The climate of Japan

Japan has a maritime atmosphere with mild winters and warm wet summers. Following is a brief narrative of its climatic characteristic and precipitation.

Temperature:

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The atmosphere of Japan is made mild by the moderating work on of the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, Japanese cities have a milder atmosphere as compared to other cities of Asia placed on the same latitude. For instance Tokyo at 36 N has a mean maximum of the hottest month of 78 F (26 C) whereas Teheran in Iran placed at exactly the same latitude has summer high of 85 F ( 29 C). Even at Beijing which is placed at 39 N the summer high is 79 F (29 C). It follows from above that Tokyo is considerably cooler in summer than other places on the same latitude. It is even cooler than places on a higher latitude but placed farther inland like Beijing. In the winter, converse holds true. Now due to the moderating work on of the ocean places like Tokyo are warmer than those placed on the same latitude. The coldest month at Tokyo records a climatic characteristic of 37 F (3 C) while Teheran on the same latitude but placed farther inland records 34 F (1 C).

Precipitation:

Tokyo has a total yearly rainfall of 60 inches ( 1500 mm) mostly falling in the summer monsoon months from June to October. The highest rainfall of 9 inches (225 mm) is recorded in September. However no month at Tokyo gets a rain of less than 2 inches (50 mm) which accounts for the greenery found in the Japanese islands. The high humidity and rainfall accompanied with high climatic characteristic makes the weather unpleasant while later summer season so it must be avoided.

In short, the atmosphere of Japan is mild in winters and warm and humid in summers with a lot of rainfall.

The climate of Japan

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