Visitor Information & Insider's Travel Tips

Weather Forecast

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In Fahrenheit

 

Links to Official Weather Forecast

If you wish to see more, go to Japan Meteorological Agency Official Website in English. There are One Week Forecast, weather warnings, and everything about weather. Every weather forecast for Japan is based on it.

 

Top Page of Japan Meteorological Agency (in English)

http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html

 

Daily Forecast for Tokyo

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/yoho/319.html

 

One Week Forecast for Tokyo

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/week/319.html

 

 

Climate

 

General Information

Tokyo has a mild climate in Temperate Zone. Humidity is relatively high, but it is not as serious as the subtropics and the tropics.
The weather is moderate throughout the day.

 

Mean Temperature (C) (1981-2010)

City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sapporo(Hokkaido)	-3.6	-3.1	0.6	7.1	12.4	16.7	20.5	22.3	18.1	11.8	4.9	-0.9
Tokyo	6.1	6.5	9.4	14.6	18.9	22.1	25.8	27.4	23.8	18.5	13.3	8.7
Naha(Okinawa)	17.0	17.1	18.9	21.4	24.0	26.8	28.9	28.7	27.6	25.2	22.1	18.7

Sourced by Japan Meteorological Agency
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/data/en/

 

Rainy Season

The rainy season begins in early June and ends in the first half of July. (It does not visit Hokkaido.) During the rainy season, it rains almost every day. Generally, the rain is not very strong.

 

Summer

It is hot and humid in Tokyo. In August, the temperature rises to more than 30 degrees (more than 35 degrees on some days) in the daytime. I strongly advise you to wear a hat and to take some drink with you.
You can prevent heatstroke by

1. Wearing a hat
2. Having some drink constantly
3. Having some rest in shades when you are out

Fireworks festivals are held in the evening, but the risks of heatstroke remain even in the evening, so Japan Meteorological Agency advises the visitors to have some drink.
I advise you to make a moderate travel schedule to enjoy your trip in summer.

 

 

 

Typhoons

A typhoon is a violent tropical storm with strong winds and rain.
3 or 4 typhoons hit Tokyo a year, mainly between June and October. More typhoons visit Okinawa and Kyushu.
The transportation (including airplanes and trains) is brought to a standstill by their approach. In this case, many airlines, trains and hotels have canceling or rescheduling systems for travelers.

 

Snow

In Tokyo, it snows several times a year. Snow sheets streets around 5 to 20 cm high. There can be some delays or standstills of transportation after it snows.
In Northern Japan, it snows heavily in winter and the ground is covered with deep snow.