Sapporo month by month
Plan your visit to Sapporo by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- -3°C
- Low
- -11°C
- Rain
- 80 mm
January in Sapporo is, first and foremost, cold. Not the kind of cold where you throw on a jacket and carry on — this is proper, bone-deep winter, with average highs around -3°C…
- February
- High
- -1°C
- Low
- -9°C
- Rain
- 79 mm
February is Sapporo's headline month, and there's really no way around it — the Sapporo Snow Festival draws close to two million visitors over roughly a week in early February,…
- March
- High
- 4°C
- Low
- -5°C
- Rain
- 82 mm
March in Sapporo is, frankly, still winter. That's the single most important thing to understand before booking. While Tokyo might be gearing up for cherry blossoms and Osaka is…
- April
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 102 mm
April in Sapporo is the city shaking off winter. That's the headline — while Tokyo's cherry blossoms are already falling by early April, Sapporo is still waiting for its own to…
- May
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 106 mm
May is when Sapporo finally loosens winter's grip. This city holds onto cold longer than anywhere else in Japan, so when cherry blossoms open in early May — a full month behind…
- June
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 119 mm
June in Sapporo comes with a secret that the rest of Japan would rather you didn't know: Hokkaido largely skips the rainy season. While Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto are deep in tsuyu —…
- July
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 131 mm
July is when the rest of Japan melts — Tokyo and Osaka sit in a thick 35°C (95°F) soup — and Sapporo becomes the country's great escape. Daytime temperatures hover around 27°C…
- August
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 163 mm
August in Sapporo is, first and foremost, Japan's great escape from summer. While Tokyo and Osaka cook under relentless 35°C (95°F) heat and thick humidity, Sapporo sits…
- September
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 131 mm
September is when Sapporo starts to feel like itself again after the muggy weight of midsummer. Daytime highs settle around 22.8°C (73°F) and nights drop to a genuinely refreshing…
- October
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 7°C
- Rain
- 115 mm
October is when Sapporo puts on its best coat — literally. The city's parks and university campuses shift into deep reds and burnt golds as autumn foliage reaches its peak, and the…
- November
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- 0°C
- Rain
- 123 mm
November in Sapporo sits in an awkward gap between seasons. The golden ginkgo canopy along Hokkaido University's famous Ichonamiki has likely shed its last leaves by mid-month, and…
- December
- High
- 0°C
- Low
- -7°C
- Rain
- 69 mm
December marks Sapporo's full surrender to winter. The city typically sees its first lasting snowfall in late November, and by mid-December the streets, parks, and rooftops carry a…