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January Weather in Kurobe-shi Japan

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 46°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 55°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 43°F on January 26.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 37°F to 35°F, rarely falling below 30°F or exceeding 43°F.

For reference, on August 7, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kurobe-shi typically range from 75°F to 86°F, while on February 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 34°F to 43°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Kurobe-shi

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Kurobe-shiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FDecFebJan 2643°FJan 2643°F35°F35°FJan 146°FJan 146°F37°F37°FJan 1144°FJan 1144°F36°F36°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Kurobe-shi

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Kurobe-shiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

İstanbul, Turkey (5,417 miles away) and Pirallahı, Azerbaijan (4,506 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kurobe-shi (view comparison).

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The month of January in Kurobe-shi experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 62% to 69%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 69% on January 20.

The clearest day of the month is January 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 38% of the time.

For reference, on January 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 69%, while on October 23, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 59%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Kurobe-shi

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Kurobe-shiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebOct 2359%Oct 2359%Jan 138%Jan 138%Jan 3131%Jan 3131%Jan 1133%Jan 1133%Jan 2131%Jan 2131%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kurobe-shi, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is decreasing, starting the month at 60% and ending it at 56%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 62% on December 25, and its lowest chance is 26% on June 1.

Over the course of January in Kurobe-shi, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 56% to 48%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 4% to 6%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Kurobe-shi

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Kurobe-shi is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 6.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.9 inches or falls below 3.9 inches, and ending the month at 5.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.2 inches or falls below 2.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Kurobe-shi

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January in Kurobe-shi is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.9 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.5 inches on January 27.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January in Kurobe-shi

Average Monthly Snowfall in January in Kurobe-shiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 inDecFebJan 252.5 inJan 252.5 inJan 11.5 inJan 11.5 inJan 112.1 inJan 112.1 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of January in Kurobe-shi, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 39 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 17 seconds, and weekly increase of 8 minutes, 59 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Kurobe-shi

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Kurobe-shi is 7:03 AM on January 6 and the earliest sunrise is 10 minutes earlier at 6:54 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:43 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 30 minutes later at 5:13 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kurobe-shi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:30 AM and sets 14 hours, 42 minutes later, at 7:12 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:59 AM and sets 9 hours, 38 minutes later, at 4:37 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Kurobe-shi

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Kurobe-shi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Kurobe-shiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb001010202020303000010102020303030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Kurobe-shi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Kurobe-shiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 138:33 AMDec 138:33 AMDec 279:34 AMDec 279:34 AMJan 118:58 PMJan 118:58 PMJan 262:55 AMJan 262:55 AMFeb 108:00 AMFeb 108:00 AMFeb 249:31 PMFeb 249:31 PM7:10 AM7:10 AM4:28 PM4:28 PM3:37 PM3:37 PM7:21 AM7:21 AM6:59 AM6:59 AM4:18 PM4:18 PM4:24 PM4:24 PM7:30 AM7:30 AM7:07 AM7:07 AM5:41 PM5:41 PM5:19 PM5:19 PM6:56 AM6:56 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
80%-10:26 AMWNW9:36 PMENE3:35 AMS251,329 mi
2
72%-10:49 AMW10:33 PME4:15 AMS251,591 mi
3
63%-11:10 AMW11:30 PME4:54 AMS251,065 mi
4
50%-11:32 AMW-5:32 AMS249,710 mi
5
43%12:28 AME11:55 AMWSW-6:12 AMS247,549 mi
6
33%1:29 AMESE12:20 PMWSW-6:55 AMS244,677 mi
7
24%2:32 AMESE12:50 PMWSW-7:41 AMS241,261 mi
8
15%3:39 AMESE1:27 PMWSW-8:33 AMS237,544 mi
9
8%4:48 AMESE2:13 PMSW-9:30 AMS233,826 mi
10
3%5:56 AMSE3:10 PMSW-10:33 AMS230,443 mi
11
0%6:59 AMSE4:18 PMSW-11:38 AMS227,718 mi
12
1%7:52 AMESE5:34 PMWSW-12:43 PMS225,904 mi
13
4%8:37 AMESE6:51 PMWSW-1:44 PMS225,131 mi
14
10%9:13 AMESE8:07 PMWSW-2:40 PMS225,391 mi
15
19%9:45 AMESE9:21 PMW-3:32 PMS226,557 mi
16
29%10:13 AME10:31 PMW-4:20 PMS228,424 mi
17
41%10:39 AME11:41 PMW-5:07 PMS230,758 mi
18
50%11:06 AMENE--5:55 PMS233,339 mi
19
64%-12:50 AMWNW11:35 AMENE6:43 PMS235,987 mi
20
74%-1:59 AMWNW12:08 PMENE7:34 PMS238,576 mi
21
83%-3:07 AMWNW12:47 PMENE8:27 PMS241,033 mi
22
90%-4:13 AMNW1:32 PMNE9:22 PMS243,319 mi
23
95%-5:14 AMNW2:24 PMNE10:17 PMS245,418 mi
24
99%-6:07 AMNW3:23 PMNE11:10 PMS247,317 mi
25
100%-6:53 AMWNW4:24 PMENE--
26
100%-7:30 AMWNW5:26 PMENE12:01 AMS248,987 mi
27
99%-8:01 AMWNW6:28 PMENE12:48 AMS250,381 mi
28
97%-8:28 AMWNW7:27 PMENE1:31 AMS251,426 mi
29
92%-8:52 AMW8:25 PME2:12 AMS252,030 mi
30
86%-9:13 AMW9:21 PME2:51 AMS252,092 mi
31
79%-9:35 AMW10:18 PME3:29 AMS251,518 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kurobe-shi is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time, while on November 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Kurobe-shi

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Kurobe-shiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kurobe-shi is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 12.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.5 miles per hour, while on June 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Kurobe-shi

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Kurobe-shi throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 58% on January 15.

Wind Direction in January in Kurobe-shi

Wind Direction in January in Kurobe-shiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestnorthsoutheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Kurobe-shi is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Kurobe-shi is decreasing during January, falling by 4°F, from 57°F to 53°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in January in Kurobe-shi

Average Water Temperature in January in Kurobe-shiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313148°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°FDecFebJan 157°FJan 157°FJan 3153°FJan 3153°FJan 1155°FJan 1155°FJan 2154°FJan 2154°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kurobe-shi typically lasts for 9.6 months (295 days), from around March 8 to around December 28, rarely starting before February 15 or after March 27, and rarely ending before December 14 or after January 11.

The month of January in Kurobe-shi is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 0% on January 17.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Kurobe-shi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Kurobe-shiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 137%Jan 137%Jan 313%Jan 313%Jan 1111%Jan 1111%Jan 211%Jan 211%Feb 1510%Feb 1510%very coldcoldcoolfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kurobe-shi are essentially constant during January, remaining within 2°F of 2°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January in Kurobe-shi

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kurobe-shi is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 1.9 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Kurobe-shi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Kurobe-shiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWhDecFebJan 11.7 kWhJan 11.7 kWhJan 312.1 kWhJan 312.1 kWhJan 111.7 kWhJan 111.7 kWhJan 211.9 kWhJan 211.9 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kurobe-shi are 36.901 deg latitude, 137.450 deg longitude, and 49 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kurobe-shi contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 50 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,439 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,597 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kurobe-shi is covered by cropland (74%), within 10 miles by water (62%) and trees (20%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and trees (38%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kurobe-shi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Toyama Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kurobe-shi.

At a distance of 37 kilometers from Kurobe-shi, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Kurobe-shi according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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