Sendai in November: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Sendai station (39 m above sea level).

High

14.1°C (57°F)

Low

5.6°C (42°F)

Precipitation

58.7 mm

Wet days

5.7 days

Sunshine

143 hours

• Highs fall 5.7°C from October and drop another 5.8°C into December.
• That is 2.8°C below Sendai's yearly average high of 16.9°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Sendai is the 12th coldest in November: 0.2°C cooler than Niigata and 0.3°C warmer than Kawaguchiko.
• November is Sendai's 4th driest month (58.7 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Sendai has the 3rd lowest precipitation in November: 3.7 mm less than Kobe and 6.2 mm more than Karuizawa.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 5.7 days, and 10 mm or more on 1.7 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 0.5 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 0.6 nights.
• Snow or sleet falls on 3.7 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.9 days, and 3.6 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.
• By the JMA's cloud records, 2.2 days are clear and 7.5 are overcast.
• On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 6:17 and sets at 16:25 in Sendai, giving 10 hours 8 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

9.8°C (50°F)

Humidity

68%

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Sendai is 4.3°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 11–20 November is the wettest (22.9 mm) and 1–10 November the driest (16.8 mm).

Chilly: highs around 14.1°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 5.7 days.

Shoes

• Shoes with good grip: snow or sleet falls on 3.7 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

Autumn leaves (maple)

The JMA's sample maple in Sendai turns red around 21 November and has lost most of its leaves by 6 December in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 20 November.

Ginkgo turns yellow

The JMA's sample ginkgo in Sendai turns yellow around 23 November and has lost most of its leaves by 5 December in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 21 November.

Dates are for one sample tree at or near the JMA observatory, not for every park in the city.

National holidays in November 2026:

• Tue 3 November — Culture Day
• Mon 23 November — Labor Thanksgiving Day

• Sat 21 November to Mon 23 November: 3 days off in a row

In November 2025, hotels and inns across Miyagi Prefecture were 65.5% full on average (3rd busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 103,390 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 68.2% in October and 57.4% in December.

• Japan in November: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in November