To provide a method for producing an inexpensive copper material whose softening temperature is low, and to provide the copper material.

In the method for producing the copper material according to this invention, a tough pitch copper material is produced, and a rough drawing material of the tough pitch copper is subjected to cold reduction working at the reduction of area of ≥25%, and thereafter, the area-reduced material is subjected to heat treatment at 80 to 650°C for ≥50 min.