Climate
Yokohama features a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and chilly, but not very cold, winters. Winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing, while summer can get quite warm due to humidity effects.
| Climate data for Yokohama, Japan (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 55.5 (2.185) |
73.4 (2.89) |
134.0 (5.276) |
149.1 (5.87) |
138.1 (5.437) |
192.4 (7.575) |
169.0 (6.654) |
148.3 (5.839) |
232.4 (9.15) |
184.9 (7.28) |
108.4 (4.268) |
43.2 (1.701) |
1,622.5 (63.878) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 5 (2) |
7 (2.8) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
13 (5.1) |
| % humidity | 54 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 65 | 57 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.3 | 156.9 | 155.6 | 163.0 | 185.7 | 127.1 | 168.3 | 203.4 | 125.3 | 136.0 | 145.1 | 175.1 | 1,920.6 |
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