Tokyo month by month
Plan your visit to Tokyo by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Tokyo's year splits into three bands. January and February are the driest stretch, averaging 4 and 6 rain days with highs of 9°C and 11°C. From March through October, rain days hold at 12 or above every month, peaking at 15 in May. March opens that wet run at 15°C, July and August push to 32°C and 33°C, and October closes it at 22°C. November and December cool and dry out again, settling at 17°C and 12°C with 7 and 6 rain days.
Each of the 12 month guides covers what shifts between periods. If you're planning for mild weather and fewer wet days, start with November or January. A trip targeting warmth without the summer peak opens up April at 20°C or October at 22°C, though both carry 12 rain days. The May through September corridor holds at 23°C or higher and 13 to 15 rain days, the wettest and warmest 5 months in Tokyo's year.
August deserves the closest read. At 33°C and 13 rain days, it pairs the year's highest temperature with persistent wet-season frequency. July runs close behind at 32°C and 14 rain days.
August is the most decisive month on Tokyo's calendar, combining the year's peak high of 33°C with 13 rain days.
- January
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- 0°C
- Rain
- 35 mm
January in Tokyo begins with Shogatsu, the New Year holiday that effectively closes the city for 3 days. Department stores in Ginza board up their entrances, most restaurants in…
- February
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 54 mm
February is Tokyo's quietest month, and for visitors who can handle cold mornings, that quiet might be its strongest draw. Daytime highs sit around 10.8°C (51°F) with lows near…
- March
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 156 mm
March in Tokyo is defined by a single question that dominates dinner conversations, weather forecasts, and office small talk for weeks. Will the cherry blossoms open? The Japan…
- April
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 152 mm
April in Tokyo means cherry blossoms, and everything else is secondary. The city's dominant variety, somei-yoshino, tends to reach full bloom in the first week of the month,…
- May
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 193 mm
Golden Week dominates the first seven days of May in Tokyo. This stretch of four national holidays, from April 29 through May 5, is when an estimated 25 million domestic travelers…
- June
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 189 mm
June in Tokyo means tsuyu. The rainy season typically arrives over the Kanto Plain in the first or second week of the month, then lingers through mid-July. About 14 of the month's…
- July
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 168 mm
July in Tokyo is hot, sticky, and loud with cicadas. That's the headline. Daytime temperatures sit around 30-31°C (86-88°F) with humidity regularly pushing past 75%, creating a…
- August
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 144 mm
August in Tokyo is a test of endurance. That's the honest truth. Daytime temperatures hover around 32-34°C (90-93°F), and the humidity (typically 75-80%) turns the city into…
- September
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 202 mm
September in Tokyo is typhoon season. That's the headline. The city sits squarely in the path of Pacific typhoons from late August through October, and September tends to catch the…
- October
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 143 mm
October might be the month Tokyo stops fighting you. The suffocating summer humidity (the kind that fogs your camera lens the second you step outside) has finally broken, and…
- November
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 79 mm
November might be Tokyo's best-kept secret. While most travelers fixate on cherry blossom season in spring or the summer festivals, November quietly delivers what is arguably the…
- December
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 56 mm
December in Tokyo is cold, dry, and lit up like nowhere else on earth. That's the headline: the city transforms into one of the most spectacular winter illumination displays you'll…