Weather in Japan

The weather in Japan can differ dramatically between regions due to the country’s large north-south distances. But visiting Japan can be enjoyable at any time of the year. Below are monthly averages according to city.

January

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	30 -1	18 -8	4.4 111
Tokyo	50 10	36 2	1.9 49
Osaka	48 9	37 3	1.7 44
Fukuoka	50 10	37 3	2.8 72

February

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	32 0	19 -7	3.8 96
Tokyo	50 10	36 2	2.4 60
Osaka	48 9	37 3	2.3 59
Fukuoka	52 11	39 4	2.8 71

March

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	39 4	25 -4	3.1 80
Tokyo	55 13	41 5	4.5 115
Osaka	55 13	41 5	3.9 100
Fukuoka	57 14	43 6	4.3 109

April

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	52 11	37 3	2.4 61
Tokyo	64 18	52 11	5.1 130
Osaka	68 20	52 11	4.8 121
Fukuoka	66 19	52 11	4.9 125

May

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	63 17	46 8	2.2 55
Tokyo	73 23	59 15	5.0 128
Osaka	75 24	59 15	5.5 140
Fukuoka	74 24	59 15	5.4 139

June

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	70 21	54 12	2.0 51
Tokyo	77 25	66 19	6.5 165
Osaka	81 27	68 20	7.9 201
Fukuoka	81 27	66 19	10.7 272

July

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	77 25	63 17	2.6 67
Tokyo	84 29	73 23	6.4 162
Osaka	88 31	75 24	6.1 155
Fukuoka	88 31	75 24	10.5 266

August

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	79 26	66 19	5.4 137
Tokyo	88 31	75 24	6.1 155
Osaka	91 33	77 25	3.9 99
Fukuoka	90 32	77 25	7.4 188

September

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	72 22	57 14	5.4 138
Tokyo	81 27	70 21	8.2 209
Osaka	84 29	70 21	6.9 175
Fukuoka	82 28	70 21	6.9 175

October

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	62 16	45 7	4.9 124
Tokyo	72 22	59 15	6.4 163
Osaka	73 23	59 15	4.3 109
Fukuoka	73 23	59 15	3.2 81

November

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	46 8	34 1	4.1 103
Tokyo	63 17	50 10	3.7 93
Osaka	63 17	50 10	2.6 66
Fukuoka	64 18	50 10	3.2 81

December

City	Maximum Temp	Minimum Temp	Rainfall
Sapporo	36 2	25 -4	4.1 105
Tokyo	54 12	41 5	1.6 40
Osaka	54 12	41 5	2.1 54
Fukuoka	55 13	41 5	2.1 54