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.
October in Tokyo
Typical highs 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C), lows 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C), rain on about 10 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Good walking weather. Typical highs around 22 °C, lows around 15 °C, rain on about 10 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Tokyo
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Japan overall. Clear, mild and dry: the best all-round month.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Japan overall.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: Typhoon season; Halloween in Shibuya; Tokyo International Film Festival.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Typhoon season (Peaks late August–September)Trains can stop for half a day; Hakone, Fuji and island trips are the first cancelled. Watch the forecast two days out.
- Halloween in Shibuya (Around 31 October)checkPolice crowd control and a street-drinking ban around the station; many shops close early.
- Tokyo International Film Festival (Late October – early November (check))checkScreenings with English subtitles; open to the public.