Weather in Japan
Weather history - Japan
2017
Temperature min: -13°C
Temperature max: 38°C
Seasons in Japan
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
| Rain | ||||||||||||
| Typhoon season |
Monthly seasons in Japan :
January : Dry season
February : Dry season
March : Dry season
April : Dry season
May : Ouragans or typhoons season, high chances of violent storms
June : Rain season, high chances of rain, Ouragans or typhoons season, high chances of violent storms
July : Rain season, high chances of rain, Ouragans or typhoons season, high chances of violent storms
August : Ouragans or typhoons season, high chances of violent storms
September : Ouragans or typhoons season, high chances of violent storms
October : Ouragans or typhoons season, high chances of violent storms
November : Dry season
December : Dry season
Weather of biggest cities
| Sapporo | Kagoshima | Tokyo | ||||||||
| January | -7°C / -1°C | 3h | 110mm / 18d | 5°C / 13°C | 4h | 80mm / 9d | 18°C | 2°C / 10°C | 6h | 50mm / 6d |
| February | -7°C / 0°C | 4h | 95mm / 16d | 6°C / 14°C | 4h | 110mm / 10d | 17°C | 3°C / 10°C | 6h | 60mm / 6d |
| March | -3°C / 4°C | 5h | 75mm / 14d | 8°C / 17°C | 4h | 180mm / 12d | 16°C | 6°C / 13°C | 5h | 110mm / 9d |
| April | 3°C / 11°C | 6h | 55mm / 9d | 12°C / 22°C | 5h | 210mm / 12d | 18°C | 11°C / 19°C | 5h | 130mm / 10d |
| May | 8°C / 17°C | 6h | 55mm / 9d | 17°C / 25°C | 5h | 220mm / 12d | 20°C | 15°C / 23°C | 6h | 130mm / 10d |
| June | 13°C / 21°C | 6h | 45mm / 7d | 21°C / 28°C | 4h | 450mm / 15d | 23°C | 19°C / 26°C | 5h | 170mm / 12d |
| July | 17°C / 25°C | 6h | 80mm / 8d | 25°C / 32°C | 6h | 320mm / 12d | 26°C | 23°C / 29°C | 5h | 150mm / 11d |
| August | 19°C / 26°C | 6h | 120mm / 9d | 26°C / 32°C | 6h | 220mm / 11d | 27°C | 24°C / 31°C | 5h | 170mm / 8d |
| September | 14°C / 22°C | 5h | 140mm / 10d | 23°C / 30°C | 5h | 210mm / 11d | 26°C | 21°C / 27°C | 4h | 210mm / 11d |
| October | 7°C / 16°C | 5h | 120mm / 12d | 17°C / 25°C | 6h | 100mm / 7d | 24°C | 15°C / 22°C | 4h | 200mm / 9d |
| November | 1°C / 8°C | 4h | 100mm / 14d | 12°C / 20°C | 5h | 95mm / 7d | 22°C | 10°C / 17°C | 4h | 95mm / 6d |
| December | -4°C / 2°C | 3h | 110mm / 16d | 7°C / 15°C | 5h | 70mm / 8d | 19°C | 5°C / 12°C | 5h | 50mm / 4d |
Tourism information
The best period to visit Japan is in **March and April**. Spring is also the season of the Sakura (cherry blossoms), which makes it the perfect time to get the best iconic scenes of Japan. Summer (June to August) is also quite frequented but the rain season in June and July and the hot and humid climate is not ideal. Fall (**September to November**) offers better conditions to visit Japan and is the period of the momiji, meaning red leaf as mapple leaves are turning red, creating beautiful scenes. Winter in Japan is cold but you can enjoy skiing or a hot bath in the onsen.
Frequentation
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Frequentation periods :
January: Period with a high number of tourists
February: Period with a high number of tourists
March : Highest period of tourism frequentation, popular monuments likely to be crowded
April : Highest period of tourism frequentation, popular monuments likely to be crowded
May: Period with a high number of tourists
June: Period with a high number of tourists
July: Period with a high number of tourists
August: Period with a high number of tourists
September: Period with a high number of tourists
October : Highest period of tourism frequentation, popular monuments likely to be crowded
November : Highest period of tourism frequentation, popular monuments likely to be crowded
December: Period with a high number of tourists
Health in Japan
Mosquitos
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Most active mosquitos periods :
January : No mosquitos or very little
February : No mosquitos or very little
March : No mosquitos or very little
April : No mosquitos or very little
May: Period with medium mosquitos activity
September: Period with medium mosquitos activity
October : No mosquitos or very little
November : No mosquitos or very little
December : No mosquitos or very little