Matsudo climate
Matsudo is warmest in August, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.2 °C. October is the wettest month (206 mm) and December the driest (63 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Matsudo averages 1,478 mm of rain, 99 days above 25 °C and 40 days below freezing.
Japan · population 498,575 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 30 °C
- Coldest month January -0.2 °C
- Driest month December 63 mm
- Wettest month October 206 mm
- Least cloud January 41 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record February -12 °C
- Warmest sea August 26 °C
What to expectMatsudo through the year
Matsudo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.4 °C in January to 30 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 99 days a year reach 25 °C, 32 of them reach 30 °C, 40 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 206 mm against 63 mm in December — 3.3 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Matsudo is warmest in August at 26 °C and coldest in February at 13 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4 °C | 71 mm | 41 % |
| February | 9.3 °C | 69 mm | 50 % |
| March | 12.7 °C | 119 mm | 58 % |
| April | 17.7 °C | 114 mm | 62 % |
| May | 22.2 °C | 131 mm | 69 % |
| June | 25.0 °C | 163 mm | 80 % |
| July | 28.6 °C | 151 mm | 75 % |
| August | 30.1 °C | 115 mm | 64 % |
| September | 26.4 °C | 182 mm | 67 % |
| October | 21.0 °C | 206 mm | 63 % |
| November | 15.8 °C | 95 mm | 54 % |
| December | 10.8 °C | 63 mm | 44 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 3.7 °C | 17.9 °C | -10.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| February | 9.3 °C | 0.6 °C | 4.6 °C | 21.1 °C | -11.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| March | 12.7 °C | 4.2 °C | 8.2 °C | 23.1 °C | -4.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| April | 17.7 °C | 9.3 °C | 13.3 °C | 25.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 22.2 °C | 14.3 °C | 18.0 °C | 30.4 °C | 5.0 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 25.0 °C | 18.4 °C | 21.3 °C | 32.6 °C | 10.1 °C | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 28.6 °C | 22.3 °C | 25.0 °C | 38.9 °C | 13.8 °C | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 30.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.4 °C | 37.2 °C | 16.5 °C | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| September | 26.4 °C | 20.2 °C | 22.9 °C | 36.4 °C | 10.8 °C | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 21.0 °C | 14.4 °C | 17.3 °C | 31.0 °C | 5.4 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.8 °C | 8.2 °C | 11.7 °C | 23.5 °C | -3.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.8 °C | 2.5 °C | 6.3 °C | 22.7 °C | -5.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 41 % | 68 % | 22 km/h | 13.6 °C |
| February | 69 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 68 % | 23 km/h | 12.5 °C |
| March | 119 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 70 % | 25 km/h | 13.2 °C |
| April | 114 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 73 % | 25 km/h | 15.0 °C |
| May | 131 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 76 % | 24 km/h | 17.9 °C |
| June | 163 mm | 14 | 15 h/day | 80 % | 82 % | 21 km/h | 20.9 °C |
| July | 151 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 83 % | 21 km/h | 23.4 °C |
| August | 115 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 64 % | 81 % | 20 km/h | 25.9 °C |
| September | 182 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 67 % | 81 % | 21 km/h | 24.7 °C |
| October | 206 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 63 % | 79 % | 20 km/h | 21.6 °C |
| November | 95 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 54 % | 76 % | 19 km/h | 18.9 °C |
| December | 63 mm | 7 | 9.8 h/day | 44 % | 71 % | 21 km/h | 16.0 °C |
How Matsudo compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsudo | 30 °C | -0.2 °C | 1,478 mm | 99 |
| Kawaguchi · Japan | 30 °C | -1.0 °C | 1,458 mm | 100 |
| Tokyo · Japan | 30 °C | -0.3 °C | 1,465 mm | 93 |
| Saitama · Japan | 30 °C | -1.4 °C | 1,396 mm | 100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Matsudo.
QuestionsCommon questions about Matsudo’s climate
When is the best time to visit Matsudo?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Matsudo get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 32 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -0.2 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 40 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Matsudo?
October, averaging 206 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is December with 63 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,478 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Matsudo rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.