Nagoya in August:
very hot, rain on many days

Nagoya, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.

Mean high33°Hottest day 39.7° (2025)
Mean low25°Coldest night 18.6° (2009)
Rain days10 days3-20 by year
Rainfall170mmDaylight 13.9 → 13.0 h
Nagoya's 12 months iBest: May and October
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Poorhot, muggy and storm risk
Humidity73%29 muggy days
Clear days6 days10 overcast days
Mean wind7 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)05:12 / 18:42Daylight 13.9 → 13.0 h

Nagoya in August

Hot and humid midsummer. Nagoya Castle holds a summer festival from early to mid August with bon dancing each evening. Rest indoors at midday. Tropical cyclone news starts to matter.

Days averaged 33°C and nights 25°C. Midday was for air conditioning, a cold drink or a long lunch out of the sun. About 10 days a month saw rain, enough that a wet-weather plan was worth having. The average is 10, but individual years ran from 3 (2020) to 20 (2014).

With 27 days above 30°C on average, most of the month felt like high summer. August 2025 averaged 36.1°C by day, 2.7°C above the 20-year mean. Each rainy day brought about 17 mm, closer to downpours than drizzle.

Typhoons i

8 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.

  • Noru (2017), 55 km away typhoon strength
  • Maria (2006), 156 km away tropical storm
  • Meari (2022), 158 km away tropical storm
1 2 3 4 5 26 77 88 129 610 11 12

Date by date i

‹ July August 2027 September ›
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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1-7rain on 26% of days34° 25°
8-14rain on 27% of days34° 25°
15-21rain on 34% of days33° 25°
22-28rain on 36% of days33° 24°
29-31rain on 37% of days32° 24°

0-5/206-8/209-11/2012-20/20

1-7rain on 26% of days34° 25°
8-14rain on 27% of days34° 25°
15-21rain on 34% of days33° 25°
22-28rain on 36% of days33° 24°
29-31rain on 37% of days32° 24°
Tap another date to change

2006none
20073mm
200810mm
2009none
2010none
201113mm
2012none
2013none
201427mm
2015none
20166mm
2017none
201818mm
201962mm
20201mm
20219mm
2022none
20235mm
2024none
2025none
Holidays in August (2027)
  • August 11 Mountain Day
  • August 13 to August 16 Obon

1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)

Day by day temperature i

22°28°35°41° 1815222931

Mean high Mean low Coldest to warmest high in 20 years

Your trip dates, the past 20 years

Trip dates ~

You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain.
Trip rain days Month rain days
2006
0 d 5 d
2007
3 d 6 d
2008
2 d 10 d
2009
3 d 5 d
2010
1 d 6 d
2011
3 d 11 d
2012
1 d 7 d
2013
3 d 7 d
2014
3 d 20 d
2015
0 d 10 d
2016
3 d 10 d
2017
2 d 11 d
2018
1 d 10 d
2019
1 d 8 d
2020
0 d 3 d
2021
3 d 16 d
2022
2 d 16 d
2023
3 d 15 d
2024
1 d 13 d
2025
1 d 6 d
Years with rain
Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year.
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Rain days on trip
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No rain1-9 mm10 mm or more Dates outside your trip are dimmed.

One row per year, one cell per day. 2020 had 3 rain days, 2014 had 20.

Nagoya through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfall
January 10°1°5 days43mm
February 11°2°7 days76mm
March 15°5°9 days127mm
April 21°10°10 days141mm
MayGood 25°15°10 days169mm
June 28°20°11 days189mm
July 32°24°13 days234mm
August 33°25°10 days170mm
September 29°22°11 days211mm
OctoberGood 24°15°9 days148mm
November 18°9°6 days77mm
December 12°3°6 days58mm

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Nagoya in August?

Over the past 20 years August averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 3 in the driest to 20 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Nagoya in August?

Days averaged 33°C and nights 25°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.

Is August a good time to visit Nagoya?

On warmth and rain days alone, Nagoya's easiest months were May and October. August ranked 9 of 12.

Is Nagoya humid in August?

Mean relative humidity was 73%, with about 29 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.