Ise in December: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Obata station (10 m above sea level).

High

11.9°C (53°F)

Low

2.2°C (36°F)

Precipitation

66.6 mm

Wet days

5.6 days

Sunshine

175 hours

• Highs fall 5.2°C from November and drop another 2.4°C into January.
• That is 8.7°C below Ise's yearly average high of 20.6°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Ise is the 15th warmest in December: 0.1°C cooler than Kobe and 0.2°C warmer than Nagoya.
• December is Ise's 2nd driest month (66.6 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Ise has the 17th highest precipitation in December: 0.9 mm less than Fukuoka and 0.2 mm more than Yokohama.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 5.6 days, and 10 mm or more on 2.0 days.
• Rain or snow of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 0.7 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 7.8 nights.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 22.5 days, and 3.1 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

7.0°C (45°F)

Early, mid and late December

By the last ten days of December the average high in Ise is 2.6°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 December is the wettest (25.7 mm) and 11–20 December the driest (16.9 mm).

Is Ise cold in December?

Yes, it is chilly. Ise averages 11.9°C (53°F) by day and 2.2°C (36°F) at night in December. It gets colder still: 21–31 January has highs of 9.1°C.

Chilly: highs around 11.9°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• Gloves and a hat for mornings and nights: the temperature drops below 0°C on 7.8 nights.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 9.7°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain or snow falls on 5.6 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella
• Gloves and a warm hat

• Our clothing rules

There are no national holidays in December 2026.

In December 2025, hotels and inns across Mie Prefecture were 58.7% full on average (5th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 34,500 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 66.8% in November and 47.7% in January.

• Japan in December: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in December
• Year-end and New Year holidays