Mount Takao in April: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Hachioji station (123 m above sea level).

High

19.1°C (66°F)

Low

7.7°C (46°F)

Precipitation

114.1 mm

Wet days

9.2 days

Sunshine

179 hours

• Highs rise 5.4°C from March and climb another 4.5°C into May.
• That is 0.9°C below Hachioji's yearly average high of 20.0°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Hachioji is the 16th warmest in April: 0.3°C cooler than Ise and 0.2°C warmer than Yokohama.
• April is Hachioji's 6th driest month (114.1 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Hachioji has the 14th lowest precipitation in April: 2.9 mm less than Kyoto and 2.3 mm more than Tokyo Disney Resort.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 9.2 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.4 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.0 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.2 days, and 6.2 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

13.3°C (56°F)

Days of 25°C or more

2.4 days

Early, mid and late April

By the last ten days of April the average high in Hachioji is 3.6°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 11–20 April is the wettest (43.5 mm) and 21–30 April the driest (29.3 mm).

Cool: highs around 19.1°C

This is for Hachioji (123 m above sea level).

• Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 11.4°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 9.2 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

National holidays in April 2027:

• Thu 29 April — Showa Day

In April 2025, hotels and inns across Tokyo were 79.4% full on average (3rd busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 5.61 million nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 76.3% in March and 77.5% in May.

• Japan in April: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in April
• Golden Week