Tokyo in September

Heat and typhoons.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• OctoberGreatGood walking weather.
• NovemberGreatLeaves late November.
• MayGreatAvoid Golden Week.
• DecemberGoodIlluminations; closures Dec 29–Jan 3.

• TokyoHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 12 days
• Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimastorm or typhoon risk

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

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.

• Grand Sumo tournaments check

  15 days, starting the second Sunday of the month · Ryōgoku Kokugikan

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

• Typhoon season

  Peaks late August–September · Whole city

  Trains can stop for half a day; Hakone, Fuji and island trips are the first cancelled. Watch the forecast two days out.

Crowds · Japan overall

Medium

Prices · Japan overall

Medium

Japan overall: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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