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

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

High

16.4°C (62°F)

Low

6.4°C (44°F)

Precipitation

80.1 mm

Wet days

7.2 days

Sunshine

157 hours

• Highs fall 5.1°C from October and drop another 4.7°C into December.
• That is 3.6°C below Hachioji's yearly average high of 20.0°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Hachioji is the 16th coldest in November: 0.3°C cooler than Tokyo and 0.5°C warmer than Kanazawa.
• November is Hachioji's 4th driest month (80.1 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Hachioji has the 12th lowest precipitation in November: 4.3 mm less than Kumamoto and 1.0 mm more than Nagoya.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 7.2 days, and 10 mm or more on 2.6 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 0.6 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 18.6 days, and 5.3 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

11.1°C (52°F)

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Hachioji is 3.7°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–30 November is the wettest (29.7 mm) and 1–10 November the driest (21.6 mm).

Cool: highs around 16.4°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 10.0°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 7.2 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

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 Tokyo were 79.8% full on average (2nd busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 5.00 million nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 80.6% in October and 78.2% in December.

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