(きおん)

きおん
noun
temperature (weather)
1. air temperature
The temperature of the atmosphere, typically reported in weather forecasts.
What's the temperature today?
気温(きおん)()がってきた
The temperature is dropping.
The high temperature is 30 degrees.

気温(きおん) is specifically for atmospheric/weather temperature.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 最高(さいこう)気温(きおん) (high temperature)
  • 最低(さいてい)気温(きおん) (low temperature)
  • 平均(へいきん)気温(きおん) (average temperature)

Contrast: 温度(おんど) (general temperature), 体温(たいおん) (body temperature)