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Best time to visit Fuji

October is the best time to visit Fuji for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 14 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 82/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud January 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 98 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 9.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 82 22 °C 14 61
2 May 81 22 °C 15 46
3 November 74 17 °C 12 42
4 April 73 18 °C 14 24
5 June 71 25 °C 18 64
6 September 66 26 °C 17 75
7 December 58 12 °C 10 26
8 July 54 28 °C 19 74
9 March 52 13 °C 16 5
10 August 52 29 °C 18 73
11 February 46 10 °C 12 10
12 January 46 9.5 °C 11 16

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 9.5 °C 44 % 16
February 15 °C 10 °C 52 % 10
March 15 °C 13 °C 61 % 5
April 17 °C 18 °C 65 % 24
May 19 °C 22 °C 73 % 46
June 22 °C 25 °C 85 % 64
July 24 °C 28 °C 81 % 74
August 27 °C 29 °C 71 % 73
September 26 °C 26 °C 72 % 75
October 23 °C 22 °C 65 % 61
November 21 °C 17 °C 56 % 42
December 18 °C 12 °C 44 % 26

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 9.5 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.5 °C 102 mm 44 %
February 10.2 °C 120 mm 52 %
March 13.4 °C 200 mm 61 %
April 18.0 °C 203 mm 65 %
May 21.9 °C 200 mm 73 %
June 24.7 °C 274 mm 85 %
July 28.2 °C 296 mm 81 %
August 29.3 °C 202 mm 71 %
September 26.5 °C 294 mm 72 %
October 21.8 °C 254 mm 65 %
November 17.0 °C 145 mm 56 %
December 12.2 °C 98 mm 44 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.