温暖(おんだん)な

おんだんな
na-adjective
warm, mild, temperate
weathernature
1. warm, mild, temperate
Describes a climate or weather that is pleasantly warm, neither hot nor cold. Often used in geographic or meteorological contexts.
この地域(ちいき)は温暖(おんだん)な気候(きこう)だ。
This region has a mild climate.
Thanks to the mild winter, it hardly snowed.
In temperate regions, various fruits grow throughout the year.

Usage

Used primarily for climate and weather. Describes moderate warmth — warmer than 涼(すず)しい but not as extreme as 暑(あつ)い. Commonly seen in news, geography, and environmental topics.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 暖(あたた)かい: warm in general (weather, food, personality), more everyday
  • 温暖(おんだん)な: specifically for climate, more formal and technical