Uwa (宇和町, Uwa-chō) was a town located in Higashiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,692 and a density of 133.49 persons per km2. The total area was 132.53 km2.
On April 1, 2004, Uwa was merged with the towns of Akehama, Nomura and Shirokawa (all from Higashiuwa District), and the town of Mikame (from Nishiuwa District), to create the city of Seiyo.
Climate
| Climate data for Uwa, Ehime (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
34.9
(94.8)
|
36.6
(97.9)
|
38.2
(100.8)
|
35.4
(95.7)
|
32.5
(90.5)
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26.3
(79.3)
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22.3
(72.1)
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38.2
(100.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
26.7
(80.1)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
28.4
(83.1)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
20.5
(68.8)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
23.0
(73.4)
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17.2
(63.0)
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11.6
(52.9)
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6.3
(43.3)
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15.2
(59.3)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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0.1
(32.2)
|
0.5
(32.9)
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3.1
(37.6)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
18.9
(66.0)
|
12.5
(54.5)
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6.8
(44.2)
|
2.0
(35.6)
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10.6
(51.0)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−9.1
(15.6)
|
−12.0
(10.4)
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−5.9
(21.4)
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−2.2
(28.0)
|
1.9
(35.4)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
12.4
(54.3)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
1.0
(33.8)
|
−2.0
(28.4)
|
−8.2
(17.2)
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−12.0
(10.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
76.1
(3.00)
|
94.8
(3.73)
|
139.1
(5.48)
|
152.1
(5.99)
|
189.0
(7.44)
|
311.0
(12.24)
|
282.7
(11.13)
|
140.3
(5.52)
|
197.8
(7.79)
|
125.0
(4.92)
|
101.5
(4.00)
|
91.0
(3.58)
|
1,927.5
(75.89)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
10.4
|
10.1
|
11.6
|
10.2
|
9.4
|
13.6
|
10.8
|
8.9
|
10.3
|
8.3
|
8.8
|
11.0
|
123.4
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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107.9
|
126.5
|
162.5
|
186.7
|
200.1
|
136.2
|
188.2
|
215.3
|
159.1
|
166.3
|
130.4
|
104.7
|
1,873.8
|
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]
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