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

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 13°
  5. May 18°
  6. Jun 21°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 23°
  10. Oct 17°
  11. Nov 12°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

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

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January8.4 °C-0.2 °C3.7 °C17.9 °C-10.6 °C0017
February9.3 °C0.6 °C4.6 °C21.1 °C-11.7 °C0013
March12.7 °C4.2 °C8.2 °C23.1 °C-4.2 °C004
April17.7 °C9.3 °C13.3 °C25.7 °C-0.2 °C000
May22.2 °C14.3 °C18.0 °C30.4 °C5.0 °C500
June25.0 °C18.4 °C21.3 °C32.6 °C10.1 °C1510
July28.6 °C22.3 °C25.0 °C38.9 °C13.8 °C27110
August30.1 °C23.6 °C26.4 °C37.2 °C16.5 °C29160
September26.4 °C20.2 °C22.9 °C36.4 °C10.8 °C2040
October21.0 °C14.4 °C17.3 °C31.0 °C5.4 °C300
November15.8 °C8.2 °C11.7 °C23.5 °C-3.2 °C000
December10.8 °C2.5 °C6.3 °C22.7 °C-5.7 °C007

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January71 mm610 h/day41 %68 %22 km/h13.6 °C
February69 mm811 h/day50 %68 %23 km/h12.5 °C
March119 mm1212 h/day58 %70 %25 km/h13.2 °C
April114 mm1113 h/day62 %73 %25 km/h15.0 °C
May131 mm1114 h/day69 %76 %24 km/h17.9 °C
June163 mm1415 h/day80 %82 %21 km/h20.9 °C
July151 mm1314 h/day75 %83 %21 km/h23.4 °C
August115 mm1214 h/day64 %81 %20 km/h25.9 °C
September182 mm1412 h/day67 %81 %21 km/h24.7 °C
October206 mm1211 h/day63 %79 %20 km/h21.6 °C
November95 mm910 h/day54 %76 %19 km/h18.9 °C
December63 mm79.8 h/day44 %71 %21 km/h16.0 °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

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.

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