to take up residence somewhere else. Many
ancient buildings and temples can still be admired today. Several
ancient Buddhist monasteries and adjacent gardens can still be
visited. Once every year the Omituzuri festival takes place. The monks
have executed these rituals at the Todaiji Temple for 1250 years. With
fire a true spectacle takes place.
Nara has a moderate sea climate with warm or even hot summers and high
humidity figures. Subzero temperatures are uncommon because of the
influence of the sea. Summers can be clammy.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Nara:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
9
1
5
19
n/a
February
10
2
5
19
n/a
March
13
4
5
20
n/a
April
20
10
6
17
n/a
May
24
14
6
15
n/a
June
27
19
5
18
n/a
July
31
23
6
19
n/a
August
33
24
7
17
n/a
September
29
20
5
18
n/a
October
23
14
5
14
n/a
November
17
8
5
16
n/a
December
12
4
5
9
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
