Tokyo climate
Tokyo is warmest in August, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.3 °C. October is the wettest month (208 mm) and December the driest (59 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Tokyo averages 1,465 mm of rain, 93 days above 25 °C and 40 days below freezing.
Japan · population 9,733,276 · 1991–2020 normals
- Warmest month August 30 °C
- Coldest month January -0.3 °C
- Driest month December 59 mm
- Wettest month October 208 mm
- Least cloud January 40 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record February -13 °C
- Warmest sea August 26 °C
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1 °C | 68 mm | 40 % |
| February | 9.0 °C | 66 mm | 49 % |
| March | 12.3 °C | 111 mm | 58 % |
| April | 17.2 °C | 114 mm | 62 % |
| May | 21.7 °C | 131 mm | 69 % |
| June | 24.5 °C | 166 mm | 81 % |
| July | 28.2 °C | 149 mm | 75 % |
| August | 29.7 °C | 115 mm | 65 % |
| September | 26.0 °C | 189 mm | 68 % |
| October | 20.6 °C | 208 mm | 62 % |
| November | 15.5 °C | 89 mm | 53 % |
| December | 10.5 °C | 59 mm | 43 % |
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 | 8.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 3.5 °C | 17.4 °C | -10.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| February | 9.0 °C | 0.5 °C | 4.4 °C | 20.6 °C | -13.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| March | 12.3 °C | 4.0 °C | 7.9 °C | 22.6 °C | -4.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| April | 17.2 °C | 9.2 °C | 13.0 °C | 26.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.7 °C | 14.3 °C | 17.8 °C | 30.0 °C | 5.3 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.5 °C | 18.4 °C | 21.2 °C | 32.2 °C | 10.7 °C | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 28.2 °C | 22.2 °C | 24.9 °C | 39.1 °C | 14.6 °C | 26 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 29.7 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.2 °C | 36.2 °C | 15.9 °C | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| September | 26.0 °C | 20.1 °C | 22.7 °C | 35.5 °C | 10.8 °C | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 20.6 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.1 °C | 30.6 °C | 5.3 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.5 °C | 8.1 °C | 11.5 °C | 23.4 °C | -2.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.5 °C | 2.5 °C | 6.2 °C | 22.3 °C | -5.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 40 % | 69 % | 21 km/h | 13.6 °C |
| February | 66 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 69 % | 22 km/h | 12.5 °C |
| March | 111 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 71 % | 24 km/h | 13.2 °C |
| April | 114 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 74 % | 25 km/h | 15.0 °C |
| May | 131 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 77 % | 23 km/h | 17.9 °C |
| June | 166 mm | 14 | 15 h/day | 81 % | 82 % | 20 km/h | 20.9 °C |
| July | 149 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 83 % | 20 km/h | 23.4 °C |
| August | 115 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 65 % | 81 % | 20 km/h | 25.9 °C |
| September | 189 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 81 % | 20 km/h | 24.7 °C |
| October | 208 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 79 % | 19 km/h | 21.6 °C |
| November | 89 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 53 % | 77 % | 18 km/h | 18.9 °C |
| December | 59 mm | 7 | 9.8 h/day | 43 % | 72 % | 20 km/h | 16.0 °C |
How Tokyo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 30 °C | -0.3 °C | 1,465 mm | 93 |
| Kawaguchi · Japan | 30 °C | -1.0 °C | 1,458 mm | 100 |
| Kawasaki · Japan | 29 °C | 1.6 °C | 1,484 mm | 87 |
| Niiza · Japan | 30 °C | -1.3 °C | 1,599 mm | 97 |
| Matsudo · Japan | 30 °C | -0.2 °C | 1,478 mm | 99 |
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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.