title: Kuma, Ehime
text: # Kuma, Ehime
  
  Kuma (久万町, Kuma-chō) was a town located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan.
  
  As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,043 and a density of 42.71 persons per km². The total area was 164.92 km².
  
  On August 1, 2004, Kuma, along with the villages of Mikawa, Omogo and Yanadani (all from Kamiukena District), was merged to create the town of Kumakōgen and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Climate data for Kuma (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 36.5 (97.7) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 18.8 (65.8) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.8 (47.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | 12.9 (55.1) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −2.2 (28.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | −0.7 (30.7) | 8.1 (46.5) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −13.6 (7.5) | −12.2 (10.0) | −4.7 (23.5) | −.6 (30.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.2 (29.8) | −4.2 (24.4) | −12.4 (9.7) | −13.6 (7.5) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.0 (3.50) | 98.5 (3.88) | 135.5 (5.33) | 131.0 (5.16) | 164.5 (6.48) | 290.0 (11.42) | 286.9 (11.30) | 224.3 (8.83) | 246.8 (9.72) | 134.6 (5.30) | 97.8 (3.85) | 105.0 (4.13) | 2,006.5 (79.00) |
  | Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.1 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 136.7 |
  | Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98.8 | 114.3 | 152.4 | 181.2 | 192.3 | 126.8 | 156.3 | 177.1 | 137.2 | 149.1 | 123.9 | 101.6 | 1,719.4 |
  | Source: JMA ||||||||||||||
  