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Japan in January

Good month. Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.

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GoodVoykit month rating for Japan

Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.

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Weather in January

  • Hokkaidō · Sapporo, Nisekocool

    Snow Dec–Mar (ski season); the only main region without a real rainy season.

  • Honshū cities · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimacool

    Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.

  • Okinawa · Naha, Ishigakifine

    Subtropical; rainy season May–June, typhoons July–September.

  • Amami Islands: Amami Islands · subtropical Pacificwarm

    Typhoon risk Aug–Oct; rainy season Jun–Jul.

  • Chubu: Tokai (Nagoya, Shizuoka) · Pacific coast and plainscool

    Rainy season June to mid-July; August is hot and humid, 33 °C (91 °F)+; typhoons Aug–Sep.

  • Heavy winter snow and grey skies; summer is humid. Crab season roughly November to March.

  • Snow Country gets some of Japan's heaviest snowfall; ski season roughly December to April. High passes close in winter.

  • Chugoku: San'yo (Hiroshima, Okayama) · south coast, Seto Inland Sea sidecool

    Sheltered by the mountains, so drier than the north coast; August is hot and humid, typhoons possible Aug–Sep.

  • Chugoku: San'in (Matsue, Tottori) · north coast, Japan Sea sidecold

    Wetter and snowier in winter; summer is cooler than the south coast.

  • Hokkaido: Sapporo and the west · Ishikari plain and coastcold

    Snow from December to March; August is warm but not muggy. February averages around -12 °C (10 °F) at night inland.

  • Hokkaido: Asahikawa and inland · central Hokkaidocold

    Continental swing: the all-Japan record low of -41.0 °C (−42 °F) was measured here, and August has reached 37.9 °C (100 °F).

  • Hokkaido: Eastern Hokkaido · Kushiro, Akan, Shiretokocold

    Cooler and foggier; drift ice reaches the Shiretoko coast around late January to March.

  • Izu Islands: Izu Islands · Pacific Ocean southeast of Tokyocool

    Typhoon risk in August–September; summer can be hot and crowded.

  • Kansai: Kyoto / Osaka · Kansai basin and baycool

    Rainy season (tsuyu) June to mid-July; Kyoto's basin holds heat — 35 °C (95 °F)+ days in August; typhoons Aug–Sep can shut KIX for a day.

  • Kyushu: Fukuoka and northern Kyushu · Fukuoka, Saga, Kitakyushucool

    Rainy season June to mid-July; August is hot and humid, 33 °C (91 °F)+; typhoons Aug–Sep.

  • Kyushu: Kagoshima and southern Kyushu · Kagoshima, Miyazakicool

    Warmer than Honshu; the southern and eastern coasts take the worst of the typhoons.

  • Noto Peninsula: Noto Peninsula · Sea of Japan coastcool

    Rainy season June–mid‑July; typhoons August–September; winter brings heavy snow on the west coast.

  • Okinawa: Naha and the main island · southern Okinawafine

    Subtropical: January highs near 20 °C (68 °F), August 32 °C (90 °F). Rainy season starts early May; typhoons peak Aug–Sep.

  • Okinawa: Yaeyama and Miyako · southern island groupsfine

    Fully tropical and warmer than Naha; same rainy season and typhoon window.

  • Rainy season June to mid-July; August is hot and humid; typhoons Aug–Sep can stop ferries for a day.

  • Wetter than the inland side; the Shimanto runs high after summer rain.

  • Rainy season June to mid-July; August is hot and humid inland; typhoons Aug–Sep can hit the coast.

  • Snow Country: some of the world's heaviest snowfall from December to March. Ski season runs roughly December to early May at the higher resorts.

  • July–August can be hot; winter snow common. Rainy season in June‑July.

  • Kyoto9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Osaka10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tokyo10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Abashiri-4 °C (25 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 5 rain days
  • Abiko10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Achi5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ageo9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Aioi10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Aizuwakamatsu3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 12 rain days
  • Akajima19 °C (66 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Akashi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Aki15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Akishima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Akita3.1 °C (38 °F) / -2.1 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Akitakata9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ako10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Amagasaki10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Amakusa12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Amanohashidate9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Aogashima12 °C (54 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Aomori1 °C (34 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 17 rain days
  • Appi Kogen-2 °C (28 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 18 rain days
  • Arima Onsen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arita12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Asago7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain days
  • Asaka9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Asakuchi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ashikaga10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Asuka9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Asuke9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Atami10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Atsugi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Awa9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Awaji Island9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Azumino3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days
  • Beppu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bizen9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Cape Ashizuri12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cape Sata12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chiba10.1 °C (50 °F) / 2.4 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Chichibu9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chikugo10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Chikuma5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 6 rain days
  • Chikushino10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chino5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Chiran16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Chofu10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Choshi10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Daisen-2 °C (28 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 6 rain days
  • Daisen6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 15 rain days
  • Date6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Dazaifu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ebino16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Echizen6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 17 rain days
  • Eiheiji9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ena5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Enoshima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fuchu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fuji11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Fujino9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fujinomiya10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fujioka9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 4 rain days
  • Fujisawa10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Fujiyoshida9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Fukaura2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 9 rain days
  • Fukuchiyama9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fukue Island10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Fukui6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 17 rain days
  • Fukuroi10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fukushima5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Fukutsu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Fukuyama10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Funabashi10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Futamatagawa10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Gero4 °C (39 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 14 rain days
  • Gifu9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gokayama4 °C (39 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 18 rain days
  • Goshogawara2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days
  • Gotemba10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gotsu9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 14 rain days
  • Gujo5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hachijojima22 °C (72 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hachimantai-3 °C (27 °F) / -12 °C (10 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hachinohe3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hachioji10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hagi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 14 rain days
  • Hakone6 °C (43 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hakuba1 °C (34 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 15 rain days
  • Hakui7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 18 rain days
  • Hamada10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hamamatsu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hanamaki5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hashimoto, Sagamihara10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hateruma20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hatsukaichi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hida5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Higashihiroshima9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Higashikagawa10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Higashimatsuyama10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hikone8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Himeji9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hioki12 °C (54 °F) / 2.9 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hiraizumi3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hirakata9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hirosaki1 °C (34 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 18 rain days
  • Hita9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hitachi10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hitoyoshi10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hofu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hokuei9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hokuto6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hongu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hōryūji9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hyuga13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ibara9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ibaraki10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ibusuki16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ichikawa10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ichikikushikino8.7 °C (48 °F) / 4.9 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ichinomiya9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ichinoseki3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 12 rain days
  • Iga10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Iiyama4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ikata10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ikeda9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ikeda, Osaka10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ikeshima10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Iki10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ikoma10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Imabari11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Imari10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Inagi10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Inawashiro4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 2 rain days
  • Inujima9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Inuyama9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ise9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Isesaki10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ishigaki21 °C (70 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ishinomaki5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days
  • Itayanagi2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ito11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Itoigawa5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Iwaizumi5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days
  • Iwaki8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Iwakuni9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Iwami9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 16 rain days
  • Iwata10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Izu10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Izumi16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Izumo9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 15 rain days
  • Izumozaki6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 18 rain days
  • Izunokuni11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Joetsu5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kaga7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 18 rain days
  • Kagoshima13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kainan10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kakegawa10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kamaishi5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kamakura10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kameyama10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kami13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kamikochi2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kanazawa7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 20 rain days
  • Kanoya12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kanuma8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 4 rain days
  • Kanzaki10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Karatsu10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Karuizawa0 °C (32 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kasaoka10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kashihara9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kashima12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kashiwa9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kashiwazaki6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 18 rain days
  • Kasukabe10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Katori10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Katsuura10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Katsuyama8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kawagoe10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 4 rain days
  • Kawaguchi10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kawasaki10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kawazu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kesennuma5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kichijoji10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kikai16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kikugawa10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kinkasan6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kinosaki9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kinugawa5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kirifuri Highlands5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kirishima10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kiryu9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 4 rain days
  • Kisarazu9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kitaaiki3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kitadaito22 °C (72 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kitakyushu10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kiyama10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kobayashi16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kobe9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kochi (Shikoku)12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kodaira10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kofu8 °C (46 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 4 rain days
  • Koganei10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kohama20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kohoku12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kōka9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kokubunji10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Komagane4 °C (39 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days
  • Komatsu7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 17 rain days
  • Koriyama3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kosai10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Koshigaya0 °C (32 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 0 rain days
  • Koshu8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kotohira9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kozushima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kubokawa11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kudoyama12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kumagaya9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kumamoto11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kumano10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kumejima20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kumenan9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kunitachi10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kurashiki9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kurayoshi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kure10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kurobe5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 16 rain days
  • Kuroishi3 °C (37 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kurume10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kusatsu, Shiga9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kusatsu0 °C (32 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kushima18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kushimoto11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kushiro-9 °C (16 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 40 rain days
  • Kuwana9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kyotanabe9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Machida10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Maebashi9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 4 rain days
  • Magome4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days
  • Maibara9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Maizuru9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Manazuru10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Maniwa8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain days
  • Marugame10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mashiko8 °C (46 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 4 rain days
  • Masuda9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Matsudo10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Matsue8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 18 rain days
  • Matsumoto4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days
  • Matsusaka9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Matsushima6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Matsuyama10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mihara9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mikurajima12 °C (54 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mima9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Minakami5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 2 rain days
  • Minamata11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Minami-Uonuma5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days
  • Minamidaito20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Mine9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mino7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Minō10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Minobu8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Misasa8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Misato, Akita2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 16 rain days
  • Misato10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Misato10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Misawa2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mishima Islands16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mishima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mitaka10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Mito9.2 °C (49 °F) / -1.8 °C (29 °F), 5 rain days
  • Miura10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Miyajima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Miyakejima12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • Miyaki10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Miyako, Iwate4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days
  • Miyako, Okinawa20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Miyakonojo12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Miyazaki13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days
  • Miyoshi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Miyoshi12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mooka9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 4 rain days
  • Mori10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Morioka2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mount Aso8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Murakami6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Musashino10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Mutsu5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Myoko3 °C (37 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 20 rain days
  • Nachikatsuura11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nagahama7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Nagakute9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nagano4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nagaoka5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nagasaki10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Nagi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nagiso5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Naha20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nakanojō5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nakatsugawa7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nanao7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 15 rain days
  • Nankoku12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Naoshima9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Narai-1 °C (30 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 10 rain days
  • Narashino10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Narita10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Naruko5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Naruto12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nasu6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Nasushiobara5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 4 rain days
  • Nichinan17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Niigata6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 21 rain days
  • Niihama10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Niijima12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Niimi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 2 rain days
  • Nikaho2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days
  • Nikko4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ninohe2 °C (36 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nishiawakura6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 14 rain days
  • Nishinomiya10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Nishitokyo10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Nobeoka16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 5 rain days
  • Noda9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nogata10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Nonoichi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Noshiro3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 18 rain days
  • Numata6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Numazu11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Obama7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Obanazawa2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 6 rain days
  • Obuse4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oda9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Odate8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Odawara10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Oga4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ogaki9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ogasawara Islands20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ogi10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ogimi19 °C (66 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Oita10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Okaya4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days
  • Okayama10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Okazaki9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Oki Islands9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 17 rain days
  • Okinoerabujima18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Oku-Hida Onsen Villages6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ōkunoshima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Okura-1 °C (30 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 9 rain days
  • Okutama8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Okuwa-1 °C (30 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 9 rain days
  • Omaezaki10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Omihachiman9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Omura10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Onjuku10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ono8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Onogawa Onsen2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days
  • Onomichi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ota8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Otsu8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Otsuchi5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Otsuki8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Owase10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Oyabe8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Oyama9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Oyano10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ozu10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ryuo9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sabae8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sado Island5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 20 rain days
  • Saga10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sagamihara10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sai2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days
  • Saijō9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Saiki10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Saitama9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 4 rain days
  • Saito12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sakai7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 18 rain days
  • Sakai9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sakaide10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sakaiminato9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sakata4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 22 rain days
  • Sakunami5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sakura10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sakurai9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sanjo5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 14 rain days
  • Sanmu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sano9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 4 rain days
  • Sanuki10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sanyo-Onoda10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sasebo10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Satsumasendai11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Seki9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sekigahara7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Semboku5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sendai6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Seto9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shibata5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 22 rain days
  • Shibayama10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shibukawa9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 4 rain days
  • Shikokuchuo10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shimabara9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Shimada10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shimanto City11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shimizu, Shizuoka10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Shimoda11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shimogo3 °C (37 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 12 rain days
  • Shimonoseki10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Shingo2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 14 rain days
  • Shingu11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shinjo10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shinjo2 °C (36 °F) / -3.7 °C (25 °F), 238.4 rain days
  • Shinonsen8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 15 rain days
  • Shiojiri5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shirabu Onsen4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days
  • Shirahama10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shiraishi Island9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shirakawa-gō3 °C (37 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 18 rain days
  • Shirakawa5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shiroishi5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Shizuoka12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shodoshima9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Shunan10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Soja9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Southern Okinawa19 °C (66 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Suita10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sukagawa5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sukumo11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Suo-Oshima9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Susaki16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Suwa-1 °C (30 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 7 rain days
  • Suzuka10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tachikawa10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tahara10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tajimi9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takachiho9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takahashi7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takamatsu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takamori9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takaoka6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Takarazuka9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takasaki5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 2 rain days
  • Takatsuki9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takayama3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 15 rain days
  • Takehara9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Takeo10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Taketa9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Taketomi21 °C (70 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days
  • Taku10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tama10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tamana10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tamano9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tamura5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tanabe12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tanegashima17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tanohata6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tara10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tarama20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tarui8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tashirojima8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tatebayashi9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tatsuno9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tendo5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tenkawa7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Teshima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Toba10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tochigi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tokamachi-2 °C (28 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tokashiki19 °C (66 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Toki9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tokoname9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tokorozawa9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tokunoshima19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tokushima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tokyo Disney Resort10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tomioka8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tomioka8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tone10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tono3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 10 rain days
  • Toshima11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tosu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tottori8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 15 rain days
  • Toyama6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 20 rain days
  • Toyohashi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Toyonaka10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Toyooka8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Toyota10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tsu9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tsuchiura10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tsukuba9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tsumagoi-2 °C (28 °F) / -15 °C (5 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tsuru9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tsuruga7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tsuruoka5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tsuruta2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tsushima10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tsuwano8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 14 rain days
  • Tsuyama8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ube10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Uchiko10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Uda9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ueda4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ugo2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 18 rain days
  • Uji9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Uki10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Universal Studios Japan10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days
  • Unzen10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Urayasu10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ureshino10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Uruma19 °C (66 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Usa10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ushiku10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Uto10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Utsunomiya8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 4 rain days
  • Uwajima10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Wajima9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Wakayama10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days
  • Wake10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Wakura Onsen7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 17 rain days
  • Yabe10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yachimata10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yakage9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yakushima14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 15 rain days
  • Yamaga10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yamagata3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 18 rain days
  • Yamaguchi9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yamanashi8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yamanouchi2 °C (36 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yame10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Yanai9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Yao10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yaotsu9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yashio10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yasugi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Yatsushiro12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yokkaichi9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Yokosuka10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yokote8 °C (46 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yomogita2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days
  • Yonago9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yonezawa2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 18 rain days
  • Yoro5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 6 rain days
  • Yoron19 °C (66 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yoshino9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yoshinogari10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yufu8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Yunotsu9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 15 rain days
  • Yurihama9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 3 rain days
  • Yurihonjo4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 20 rain days
  • Yuzawa1 °C (34 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 20 rain days
  • Yuzawa2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 18 rain days
  • Zamami20 °C (68 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Zao2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zao Onsen-1 °C (30 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 20 rain days
  • Zentsuji10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Zushi10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nagoya10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • New Year (Shōgatsu) big impact

    29 Dec – 3 Jan

    Shops, museums and many restaurants close; shrines packed on 1–3 Jan; trains full on 29–30 Dec and 2–3 Jan.

  • New Year shrine visits (hatsumōde)

    1–3 January · Osaka

    Sumiyoshi Taisha draws some of the largest crowds in Kansai; one-way routes from the station. The castle keep, museums and many restaurants close around 28 Dec–3 Jan.

  • Tōka Ebisu

    9–11 January · Osaka

    About a million visitors buy lucky bamboo branches for business; lanes packed day and night.

  • Doya Doya check

    14 January · Osaka

    Young men in loincloths scramble for paper talismans; short, crowded, free to watch.

  • New Year greeting at the Imperial Palace check

    2 January · Tokyo

    The one day the public enters the inner palace plaza; security queues from early morning.

  • Coming of Age Day

    Second Monday of January · Tokyo

    20-year-olds in kimono and suits at shrines; a public holiday, so museums shift their closing day.

  • Grand Sumo tournaments check

    15 days, starting the second Sunday of the month · Tokyo

    Tickets sell out on release weekends; same-day unreserved seats in small numbers (check).

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Japan
Low
Prices · Japan
Low

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Japan, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Good

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jan: Low

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Jan: Low

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 7

    May: 5

January: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.

May: After Golden Week, one of the best months: warm, green, calmer.

Japan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

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Where to go in January

Rated best or good this month

  • Kyoto

    Cold, clear, fewer people (after Jan 3).

  • Osaka

    Cold; quiet after Jan 3.

  • Tokyo

    Cold, clear skies.

  • Aogashima

    Best months: Oct–May (dry, clear skies)

  • Appi Kogen

    Best months: Jan–Feb for snow; Jul–Aug for cool-weather hiking and golf

  • Fukutsu

    Best months: May–Sep for beach; Nov–Feb for spoonbills

  • Gokayama

    Best months: Apr–Nov (check); Jan–Feb for snow scenery (check)

  • Hachimantai

    Best months: Dec–Mar for ski, Jun–Sep for hiking

  • Hakone

    Best months: Oct–Feb for Fuji views; Apr–May and Nov for walking

  • Hakuba

    Best months: Jan–Feb for snow; Jul–Aug for hiking and lakes

  • Hioki

    Best months: Apr, Nov–Feb (dry, mild)

  • Iiyama

    Best months: Dec–Mar, Apr–Oct