Imazu, Shiga
# Imazu, Shiga

Imazu (今津町, Imazu-chō) was a town located in Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was the center of the district.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,018 and a density of 114.21 persons per $km^2.$ The total area is 122.74 $km^2.$

On January 1, 2005, Imazu, along with the towns of Takashima, Adogawa, Makino and Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki (all from Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima.

## Climate

Climate data for Imazu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.3 (91.9) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.9 (98.4) | 35.2 (95.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 36.9 (98.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 18.5 (65.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −11.7 (10.9) | −8.4 (16.9) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 1.6 (34.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | −8.0 (17.6) | −11.7 (10.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 192.5 (7.58) | 144.2 (5.68) | 139.9 (5.51) | 126.6 (4.98) | 167.0 (6.57) | 175.1 (6.89) | 225.5 (8.88) | 142.2 (5.60) | 194.4 (7.65) | 148.5 (5.85) | 112.9 (4.44) | 178.1 (7.01) | 1,946.9 (76.65) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 110 (43) | 102 (40) | 14 (5.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 34 (13) | 258 (102) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 19.6 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 17.9 | 159.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 79.0 | 86.1 | 137.9 | 174.6 | 187.1 | 141.4 | 150.9 | 198.3 | 148.6 | 141.4 | 117.0 | 92.3 | 1,654.6 |
| Source: JMA ||||||||||||||
