Climatch

Yamagata, Japan vs Amherst, Massachusetts Climate

79%match

Yamagata vs Amherst: a 79% climate match. Compared with Yamagata, Amherst has the same summer highs, 10°F (5°C) colder winter nights and less rain in summer.

Yamagata gets 50 in (1273 mm) of rain a year and Amherst 45 in (1140 mm). Yamagata's warmest month is August, at 85°F (29°C); Amherst's is July, at 84°F (29°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Yamagata
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Amherst

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

YamagataAmherstsolid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDYamagata Jan: 36°Yamagata Feb: 38°Yamagata Mar: 46°Yamagata Apr: 60°Yamagata May: 71°Yamagata Jun: 76°Yamagata Jul: 82°Yamagata Aug: 85°Yamagata Sep: 77°Yamagata Oct: 65°Yamagata Nov: 54°Yamagata Dec: 42°Yamagata Jan: 25°Yamagata Feb: 25°Yamagata Mar: 31°Yamagata Apr: 42°Yamagata May: 52°Yamagata Jun: 60°Yamagata Jul: 67°Yamagata Aug: 69°Yamagata Sep: 61°Yamagata Oct: 50°Yamagata Nov: 39°Yamagata Dec: 31°Amherst Jan: 35°Amherst Feb: 37°Amherst Mar: 46°Amherst Apr: 58°Amherst May: 70°Amherst Jun: 79°Amherst Jul: 84°Amherst Aug: 83°Amherst Sep: 76°Amherst Oct: 64°Amherst Nov: 51°Amherst Dec: 40°Amherst Jan: 14°Amherst Feb: 15°Amherst Mar: 25°Amherst Apr: 35°Amherst May: 45°Amherst Jun: 54°Amherst Jul: 60°Amherst Aug: 58°Amherst Sep: 51°Amherst Oct: 39°Amherst Nov: 31°Amherst Dec: 22°

Rain (in per month)

YamagataAmherst

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDYamagata Jan: 3.7Yamagata Feb: 2.6Yamagata Mar: 2.9Yamagata Apr: 3.3Yamagata May: 3.1Yamagata Jun: 4.6Yamagata Jul: 6.7Yamagata Aug: 5.9Yamagata Sep: 5.0Yamagata Oct: 5.0Yamagata Nov: 3.3Yamagata Dec: 4.1Amherst Jan: 3.4Amherst Feb: 2.9Amherst Mar: 3.7Amherst Apr: 3.7Amherst May: 3.6Amherst Jun: 4.0Amherst Jul: 4.2Amherst Aug: 3.5Amherst Sep: 4.1Amherst Oct: 4.5Amherst Nov: 3.4Amherst Dec: 3.9

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Yamagata and Amherst
MonthHighLowRain
YamagataAmherstYamagataAmherstYamagataAmherst
Jan36°F(2°C)35°F(1°C)25°F(-4°C)14°F(-10°C)3.7 in(94 mm)3.3 in(85 mm)
Feb38°F(3°C)37°F(3°C)25°F(-4°C)15°F(-9°C)2.6 in(66 mm)2.9 in(73 mm)
Mar46°F(8°C)46°F(8°C)31°F(-1°C)25°F(-4°C)2.9 in(74 mm)3.7 in(93 mm)
Apr60°F(16°C)58°F(15°C)42°F(5°C)35°F(2°C)3.3 in(83 mm)3.7 in(95 mm)
May71°F(21°C)70°F(21°C)52°F(11°C)45°F(7°C)3.1 in(79 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Jun76°F(25°C)79°F(26°C)60°F(16°C)54°F(12°C)4.6 in(116 mm)4.0 in(101 mm)
Jul82°F(28°C)84°F(29°C)67°F(20°C)60°F(15°C)6.7 in(171 mm)4.2 in(107 mm)
Aug85°F(29°C)83°F(28°C)69°F(21°C)58°F(15°C)5.9 in(150 mm)3.5 in(90 mm)
Sep76°F(25°C)76°F(24°C)61°F(16°C)51°F(10°C)5.0 in(126 mm)4.1 in(105 mm)
Oct65°F(19°C)64°F(18°C)49°F(10°C)39°F(4°C)5.0 in(126 mm)4.5 in(114 mm)
Nov54°F(12°C)51°F(11°C)39°F(4°C)31°F(-1°C)3.3 in(84 mm)3.3 in(85 mm)
Dec42°F(6°C)40°F(5°C)31°F(-1°C)22°F(-5°C)4.1 in(104 mm)3.9 in(100 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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