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

Tokyo weather in April

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Tokyo station (25 m above sea level).

High

19.4°C (67°F)

Low

9.8°C (50°F)

Precipitation

133.7 mm

Wet days

9.5 days

Sunshine

179 hours

Highs rise 5.2°C from March and climb another 4.2°C into May.

That is 0.9°C below Tokyo's yearly average high of 20.3°C.

Of our 14 places with temperature records, Tokyo is the 7th coldest in April: 0.4°C cooler than Nara and 2.1°C warmer than Kanazawa.

April is Tokyo's 6th driest month (133.7 mm).

Of our 15 places, Tokyo has the 6th highest precipitation in April: 7.3 mm less than Hiroshima and 0.2 mm more than Nikko.

Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 9.5 days, and 10 mm or more on 4.0 days.

Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.2 days, and 50 mm or more on 0.5 days.

The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.3 days, and 5.3 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

By the JMA's cloud records, 2.8 days are clear and 12.1 are overcast.

On 15 April 2027 the sun rises at 5:09 and sets at 18:14 in Tokyo, giving 13 hours 5 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

14.3°C (58°F)

Humidity

62%

Days of 25°C or more

1.9 days

Early, mid and late April

By the last ten days of April the average high in Tokyo is 3.3°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 April is the wettest (48.3 mm) and 21–30 April the driest (37.5 mm).

What to wear in Tokyo in April

Cool: highs around 19.4°C

• Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 9.6°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 9.5 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

April records in Tokyo

The extremes the JMA has measured in April at its Tokyo station.

Hottest April day

29.2°C (85°F) on 28 April 1922 (records since 1876)

Coldest April night

−3.1°C (26°F) on 1 April 1883 (records since 1876)

Wettest April day

132.0 mm on 13 April 2020 (records since 1876)

Deepest April snow

20 cm on 9 April 1908 (records since 1876)

Most snow in one April day

9 cm on 8 April 1988 (records since 1953)

Holidays and crowds in April

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

What's on in Tokyo in April

Tokyo before and after April

• Tokyo in March
• Tokyo in May
• All 12 months in Tokyo

Other places in April

• All 15 places in April

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