Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Tokyo across the year
Best-looking months for Tokyo: Jan, May, Oct. Rated avoid: Aug.
- JanGoodLowLow5 events
- FebGoodLowLow1 event
- MarGoodHighHigh3 events
- AprGoodHighHigh2 events
- MayGreatMediumMedium4 events
- JunMixedLowMedium3 events
- JulMixedMediumMedium4 events
- AugAvoidHighHigh3 events
- SepMixedMediumMedium2 events
- OctGreatMediumMedium3 events
- NovGreatHighHigh4 events
- DecGoodMediumMedium3 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Tokyo
Typical highs 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C), lows 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C), rain on about 5 days.
- WeatherGood
- Cold, clear skies. Typical highs around 10 °C, lows around 1 °C, rain on about 5 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Tokyo
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Japan overall. Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: Japan overall.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events5 events
- 5 listed: New Year shrine visits (hatsumōde); New Year greeting at the Imperial Palace; Coming of Age Day; and 2 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- New Year shrine visits (hatsumōde) (1–3 January)Millions queue at the big shrines; one-way crowd routes at Harajuku and Asakusa. Many restaurants, museums and gardens close 29 Dec–3 Jan.
- New Year greeting at the Imperial Palace (2 January)checkThe one day the public enters the inner palace plaza; security queues from early morning.
- Coming of Age Day (Second Monday of January)20-year-olds in kimono and suits at shrines; a public holiday, so museums shift their closing day.
- Grand Sumo tournaments (15 days, starting the second Sunday of the month)checkTickets sell out on release weekends; same-day unreserved seats in small numbers (check).
- New Year (Dec 31–Jan 3)Meiji Jingū and Sensō-ji see millions of visitors; many restaurants closed.