US EditionWestern Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record
- The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on July 18, 2025, that the rainy season ended in the Tokai, Kanto, and Koshin regions, marking the earliest end since records began in 1951 in western Japan.
- This premature close followed a northward push of the rainy front and high-pressure systems bringing sunny weather across eastern and western Japan, Okinawa, and Amami regions.
- The rainy season ended up to 22 days earlier than average in northern Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku, and Kinki regions, while southern Kyushu ended 18 days earlier than usual without breaking its earliest end record of June 24.
- Temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius or higher are expected from July 18 to 24, with high risks of heatstroke prompting the JMA to warn the public to take preventive measures.
- This early end to the rainy season suggests a shift in seasonal weather patterns that may increase heat-related health risks and impacts on agriculture in affected regions.
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[NHK] Western and eastern Japan are mostly covered by high pressure and are sunny, and the end of the rainy season has been announced in various parts of western Japan. If this is confirmed, southern Kyushu...
Japan’s Rainy Season Ends in Western Japan; Areas See Earlier than Average End to Season
Rainy season appears to have ended in various parts of western Japan, it was announced Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the season ended in the southern Kyushu region 18 days earlier than usual and 19 days earlier than last year. In the northern Kyushu region, the season ended 22 days earlier than usual and 20 days earlier than last year.
Today, June 27th (Friday), the Meteorological Observatory announced that the rainy season has ended in northern Kyushu, southern Kyushu, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kinki regions. The rainy season ended much earlier than average in all regions, and in northern Kyushu, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kinki, it ended in June for the first time in recorded history (preliminary figures).
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