Japan by month: weather, what to wear and what’s on
Pick a month for Japan as a whole, or a place for all twelve months. Every page gives the JMA's 1991–2020 averages, what to wear by our rules, holidays, how full hotels were in 2025 and what's on that month.
Japan month by month
Place by place
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Osaka
- Sapporo
- Okinawa
- Hakone
- Fukuoka
- Nagoya
- Mount Fuji
- Hiroshima
- Kanazawa
- Nara
- Nikko
- Takayama
- Shirakawa-go
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Place by place15
Twelve months on one page for each of the 15 places.
- Hottest: Aug
- 31.3°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 9.8°C
- Wettest: Oct
- 234.8 mm
- Per year
- 1,598 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr and Nov.DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 33.7°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 9.1°C
- Wettest: Jul
- 223.6 mm
- Per year
- 1,523 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr, Oct and Nov.DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 33.7°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 9.7°C
- Wettest: Jun
- 185.1 mm
- Per year
- 1,338 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr, May, Oct and Nov.DetailsClose
Sapporo by monthHokkaido
- Hottest: Aug
- 26.4°C
- Coldest: Jan
- −0.4°C
- Wettest: Sep
- 142.2 mm
- Per year
- 1,146 mm
Mild, drier months: May and Jun.DetailsClose
Okinawa by monthNaha
- Hottest: Jul
- 31.9°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 19.8°C
- Wettest: Jun
- 284.4 mm
- Per year
- 2,161 mm
Mild, drier months: Feb, Nov and Dec.DetailsClose
- Wettest: Sep
- 448.7 mm
- Driest: Dec
- 107.9 mm
- Per year
- 3,561 mm
- Wet days/year
- 145.3
Fewest wet days: December (7.2 days).DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 32.5°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 10.2°C
- Wettest: Jul
- 299.1 mm
- Per year
- 1,687 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr, May, Oct and Nov.DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 33.2°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 9.3°C
- Wettest: Sep
- 231.6 mm
- Per year
- 1,579 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr, May, Oct and Nov.DetailsClose
Mount Fuji by monthKawaguchiko
- Hottest: Aug
- 28.1°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 5.5°C
- Wettest: Sep
- 264.7 mm
- Per year
- 1,586 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr and May.DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 32.8°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 9.9°C
- Wettest: Jul
- 279.8 mm
- Per year
- 1,572 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr, May, Oct and Nov.DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 31.3°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 7.1°C
- Wettest: Dec
- 301.1 mm
- Per year
- 2,402 mm
Fewest wet days: August (9.3 days).DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 33.4°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 8.7°C
- Wettest: Jun
- 184.1 mm
- Per year
- 1,365 mm
Mild, drier months: Apr, Oct and Nov.DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 28.0°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 5.9°C
- Wettest: Aug
- 302.5 mm
- Per year
- 1,950 mm
Fewest wet days: January (4.4 days).DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 31.0°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 3.2°C
- Wettest: Jul
- 260.9 mm
- Per year
- 1,776 mm
Fewest wet days: October (10.3 days).DetailsClose
- Hottest: Aug
- 29.6°C
- Coldest: Jan
- 2.8°C
- Wettest: Dec
- 282.8 mm
- Per year
- 2,458 mm
Fewest wet days: August (11.4 days).DetailsClose
January16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 19.8°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- −0.4°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.78M
- Hotels full
- 54.6%
National holidays in 2027: 1 and 11 January.DetailsClose
- What's on
- New Year General Audience at the Imperial Palace (Shinnen Ippan Sanga), Okera Mairi at Yasaka Shrine, Toka Ebisu at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine and Sapporo White Illumination
Cold
- High
- 9.8°C
- Low
- 1.2°C
- Precipitation
- 59.7 mm
- Wet days
- 4.5 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- New Year General Audience at the Imperial Palace (Shinnen Ippan Sanga)
- Crowds
- Hotels 71.1% full in January 2025
Cold
- High
- 9.1°C
- Low
- 1.5°C
- Precipitation
- 53.3 mm
- Wet days
- 6.4 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Okera Mairi at Yasaka Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 52.8% full in January 2025
Cold
- High
- 9.7°C
- Low
- 3.0°C
- Precipitation
- 47.0 mm
- Wet days
- 5.6 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Toka Ebisu at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 71.6% full in January 2025
Freezing
- High
- −0.4°C
- Low
- −6.4°C
- Precipitation
- 108.4 mm
- Wet days
- 18.3 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo White Illumination
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.1% full in January 2025
- High
- 19.8°C
- Low
- 14.9°C
- Precipitation
- 101.6 mm
- Wet days
- 10.2 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Motobu Yaedake Sakura Festival and Nago Sakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 52.5% full in January 2025
- Precipitation
- 127.7 mm
- Wet days
- 7.8 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 3.5 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 1.3 days
The 2nd driest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hakone Ekiden (Tokyo-Hakone Round-trip Collegiate Road Relay)
- Crowds
- Hotels 57.7% full in January 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.2°C
- Low
- 3.9°C
- Precipitation
- 74.4 mm
- Wet days
- 9.3 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tamatori-sai (Tamaseseri), Hakozaki-gu, Toka Ebisu New Year Festival and teamLab Fukuoka Castle Ruins: Festival of Light (one-time run)
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.8% full in January 2025
- High
- 9.3°C
- Low
- 1.1°C
- Precipitation
- 50.8 mm
- Wet days
- 5.2 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hatsu-Ebisu, Atsuta Jingu
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.2% full in January 2025
- High
- 5.5°C
- Low
- −5.7°C
- Precipitation
- 60.9 mm
- Wet days
- 4.9 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks
- Crowds
- Hotels 33.0% full in January 2025
- High
- 9.9°C
- Low
- 2.0°C
- Precipitation
- 46.2 mm
- Wet days
- 5.5 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Dreamination
- Crowds
- Hotels 51.9% full in January 2025
- High
- 7.1°C
- Low
- 1.2°C
- Precipitation
- 256.0 mm
- Wet days
- 23.4 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yukitsuri (snow ropes) at Kenroku-en and Free entry to Kenroku-en over the New Year
- Crowds
- Hotels 44.2% full in January 2025
Cold
- High
- 8.7°C
- Low
- 0.8°C
- Precipitation
- 52.4 mm
- Wet days
- 6.2 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Wakakusa Yamayaki (Mount Wakakusa Grass Burning)
- Crowds
- Hotels 37.6% full in January 2025
Cold
- High
- 5.9°C
- Low
- −3.8°C
- Precipitation
- 49.1 mm
- Wet days
- 4.4 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 43.0% full in January 2025
Freezing
- High
- 3.2°C
- Low
- −4.8°C
- Precipitation
- 101.9 mm
- Wet days
- 14.6 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Winter Illumination in Takayama (Nakabashi Bridge), Nijuyokka-ichi (24th-day fair) and Winter Illumination of Hida-no-Sato (Hida Folk Village)
- Crowds
- Hotels 50.5% full in January 2025
Freezing
- High
- 2.8°C
- Low
- −4.4°C
- Precipitation
- 281.8 mm
- Wet days
- 22.2 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Shirakawa-go Winter Light-up, Snow season in Shirakawa-go and Haru-koma New Year's Day performance
- Crowds
- Hotels 50.5% full in January 2025
February16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 20.2°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 0.4°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.26M
- Hotels full
- 60.4%
National holidays in 2027: 11 and 23 February.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Emperor's Birthday General Public Greeting at the Imperial Palace, Setsubun Bean-Scattering at Senso-ji and Other Shrines and Temples in Taito, Setsubun Festival at Yoshida Shrine and Kyoto Marathon
Chilly
- High
- 10.9°C
- Low
- 2.1°C
- Precipitation
- 56.5 mm
- Wet days
- 5.2 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Emperor's Birthday General Public Greeting at the Imperial Palace and Setsubun Bean-Scattering at Senso-ji and Other Shrines and Temples in Taito
- Crowds
- Hotels 75.4% full in February 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.0°C
- Low
- 1.6°C
- Precipitation
- 65.1 mm
- Wet days
- 7.3 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Setsubun Festival at Yoshida Shrine and Kyoto Marathon
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.1% full in February 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.5°C
- Low
- 3.2°C
- Precipitation
- 60.5 mm
- Wet days
- 6.3 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Osaka Marathon
- Crowds
- Hotels 76.2% full in February 2025
Freezing
- High
- 0.4°C
- Low
- −6.2°C
- Precipitation
- 91.9 mm
- Wet days
- 16.0 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo Snow Festival and Sapporo White Illumination
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.0% full in February 2025
- High
- 20.2°C
- Low
- 15.1°C
- Precipitation
- 114.5 mm
- Wet days
- 9.9 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Motobu Yaedake Sakura Festival and Nago Sakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.1% full in February 2025
- Precipitation
- 151.3 mm
- Wet days
- 8.8 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 3.9 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 1.6 days
The 3rd driest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Setsubun Festival at Hakone Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.3% full in February 2025
Chilly
- High
- 11.6°C
- Low
- 4.4°C
- Precipitation
- 69.8 mm
- Wet days
- 8.8 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Setsubun Grand Festival, Kushida Shrine, Maizuru Park Plum Festival and Setsubun Grand Festival, Tochoji Temple
- Crowds
- Hotels 74.9% full in February 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.5°C
- Low
- 1.4°C
- Precipitation
- 64.7 mm
- Wet days
- 6.2 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Setsubun-e at Osu Kannon
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.0% full in February 2025
- High
- 6.6°C
- Low
- −4.8°C
- Precipitation
- 55.4 mm
- Wet days
- 5.1 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks
- Crowds
- Hotels 37.5% full in February 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.9°C
- Low
- 2.4°C
- Precipitation
- 64.0 mm
- Wet days
- 6.9 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Castle Oyster Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 58.5% full in February 2025
- High
- 7.8°C
- Low
- 1.0°C
- Precipitation
- 162.6 mm
- Wet days
- 18.6 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yukitsuri (snow ropes) at Kenroku-en and Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story: winter light-up
- Crowds
- Hotels 48.8% full in February 2025
Cold
- High
- 9.9°C
- Low
- 1.0°C
- Precipitation
- 63.1 mm
- Wet days
- 6.9 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Setsubun Mantoro at Kasuga Taisha
- Crowds
- Hotels 42.5% full in February 2025
- High
- 6.8°C
- Low
- −3.4°C
- Precipitation
- 40.8 mm
- Wet days
- 5.3 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 48.0% full in February 2025
Freezing
- High
- 4.7°C
- Low
- −4.9°C
- Precipitation
- 93.5 mm
- Wet days
- 11.7 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Winter Illumination in Takayama (Nakabashi Bridge) and Winter Illumination of Hida-no-Sato (Hida Folk Village)
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.0% full in February 2025
Freezing
- High
- 3.8°C
- Low
- −5.0°C
- Precipitation
- 204.5 mm
- Wet days
- 17.1 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Snow season in Shirakawa-go
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.0% full in February 2025
March16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 21.9°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 4.5°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.50M
- Hotels full
- 61.1%
National holidays in 2027: 21 and 22 March.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tokyo Marathon, Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Festival (Chiyoda no Sakura Matsuri), Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera and Nagashi-bina (Floating Hina Dolls) at Shimogamo Shrine
Chilly
- High
- 14.2°C
- Low
- 5.0°C
- Precipitation
- 116.0 mm
- Wet days
- 9.2 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tokyo Marathon and Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Festival (Chiyoda no Sakura Matsuri)
- Crowds
- Hotels 76.3% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 14.1°C
- Low
- 4.3°C
- Precipitation
- 106.2 mm
- Wet days
- 9.5 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera, Nagashi-bina (Floating Hina Dolls) at Shimogamo Shrine and Nehan-e and Saga Otaimatsu-shiki (Torch Ceremony) at Seiryo-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 66.7% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 14.2°C
- Low
- 6.0°C
- Precipitation
- 103.1 mm
- Wet days
- 9.1 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Grand Sumo March Tournament (Osaka Basho) and Spring Higan-e at Shitenno-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 76.8% full in March 2025
Freezing
- High
- 4.5°C
- Low
- −2.4°C
- Precipitation
- 77.6 mm
- Wet days
- 13.9 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo White Illumination
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.2% full in March 2025
Mild
- High
- 21.9°C
- Low
- 16.7°C
- Precipitation
- 142.8 mm
- Wet days
- 10.9 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Juri-uma Festival (Tsuji, Naha)
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.6% full in March 2025
- Precipitation
- 284.6 mm
- Wet days
- 13.2 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 7.3 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 3.3 days
The 5th driest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yutate Shishimai (Hot-Water Lion Dance) at Sengokuhara Suwa Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.3% full in March 2025
Cool
- High
- 15.0°C
- Low
- 7.2°C
- Precipitation
- 103.7 mm
- Wet days
- 10.1 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.4% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 14.5°C
- Low
- 4.6°C
- Precipitation
- 116.2 mm
- Wet days
- 8.8 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Nagoya Women's Marathon and Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.0% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.5°C
- Low
- −1.3°C
- Precipitation
- 107.6 mm
- Wet days
- 9.1 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fuji-Kawaguchiko Sakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 41.2% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 14.5°C
- Low
- 5.1°C
- Precipitation
- 118.3 mm
- Wet days
- 9.0 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Minato Festa and Miyajima Kiyomori Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.1% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 11.6°C
- Low
- 3.4°C
- Precipitation
- 157.2 mm
- Wet days
- 15.7 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yukitsuri (snow ropes) at Kenroku-en
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.1% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 13.9°C
- Low
- 3.6°C
- Precipitation
- 105.1 mm
- Wet days
- 9.9 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Shuni-e (Omizutori) at Todai-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 53.2% full in March 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.5°C
- Low
- −0.5°C
- Precipitation
- 99.3 mm
- Wet days
- 9.1 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yumitori Doji (boys' archery ritual), Iwasaki Kannon Grand Festival and Imaichi Night Market (Imaichi Yoichi)
- Crowds
- Hotels 54.9% full in March 2025
- High
- 9.8°C
- Low
- −1.6°C
- Precipitation
- 122.5 mm
- Wet days
- 13.0 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Winter Illumination in Takayama (Nakabashi Bridge) and Hida Takayama Hina Doll Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 53.6% full in March 2025
- High
- 8.3°C
- Low
- −2.3°C
- Precipitation
- 195.8 mm
- Wet days
- 16.7 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Snow season in Shirakawa-go
- Crowds
- Hotels 53.6% full in March 2025
April16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 24.3°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 11.7°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.91M
- Hotels full
- 61.4%
National holidays in 2027: 29 April.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Festival (Chiyoda no Sakura Matsuri), Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera, Miyako Odori and Yasurai Matsuri at Imamiya Shrine
Cool
- High
- 19.4°C
- Low
- 9.8°C
- Precipitation
- 133.7 mm
- Wet days
- 9.5 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Festival (Chiyoda no Sakura Matsuri)
- Crowds
- Hotels 79.4% full in April 2025
Mild
- High
- 20.1°C
- Low
- 9.2°C
- Precipitation
- 117.0 mm
- Wet days
- 9.4 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera, Miyako Odori and Yasurai Matsuri at Imamiya Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 73.9% full in April 2025
Cool
- High
- 19.9°C
- Low
- 10.9°C
- Precipitation
- 101.9 mm
- Wet days
- 9.2 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Cherry Blossom Passage at the Japan Mint (Sakura no Toorinuke)
- Crowds
- Hotels 81.0% full in April 2025
Chilly
- High
- 11.7°C
- Low
- 3.4°C
- Precipitation
- 54.6 mm
- Wet days
- 9.6 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Cherry blossoms in Sapporo (Maruyama Park and Nakajima Park), Jozankei Onsen Stream Carp Streamers and Hiraoka Plum Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 46.3% full in April 2025
Mild
- High
- 24.3°C
- Low
- 19.1°C
- Precipitation
- 161.0 mm
- Wet days
- 10.3 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Ryukyu Kaiensai Fireworks
- Crowds
- Hotels 60.5% full in April 2025
- Precipitation
- 321.8 mm
- Wet days
- 12.7 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 6.8 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 3.8 days
The 6th driest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Azalea and Rhododendron Fair at Hotel de Yama
- Crowds
- Hotels 71.2% full in April 2025
Cool
- High
- 19.9°C
- Low
- 11.5°C
- Precipitation
- 118.2 mm
- Wet days
- 9.7 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 73.8% full in April 2025
Mild
- High
- 20.1°C
- Low
- 9.7°C
- Precipitation
- 127.5 mm
- Wet days
- 9.4 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.8% full in April 2025
- High
- 16.1°C
- Low
- 3.7°C
- Precipitation
- 106.1 mm
- Wet days
- 8.5 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fuji Shibazakura Festival and Fuji-Kawaguchiko Sakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 45.2% full in April 2025
- High
- 19.8°C
- Low
- 10.1°C
- Precipitation
- 141.0 mm
- Wet days
- 8.8 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tokasai (Peach Blossom Festival), Itsukushima Shrine, Tokasai Goshino (Noh offering), Itsukushima Shrine and Fire-walking ritual, Daishoin Temple
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.5% full in April 2025
- High
- 17.3°C
- Low
- 8.2°C
- Precipitation
- 143.9 mm
- Wet days
- 12.0 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story: cherry blossom season (free entry and light-up)
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.8% full in April 2025
Cool
- High
- 19.8°C
- Low
- 8.7°C
- Precipitation
- 98.9 mm
- Wet days
- 9.6 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Spring Ochamori (Giant Tea Bowl Ceremony) at Saidai-ji and Busshoe (Buddha's Birthday Ceremony) at Todai-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 58.2% full in April 2025
Cool
- High
- 16.1°C
- Low
- 4.6°C
- Precipitation
- 133.5 mm
- Wet days
- 10.9 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Gohan-shiki (rice-serving ritual) at Rinno-ji and Yayoi Festival (Futarasan Shrine)
- Crowds
- Hotels 54.7% full in April 2025
- High
- 17.0°C
- Low
- 3.4°C
- Precipitation
- 123.9 mm
- Wet days
- 11.0 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Matsuri) and Hida Takayama Hina Doll Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.5% full in April 2025
- High
- 15.6°C
- Low
- 2.7°C
- Precipitation
- 151.6 mm
- Wet days
- 13.2 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Cherry blossoms in Shirakawa-go, including the Ota cherry
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.5% full in April 2025
May16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 27.0°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 17.9°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.69M
- Hotels full
- 61.7%
National holidays in 2027: 3, 4 and 5 May.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sanja Matsuri, Aoi Matsuri, Nipponbashi Street Festa and Unohana Shinji at Sumiyoshi Taisha
Mild
- High
- 23.6°C
- Low
- 14.6°C
- Precipitation
- 139.7 mm
- Wet days
- 10.1 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sanja Matsuri
- Crowds
- Hotels 77.5% full in May 2025
Warm
- High
- 25.1°C
- Low
- 14.5°C
- Precipitation
- 151.4 mm
- Wet days
- 9.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Aoi Matsuri
- Crowds
- Hotels 71.3% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 24.9°C
- Low
- 16.0°C
- Precipitation
- 136.5 mm
- Wet days
- 9.5 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Nipponbashi Street Festa and Unohana Shinji at Sumiyoshi Taisha
- Crowds
- Hotels 82.0% full in May 2025
Cool
- High
- 17.9°C
- Low
- 9.0°C
- Precipitation
- 55.5 mm
- Wet days
- 8.5 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo Lilac Festival, Cherry blossoms in Sapporo (Maruyama Park and Nakajima Park) and Jozankei Onsen Stream Carp Streamers
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.1% full in May 2025
Warm
- High
- 27.0°C
- Low
- 22.1°C
- Precipitation
- 245.3 mm
- Wet days
- 11.4 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Naha Hari (Naha Dragon Boat Races)
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.2% full in May 2025
- Precipitation
- 326.8 mm
- Wet days
- 13.2 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 7.6 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 3.7 days
The 6th wettest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Azalea and Rhododendron Fair at Hotel de Yama
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.9% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 24.4°C
- Low
- 16.1°C
- Precipitation
- 133.7 mm
- Wet days
- 8.6 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hakata Dontaku Minato Matsuri and Fukuoka Bordeaux Wine Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.9% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 24.6°C
- Low
- 14.9°C
- Precipitation
- 150.3 mm
- Wet days
- 9.7 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Wakamiya Matsuri at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha, Bugaku Shinji (Court Dance Offering) at Atsuta Jingu and Uma-no-To at Osu Kannon
- Crowds
- Hotels 69.3% full in May 2025
- High
- 20.6°C
- Low
- 8.9°C
- Precipitation
- 123.2 mm
- Wet days
- 9.4 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fuji Shibazakura Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 43.8% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 24.4°C
- Low
- 15.1°C
- Precipitation
- 169.8 mm
- Wet days
- 8.6 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Flower Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.5% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 22.3°C
- Low
- 13.6°C
- Precipitation
- 138.0 mm
- Wet days
- 10.4 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story: spring light-up (Golden Week)
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.9% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 24.9°C
- Low
- 13.9°C
- Precipitation
- 138.5 mm
- Wet days
- 10.0 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Takigi Onoh at Kofuku-ji, Chukoki Bonmo-e and Uchiwa-maki (Fan Scattering) at Toshodai-ji and Memorial Service for Emperor Shomu at Todai-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.1% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 20.7°C
- Low
- 10.4°C
- Precipitation
- 167.7 mm
- Wet days
- 11.9 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Toshogu Spring Grand Festival (procession of 1,000 samurai)
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.3% full in May 2025
Mild
- High
- 22.9°C
- Low
- 9.4°C
- Precipitation
- 125.2 mm
- Wet days
- 10.6 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hida Takayama Sake Brewery Nombe Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.9% full in May 2025
- High
- 21.8°C
- Low
- 8.6°C
- Precipitation
- 128.8 mm
- Wet days
- 11.7 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Cherry blossoms in Shirakawa-go, including the Ota cherry and Shirakawa-go Rice Planting Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 55.9% full in May 2025
June16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 29.8°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 21.8°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.38M
- Hotels full
- 58.8%
There are no national holidays in June 2027.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sanno Festival (Sanno Matsuri), Takekiri Eshiki (Bamboo-Cutting Ceremony) at Kurama-dera, Kyoto Takigi Noh and Aizen Matsuri
Warm
- High
- 26.1°C
- Low
- 18.5°C
- Precipitation
- 167.8 mm
- Wet days
- 11.6 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sanno Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
- Crowds
- Hotels 73.2% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 28.1°C
- Low
- 19.2°C
- Precipitation
- 199.7 mm
- Wet days
- 11.5 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Takekiri Eshiki (Bamboo-Cutting Ceremony) at Kurama-dera and Kyoto Takigi Noh
- Crowds
- Hotels 66.1% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 28.0°C
- Low
- 20.3°C
- Precipitation
- 185.1 mm
- Wet days
- 11.3 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Aizen Matsuri
- Crowds
- Hotels 79.4% full in June 2025
Mild
- High
- 21.8°C
- Low
- 13.4°C
- Precipitation
- 60.4 mm
- Wet days
- 7.5 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- YOSAKOI Soran Festival and Hokkaido Shrine Festival (Sapporo Matsuri)
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.7% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 29.8°C
- Low
- 25.2°C
- Precipitation
- 284.4 mm
- Wet days
- 11.3 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Okinawa Memorial Day Ceremony (Irei no Hi)
- Crowds
- Hotels 58.8% full in June 2025
- Precipitation
- 420.4 mm
- Wet days
- 16.2 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 8.5 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 4.7 days
The 3rd wettest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hydrangea Train (Ajisai Densha) on the Hakone Tozan Railway
- Crowds
- Hotels 60.2% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 27.2°C
- Low
- 20.3°C
- Precipitation
- 249.6 mm
- Wet days
- 11.6 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- June Hakataza Grand Kabuki and Fukuoka Bordeaux Wine Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.5% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 27.6°C
- Low
- 19.4°C
- Precipitation
- 186.5 mm
- Wet days
- 11.6 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Atsuta Festival (Reisai), Atsuta Jingu
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.0% full in June 2025
- High
- 23.0°C
- Low
- 13.7°C
- Precipitation
- 157.1 mm
- Wet days
- 11.5 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt. Fuji Hill Climb (cycling race on the Fuji Subaru Line) and Mt Fuji Opening Eve Festival (Kaizan Zen-ya-sai)
- Crowds
- Hotels 38.4% full in June 2025
- High
- 27.2°C
- Low
- 19.8°C
- Precipitation
- 226.5 mm
- Wet days
- 10.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Toukasan Grand Festival (Enryuji Temple)
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.5% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 25.6°C
- Low
- 18.4°C
- Precipitation
- 170.3 mm
- Wet days
- 10.6 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival and Firefly viewing at Kenroku-en (Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story)
- Crowds
- Hotels 53.2% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 28.1°C
- Low
- 18.4°C
- Precipitation
- 184.1 mm
- Wet days
- 11.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Saikusa Matsuri (Lily Festival) at Isagawa Shrine and Kaisanki Shari-e at Toshodai-ji, with the Special Opening of the Ganjin Statue
- Crowds
- Hotels 51.0% full in June 2025
Mild
- High
- 23.2°C
- Low
- 15.0°C
- Precipitation
- 225.0 mm
- Wet days
- 15.7 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Heike Taisai (Heike Grand Festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 51.5% full in June 2025
Warm
- High
- 26.1°C
- Low
- 14.9°C
- Precipitation
- 170.4 mm
- Wet days
- 11.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hida Takayama Sake Brewery Nombe Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 49.5% full in June 2025
- High
- 24.9°C
- Low
- 14.1°C
- Precipitation
- 187.1 mm
- Wet days
- 11.8 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Opening of the Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road for the season
- Crowds
- Hotels 49.5% full in June 2025
July16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 32.0°C Kyoto
- Coldest
- 25.4°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.44M
- Hotels full
- 61.2%
National holidays in 2027: 19 July.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sumida River Fireworks Festival, Gion Matsuri, Aizen Matsuri and Tenjin Matsuri
Warm
- High
- 29.9°C
- Low
- 22.4°C
- Precipitation
- 156.2 mm
- Wet days
- 10.5 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sumida River Fireworks Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 73.5% full in July 2025
- High
- 32.0°C
- Low
- 23.6°C
- Precipitation
- 223.6 mm
- Wet days
- 11.6 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Gion Matsuri
- Crowds
- Hotels 61.9% full in July 2025
- High
- 31.8°C
- Low
- 24.6°C
- Precipitation
- 174.4 mm
- Wet days
- 10.0 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Aizen Matsuri, Tenjin Matsuri and Sumiyoshi Matsuri (Summer Festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 74.9% full in July 2025
Warm
- High
- 25.4°C
- Low
- 17.9°C
- Precipitation
- 90.7 mm
- Wet days
- 7.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo Summer Festival (Odori Beer Garden)
- Crowds
- Hotels 69.8% full in July 2025
- High
- 31.9°C
- Low
- 27.0°C
- Precipitation
- 188.1 mm
- Wet days
- 9.4 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Churaumi Fireworks, Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival and Nago Summer Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.4% full in July 2025
- Precipitation
- 425.3 mm
- Wet days
- 15.8 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 7.7 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 4.0 days
The 2nd wettest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hydrangea Train (Ajisai Densha) on the Hakone Tozan Railway and Ashinoko Summer Festival Week (1269 Ashinoko Natsu-matsuri Week)
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.3% full in July 2025
- High
- 31.2°C
- Low
- 24.6°C
- Precipitation
- 299.1 mm
- Wet days
- 11.0 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hakata Gion Yamakasa
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.8% full in July 2025
- High
- 31.4°C
- Low
- 23.5°C
- Precipitation
- 211.4 mm
- Wet days
- 12.0 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Grand Sumo July Tournament (Nagoya Basho)
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.8% full in July 2025
- High
- 27.2°C
- Low
- 18.0°C
- Precipitation
- 178.4 mm
- Wet days
- 11.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt Fuji climbing season, Yoshida Trail (Yamanashi side), Mt Fuji Opening Ceremony (Kaizan-sai) and Fuji Mountain Race (Fuji Tozan Kyoso)
- Crowds
- Hotels 48.8% full in July 2025
- High
- 30.9°C
- Low
- 24.1°C
- Precipitation
- 279.8 mm
- Wet days
- 10.6 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kangensai, Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.0% full in July 2025
Warm
- High
- 29.5°C
- Low
- 22.9°C
- Precipitation
- 233.4 mm
- Wet days
- 12.9 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Firefly viewing at Kenroku-en (Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story), Hokkoku Fireworks Kanazawa Tournament and Ono Minato Shrine Summer Grand Festival (Kanaiwa Summer Festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 54.3% full in July 2025
Hot
- High
- 31.7°C
- Low
- 23.0°C
- Precipitation
- 173.5 mm
- Wet days
- 11.2 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Benzaiten-ku at Kofuku-ji, Obitoke Koyasu Jizo Eshiki at Obitoke-ji and Kejo-e (Purification Service with the Ring of Reeds) at Todai-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 44.5% full in July 2025
Warm
- High
- 26.7°C
- Low
- 19.0°C
- Precipitation
- 286.1 mm
- Wet days
- 17.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt Nantai Climbing Festival (Nantai-san Tohai Taisai)
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.3% full in July 2025
Warm
- High
- 29.5°C
- Low
- 19.4°C
- Precipitation
- 260.9 mm
- Wet days
- 14.1 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sakurayama Wind Bell Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 53.7% full in July 2025
- High
- 28.2°C
- Low
- 18.6°C
- Precipitation
- 277.7 mm
- Wet days
- 15.0 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fireflies in Shirakawa-go
- Crowds
- Hotels 53.7% full in July 2025
August16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 33.7°C Kyoto
- Coldest
- 26.4°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.43M
- Hotels full
- 65.7%
National holidays in 2027: 11 August.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori, Gozan Okuribi (Daimonji Bonfires), Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera and Sumiyoshi Matsuri (Summer Festival)
- High
- 31.3°C
- Low
- 23.5°C
- Precipitation
- 154.7 mm
- Wet days
- 7.9 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori
- Crowds
- Hotels 74.5% full in August 2025
- High
- 33.7°C
- Low
- 24.7°C
- Precipitation
- 153.8 mm
- Wet days
- 8.3 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Gozan Okuribi (Daimonji Bonfires) and Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.9% full in August 2025
- High
- 33.7°C
- Low
- 25.8°C
- Precipitation
- 113.0 mm
- Wet days
- 7.2 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sumiyoshi Matsuri (Summer Festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 80.7% full in August 2025
- High
- 26.4°C
- Low
- 19.1°C
- Precipitation
- 126.8 mm
- Wet days
- 9.5 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo Summer Festival (Odori Beer Garden) and Hokkaido Marathon
- Crowds
- Hotels 69.5% full in August 2025
- High
- 31.8°C
- Low
- 26.8°C
- Precipitation
- 240.0 mm
- Wet days
- 12.3 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Naha Seinen-sai (Naha Youth Festival), Eisa Festival in Chatan and Okinawan Obon (Kyubon) and Eisa processions
- Crowds
- Hotels 66.4% full in August 2025
- Precipitation
- 346.1 mm
- Wet days
- 13.1 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 6.0 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 2.9 days
The 5th wettest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Ashinoko Summer Festival Week (1269 Ashinoko Natsu-matsuri Week), Torii-yaki Festival and Fireworks and Hakone Gora Daimonji-yaki
- Crowds
- Hotels 69.6% full in August 2025
- High
- 32.5°C
- Low
- 25.4°C
- Precipitation
- 210.0 mm
- Wet days
- 9.8 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hakata Summer Festival and Obon Mitama Matsuri, Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 71.2% full in August 2025
- High
- 33.2°C
- Low
- 24.7°C
- Precipitation
- 139.5 mm
- Wet days
- 8.5 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Nagoya Castle Summer Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 70.0% full in August 2025
- High
- 28.1°C
- Low
- 18.5°C
- Precipitation
- 176.8 mm
- Wet days
- 10.1 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt Fuji climbing season, Yoshida Trail (Yamanashi side), Kawaguchiko Lake Festival (Kojosai) fireworks and Yoshida Fire Festival (Yoshida no Himatsuri) and Susuki Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 60.5% full in August 2025
- High
- 32.8°C
- Low
- 25.1°C
- Precipitation
- 131.4 mm
- Wet days
- 7.6 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Peace Memorial Ceremony and Peace Message Lantern Floating
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.8% full in August 2025
- High
- 31.3°C
- Low
- 24.1°C
- Precipitation
- 179.3 mm
- Wet days
- 9.3 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kanazawa Yume Kaido, Free entry to Kenroku-en during Obon and Ono Minato Shrine Summer Grand Festival (Kanaiwa Summer Festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.8% full in August 2025
- High
- 33.4°C
- Low
- 24.1°C
- Precipitation
- 127.9 mm
- Wet days
- 8.0 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Nara Tokae and Chugen Mantoro at Kasuga Taisha
- Crowds
- Hotels 51.3% full in August 2025
Warm
- High
- 28.0°C
- Low
- 19.8°C
- Precipitation
- 302.5 mm
- Wet days
- 16.9 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt Nantai Climbing Festival (Nantai-san Tohai Taisai) and Nikko Fireworks Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 64.2% full in August 2025
- High
- 31.0°C
- Low
- 20.1°C
- Precipitation
- 197.9 mm
- Wet days
- 11.6 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hida Takayama Tezutsu (handheld) Fireworks and Sakurayama Wind Bell Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.9% full in August 2025
- High
- 29.6°C
- Low
- 19.2°C
- Precipitation
- 190.5 mm
- Wet days
- 11.4 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.9% full in August 2025
September16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 30.6°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 22.8°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.27M
- Hotels full
- 62.8%
National holidays in 2027: 20 and 23 September.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Grand Sumo September Tournament (Tokyo Basho), Reitaisai (Annual Grand Festival) at Nezu Shrine, Arashiyama Tsukitouro (Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up) and Choyo Shinji and Karasu-zumo (Crow Sumo) at Kamigamo Shrine
- High
- 27.5°C
- Low
- 20.3°C
- Precipitation
- 224.9 mm
- Wet days
- 11.0 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Grand Sumo September Tournament (Tokyo Basho) and Reitaisai (Annual Grand Festival) at Nezu Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 76.5% full in September 2025
- High
- 29.2°C
- Low
- 20.7°C
- Precipitation
- 178.5 mm
- Wet days
- 9.8 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Arashiyama Tsukitouro (Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up), Choyo Shinji and Karasu-zumo (Crow Sumo) at Kamigamo Shrine and Kangetsu no Yube (Moon-Viewing Evenings) at Daikaku-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 70.1% full in September 2025
- High
- 29.5°C
- Low
- 21.9°C
- Precipitation
- 152.8 mm
- Wet days
- 9.5 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
- Crowds
- Hotels 83.4% full in September 2025
- High
- 22.8°C
- Low
- 14.8°C
- Precipitation
- 142.2 mm
- Wet days
- 10.2 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo Autumn Fest
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.4% full in September 2025
- High
- 30.6°C
- Low
- 25.8°C
- Precipitation
- 275.2 mm
- Wet days
- 11.8 days
Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Okinawa Zento Eisa Matsuri
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.6% full in September 2025
- Precipitation
- 448.7 mm
- Wet days
- 14.7 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 8.9 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 4.4 days
The wettest month of the year.DetailsClose
- Crowds
- Hotels 61.7% full in September 2025
- High
- 28.6°C
- Low
- 21.6°C
- Precipitation
- 175.1 mm
- Wet days
- 9.7 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hojoya, Hakozaki-gu
- Crowds
- Hotels 69.9% full in September 2025
- High
- 29.1°C
- Low
- 21.0°C
- Precipitation
- 231.6 mm
- Wet days
- 10.5 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Taishogoto Taisai at Osu Kannon
- Crowds
- Hotels 70.0% full in September 2025
- High
- 23.8°C
- Low
- 14.8°C
- Precipitation
- 264.7 mm
- Wet days
- 11.1 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt Fuji climbing season, Yoshida Trail (Yamanashi side), Rainbow Flower Festival (Niji no Hana Matsuri) and Yabusame Festival (Komuro Sengen Shrine annual festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 46.5% full in September 2025
- High
- 29.1°C
- Low
- 21.1°C
- Precipitation
- 162.7 mm
- Wet days
- 8.5 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mantoe (Ten Thousand Lanterns Service), Daishoin Temple and Tanomo-san (floating of Tanomo boats), Miyajima
- Crowds
- Hotels 66.5% full in September 2025
- High
- 27.2°C
- Low
- 19.9°C
- Precipitation
- 231.9 mm
- Wet days
- 12.0 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story: autumn light-up
- Crowds
- Hotels 58.5% full in September 2025
- High
- 28.8°C
- Low
- 20.1°C
- Precipitation
- 159.0 mm
- Wet days
- 10.0 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Uneme Matsuri at Sarusawa Pond
- Crowds
- Hotels 50.6% full in September 2025
- High
- 24.2°C
- Low
- 16.1°C
- Precipitation
- 299.5 mm
- Wet days
- 15.1 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Lake Chuzenji Swan Boat Race and Sento Kuyo-sai (thousand-lantern memorial) at Oiwake Jizo
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.9% full in September 2025
- High
- 26.1°C
- Low
- 15.9°C
- Precipitation
- 225.9 mm
- Wet days
- 12.0 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kurumada rice harvest in Matsunoki-cho and Kurumada rice harvest at Hida-no-Sato
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.9% full in September 2025
- High
- 25.1°C
- Low
- 15.2°C
- Precipitation
- 214.5 mm
- Wet days
- 13.2 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Golden rice ears and pampas grass in Shirakawa-go
- Crowds
- Hotels 56.9% full in September 2025
October16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 28.1°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 16.4°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.90M
- Hotels full
- 66.6%
National holidays in 2026: 12 October.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Oeshiki at Ikegami Honmonji, Oeshiki at Zoshigaya Kishimojin, Arashiyama Tsukitouro (Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up) and Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages)
Mild
- High
- 22.0°C
- Low
- 14.8°C
- Precipitation
- 234.8 mm
- Wet days
- 10.5 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Oeshiki at Ikegami Honmonji and Oeshiki at Zoshigaya Kishimojin
- Crowds
- Hotels 80.6% full in October 2025
Mild
- High
- 23.4°C
- Low
- 14.4°C
- Precipitation
- 143.2 mm
- Wet days
- 8.2 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Arashiyama Tsukitouro (Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up), Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) and Kurama Fire Festival (Kurama no Himatsuri)
- Crowds
- Hotels 76.8% full in October 2025
Mild
- High
- 23.7°C
- Low
- 16.0°C
- Precipitation
- 136.0 mm
- Wet days
- 8.3 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri and Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 84.9% full in October 2025
- High
- 16.4°C
- Low
- 8.0°C
- Precipitation
- 109.9 mm
- Wet days
- 11.6 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo Autumn Fest
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.2% full in October 2025
- High
- 28.1°C
- Low
- 23.5°C
- Precipitation
- 179.2 mm
- Wet days
- 8.8 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Naha Otsunahiki (Naha Giant Tug-of-War)
- Crowds
- Hotels 66.6% full in October 2025
- Precipitation
- 403.8 mm
- Wet days
- 12.9 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 7.9 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 3.9 days
The 4th wettest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sengokuhara Pampas Grass Field
- Crowds
- Hotels 70.8% full in October 2025
- High
- 23.7°C
- Low
- 16.0°C
- Precipitation
- 94.5 mm
- Wet days
- 6.8 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- teamLab Fukuoka Castle Ruins: Festival of Light (one-time run), Fukuoka Oktoberfest and Hakata Okunchi (Autumn Grand Festival, Kushida Shrine)
- Crowds
- Hotels 76.3% full in October 2025
- High
- 23.3°C
- Low
- 14.8°C
- Precipitation
- 164.7 mm
- Wet days
- 9.0 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Osu Street Performers Festival (Osu Daido Chonin Matsuri), Nagoya Festival and Nagoya Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition
- Crowds
- Hotels 73.4% full in October 2025
- High
- 18.3°C
- Low
- 8.7°C
- Precipitation
- 230.0 mm
- Wet days
- 10.1 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Rainbow Flower Festival (Niji no Hana Matsuri) and Hataori Machi Festival (textile town festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 46.7% full in October 2025
- High
- 23.7°C
- Low
- 14.9°C
- Precipitation
- 109.2 mm
- Wet days
- 6.2 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.4% full in October 2025
- High
- 21.8°C
- Low
- 13.9°C
- Precipitation
- 177.1 mm
- Wet days
- 12.7 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kanazawa Marathon 2026
- Crowds
- Hotels 65.2% full in October 2025
Mild
- High
- 22.6°C
- Low
- 13.5°C
- Precipitation
- 134.7 mm
- Wet days
- 9.2 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- The 78th Shosoin Exhibition and Uneme Matsuri at Sarusawa Pond
- Crowds
- Hotels 57.7% full in October 2025
Cool
- High
- 18.8°C
- Low
- 10.1°C
- Precipitation
- 218.1 mm
- Wet days
- 10.8 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Toshogu Autumn Grand Festival (procession of 1,000 samurai)
- Crowds
- Hotels 62.8% full in October 2025
- High
- 19.9°C
- Low
- 9.2°C
- Precipitation
- 155.5 mm
- Wet days
- 10.3 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Autumn Takayama Festival (Hachiman Matsuri) and Autumn Illumination at Hida-no-Sato (Hida Folk Village)
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.6% full in October 2025
- High
- 19.2°C
- Low
- 8.8°C
- Precipitation
- 167.9 mm
- Wet days
- 12.6 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Shirakawa-go Doburoku Festival and Autumn colours in Shirakawa-go
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.6% full in October 2025
November16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 25.0°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 8.7°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.52M
- Hotels full
- 65.4%
National holidays in 2026: 3 and 23 November.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tori-no-ichi at Washi (Otori) Shrine, Asakusa, Arashiyama Tsukitouro (Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up), Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera and Arashiyama Momiji Matsuri (Autumn Leaves Festival)
- High
- 16.7°C
- Low
- 8.8°C
- Precipitation
- 96.3 mm
- Wet days
- 7.4 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Tori-no-ichi at Washi (Otori) Shrine, Asakusa
- Crowds
- Hotels 79.8% full in November 2025
- High
- 17.3°C
- Low
- 8.4°C
- Precipitation
- 73.9 mm
- Wet days
- 6.3 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Arashiyama Tsukitouro (Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up), Special Night Viewing at Kiyomizu-dera and Arashiyama Momiji Matsuri (Autumn Leaves Festival)
- Crowds
- Hotels 74.3% full in November 2025
- High
- 17.8°C
- Low
- 10.2°C
- Precipitation
- 72.5 mm
- Wet days
- 6.2 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Midosuji Illumination (Osaka Festival of Lights) and OSAKA Hikari-Renaissance (Osaka Festival of Lights)
- Crowds
- Hotels 79.0% full in November 2025
- High
- 8.7°C
- Low
- 1.6°C
- Precipitation
- 113.8 mm
- Wet days
- 14.6 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo White Illumination and Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo
- Crowds
- Hotels 54.2% full in November 2025
- High
- 25.0°C
- Low
- 20.4°C
- Precipitation
- 119.1 mm
- Wet days
- 8.2 days
Short or thin long sleeves, plus a light layer.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Shurijo Castle Restoration Festival and Shuri Castle Main Hall Completion Ceremony and Opening to the Public (one-time)
- Crowds
- Hotels 61.3% full in November 2025
- Precipitation
- 197.1 mm
- Wet days
- 9.7 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 4.8 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 2.2 days
The 4th driest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sengokuhara Pampas Grass Field and Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu (Daimyo Procession)
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.1% full in November 2025
- High
- 18.2°C
- Low
- 10.6°C
- Precipitation
- 91.4 mm
- Wet days
- 8.5 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fukuoka Marathon, Grand Sumo November Tournament (Kyushu Basho) and teamLab Fukuoka Castle Ruins: Festival of Light (one-time run)
- Crowds
- Hotels 77.8% full in November 2025
- High
- 17.3°C
- Low
- 8.6°C
- Precipitation
- 79.1 mm
- Wet days
- 6.1 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Nagoya Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition
- Crowds
- Hotels 74.1% full in November 2025
Chilly
- High
- 13.8°C
- Low
- 2.2°C
- Precipitation
- 76.0 mm
- Wet days
- 6.7 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Fujikawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival
- Crowds
- Hotels 45.6% full in November 2025
- High
- 17.7°C
- Low
- 8.9°C
- Precipitation
- 69.3 mm
- Wet days
- 6.1 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition, Ebisu-ko Autumn Festival (Ebisu Shrine) and Fire-walking ritual, Daishoin Temple
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.3% full in November 2025
- High
- 15.9°C
- Low
- 8.1°C
- Precipitation
- 250.8 mm
- Wet days
- 17.0 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yukitsuri (snow ropes) at Kenroku-en and Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en Four Seasons Story: autumn light-up
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.4% full in November 2025
Cool
- High
- 17.1°C
- Low
- 7.3°C
- Precipitation
- 71.2 mm
- Wet days
- 7.0 days
Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- The 78th Shosoin Exhibition and Shika no Tsunokiri (Deer Antler Cutting)
- Crowds
- Hotels 57.7% full in November 2025
Chilly
- High
- 13.7°C
- Low
- 3.6°C
- Precipitation
- 85.3 mm
- Wet days
- 6.6 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Light-up NIKKO 2026
- Crowds
- Hotels 63.4% full in November 2025
Chilly
- High
- 13.1°C
- Low
- 2.9°C
- Precipitation
- 94.4 mm
- Wet days
- 10.4 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Autumn Illumination at Hida-no-Sato (Hida Folk Village)
- Crowds
- Hotels 60.6% full in November 2025
Chilly
- High
- 12.9°C
- Low
- 2.8°C
- Precipitation
- 181.6 mm
- Wet days
- 15.4 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Autumn colours in Shirakawa-go and All-at-once water discharge fire drill
- Crowds
- Hotels 60.6% full in November 2025
December16
Japan as a whole, then each of the 15 places.
- Warmest
- 21.5°C Okinawa
- Coldest
- 2.0°C Sapporo
- Visitors 2025
- 3.62M
- Hotels full
- 59.5%
There are no national holidays in December 2026.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hagoita-ichi (Battledore Fair) at Senso-ji, Okera Mairi at Yasaka Shrine, Midosuji Illumination (Osaka Festival of Lights) and OSAKA Hikari-Renaissance (Osaka Festival of Lights)
Chilly
- High
- 12.0°C
- Low
- 3.8°C
- Precipitation
- 57.9 mm
- Wet days
- 5.2 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hagoita-ichi (Battledore Fair) at Senso-ji
- Crowds
- Hotels 78.2% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 11.6°C
- Low
- 3.5°C
- Precipitation
- 57.3 mm
- Wet days
- 6.6 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Okera Mairi at Yasaka Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 67.0% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 12.3°C
- Low
- 5.3°C
- Precipitation
- 55.5 mm
- Wet days
- 6.1 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Midosuji Illumination (Osaka Festival of Lights) and OSAKA Hikari-Renaissance (Osaka Festival of Lights)
- Crowds
- Hotels 72.9% full in December 2025
Freezing
- High
- 2.0°C
- Low
- −4.0°C
- Precipitation
- 114.5 mm
- Wet days
- 16.0 days
A heavy winter coat, thermals, hat and gloves.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Sapporo White Illumination and Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo
- Crowds
- Hotels 59.5% full in December 2025
- High
- 21.5°C
- Low
- 16.8°C
- Precipitation
- 110.0 mm
- Wet days
- 9.3 days
Long sleeves, or a T-shirt and a light jacket.DetailsClose
- What's on
- NAHA Marathon
- Crowds
- Hotels 51.9% full in December 2025
- Precipitation
- 107.9 mm
- Wet days
- 7.2 days
- 10 mm+ days
- 3.2 days
- 30 mm+ days
- 1.0 days
The driest month of the year.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Shiwasu no Oharae (Year-End Great Purification) at Hakone Shrine
- Crowds
- Hotels 68.1% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 12.6°C
- Low
- 5.8°C
- Precipitation
- 67.5 mm
- Wet days
- 8.5 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- teamLab Fukuoka Castle Ruins: Festival of Light (one-time run)
- Crowds
- Hotels 71.1% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 11.7°C
- Low
- 3.4°C
- Precipitation
- 56.6 mm
- Wet days
- 6.2 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Susu-osame Shinji (Year-End Cleaning Rite) at Atsuta Jingu and Zange-e and Joya no Kane (New Year's Eve Bell) at Osu Kannon
- Crowds
- Hotels 69.2% full in December 2025
- High
- 8.5°C
- Low
- −2.9°C
- Precipitation
- 49.8 mm
- Wet days
- 4.6 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Mt. Fuji International Marathon
- Crowds
- Hotels 37.7% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 12.1°C
- Low
- 4.0°C
- Precipitation
- 54.0 mm
- Wet days
- 5.7 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Hiroshima Dreamination
- Crowds
- Hotels 60.6% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 10.2°C
- Low
- 3.5°C
- Precipitation
- 301.1 mm
- Wet days
- 22.6 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Yukitsuri (snow ropes) at Kenroku-en and Free entry to Kenroku-en over the New Year
- Crowds
- Hotels 54.4% full in December 2025
Chilly
- High
- 11.6°C
- Low
- 3.0°C
- Precipitation
- 56.8 mm
- Wet days
- 6.6 days
A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri and Nara Marathon
- Crowds
- Hotels 47.7% full in December 2025
- High
- 8.5°C
- Low
- −1.3°C
- Precipitation
- 45.3 mm
- Wet days
- 4.8 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Susuharai (year-end cleaning) at Nikko's shrines and temple
- Crowds
- Hotels 51.2% full in December 2025
- High
- 6.2°C
- Low
- −1.7°C
- Precipitation
- 104.4 mm
- Wet days
- 13.4 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Winter Illumination in Takayama (Nakabashi Bridge)
- Crowds
- Hotels 50.0% full in December 2025
- High
- 5.9°C
- Low
- −1.7°C
- Precipitation
- 282.8 mm
- Wet days
- 21.2 days
A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.DetailsClose
- What's on
- Snow season in Shirakawa-go
- Crowds
- Hotels 50.0% full in December 2025
Nothing matched. Try a place such as Kyoto or a month such as December.
Average highs in 15 places, month by month
Average high in °C for 1991–2020 (JMA). Each number opens that place's page for that month.
How we choose what to wear
We set the level from the JMA's average daily high for the month, then add items from the average low, wet days and snow. These are our own rules, not the JMA's.
| Level | Average high | What to wear |
|---|---|---|
| Hot | 30°C or more | Short sleeves and light, breathable clothes. A light layer for cold air-conditioning on trains and in shops. |
| Warm | 25 to 30°C | Short sleeves or thin long sleeves, with a light layer for air-conditioning and evenings. |
| Mild | 20 to 25°C | Long sleeves, or a T-shirt with a light jacket or cardigan. |
| Cool | 15 to 20°C | Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater. |
| Chilly | 10 to 15°C | A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater. |
| Cold | 5 to 10°C | A winter coat over layers, and a scarf. |
| Freezing | under 5°C | A heavy winter coat (down or similar), thermal underwear, a hat, gloves and a scarf. |
Items we add
- Gloves and a warm hat: when the temperature drops below 0°C on 1 night or more in an average month.
- Layers: when highs are between 10°C and 25°C and the average high is 9°C or more above the average low.
- Umbrella: under 5 wet days, a compact umbrella; 5 to 10, a folding umbrella; 10 to 15, an umbrella; 15 or more, a sturdy umbrella and a rain jacket. A wet day is a day with 1 mm or more of rain or snow.
- Snowy months: when snow lies on the ground on 5 days or more, or 20 cm or more of snow falls, a waterproof jacket with a hood instead of an umbrella.
- Words: we write rain or snow instead of rain when the average low is under 3°C or the JMA records snow in that month. The JMA's precipitation includes melted snow.
- Waterproof boots with grip: when snow lies on the ground on 5 days or more, or the average deepest snow is 10 cm or more.
- Heat: when 10 or more days reach 30°C. Warm nights: when the low stays at 25°C or above on 5 nights or more.
- Quick-dry clothes: when the average high is 25°C or more and humidity averages 75% or more.
Where the numbers come from
Each place uses the JMA station in or nearest to it. Averages are the JMA's normals for 1991–2020.
| Place | JMA station | Height | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Tokyo (東京) JMA | 25 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Kyoto | Kyoto (京都) JMA | 41 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Osaka | Osaka (大阪) JMA | 23 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Sapporo | Sapporo (札幌) JMA | 17 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Okinawa | Naha (那覇) JMA | 28 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Hakone | Hakone (箱根) JMA | 855 m | Precipitation only |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka (福岡) JMA | 2 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Nagoya | Nagoya (名古屋) JMA | 51 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Mount Fuji | Kawaguchiko (河口湖) JMA | 860 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Mount Fuji | Mt Fuji summit (富士山) JMA | 3,775 m | Temperature (rain and snow not used) |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima (広島) JMA | 4 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Kanazawa | Kanazawa (金沢) JMA | 6 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Nara | Nara (奈良) JMA | 102 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Nikko | Imaichi (今市) JMA | 414 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine (automatic station, closed in 2022; the JMA still publishes its 1991–2020 averages) |
| Nikko | Okunikko (奥日光（日光）) JMA | 1,292 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Takayama | Takayama (高山) JMA | 560 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow |
| Shirakawa-go | Shirakawa (白川) JMA | 478 m | Temperature, rain, sunshine, snow (automatic station) |
- Day counts are the JMA's 1991–2020 averages, so they have a decimal. A day with 40% or more sunshine is a day when the sun shone for 40% or more of the time between sunrise and sunset. A clear day has a daily mean cloud cover under 1.5 on the JMA's scale of 0 to 10, and an overcast day 8.5 or more.
- Hotel occupancy and foreign guest nights: Japan Tourism Agency, Overnight Travel Statistics Survey, 2025 final figures, by prefecture.
- Visitor arrivals: JNTO, 2025 figures.
- Holidays: Cabinet Office.
- Flower and leaf dates: JMA biological season observations (sample trees at 10 observatories).
- Events: each organizer's official page. We list the usual timing and the dates the organizer has announced.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best month to visit Japan?
By our rule (an average high between 15°C and 25°C and fewer than 10 wet days), the months that qualify in the most of our 14 places with temperature records are April (8 places), November (8 places), May (6 places) and October (6 places) (JMA, 1991–2020).
What are the coldest and hottest months in Japan?
January has the lowest average high in all 14 of our places with temperature records, and August has the highest in 13 of the 14 (JMA, 1991–2020).
Which month has the most visitors to Japan?
In 2025, April had the most arrivals (3,909,128) and February the fewest (3,258,491) (JNTO).
When is the rainy season in Japan?
In an average year (1991–2020) the JMA puts the rainy season at around 10 May to 21 June in Okinawa, 6 June to 19 July in Kinki (Kyoto and Osaka) and 7 June to 19 July in Kanto-Koshin (Tokyo).
When is typhoon season in Japan?
Typhoons come within 300 km of Japan most often in August (3.3 in an average year) and September (3.3); 11.7 do so in an average year (JMA, 1991–2020).
When do cherry blossoms open in Japan?
The JMA's sample trees open on average from 22 March in Fukuoka to 1 May in Sapporo (1991–2020). In Naha the JMA watches a different species, the Taiwan cherry, which opens around 16 January.
When is the best time to visit Tokyo?
Months with average highs between 15°C and 25°C and fewer than 10 wet days: April and November.
Where these numbers come from
- Cabinet Office National holidays (国民の祝日について)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Tourism Agency Overnight Travel Statistics Survey, 2025 final figures (宿泊旅行統計調査 2025年 年の確定値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Visitor arrivals to Japan (訪日外客統計)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Biological season observations (生物季節観測の情報)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Start and end of the rainy season, 2026 and the 1991–2020 average (梅雨入りと梅雨明け)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Typhoon averages, 1991–2020 (台風の平年値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Tokyo (東京), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Kyoto (京都), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Osaka (大阪), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Sapporo (札幌), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Naha (那覇), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Hakone (箱根), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Fukuoka (福岡), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Nagoya (名古屋), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Kawaguchiko (河口湖), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Hiroshima (広島), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Kanazawa (金沢), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Nara (奈良), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Imaichi (今市), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Takayama (高山), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Normals for 1991–2020: Shirakawa (白川), month by month (平年値 年・月ごとの値)checked October 2, 2026
Monthly climate normals for 1991–2020 (Japan Meteorological Agency) for 15 places in Japan, with clothing levels from our own rules, 2025 hotel occupancy by prefecture (Japan Tourism Agency), 2025 visitor arrivals (JNTO), flower and leaf dates and national holidays.
Weather averages are the Japan Meteorological Agency's normals for 1991–2020. Clothing levels are our own rules. Event dates come from each organizer's official page.
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Compiled by Japan Japan !! · Updated October 2, 2026