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.
August in Tokyo
Typical highs 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C), lows 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C), rain on about 9 days.
- WeatherAvoid
- Extreme heat; Obon. Typical highs around 31 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 9 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Tokyo
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Japan overall. Hottest month and Obon travel peak: go north (Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) or plan short outdoor windows.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Japan overall.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: Obon; Kōenji Awa Odori; Typhoon season.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Obon (About 13–16 August)Trains out of Tokyo full, some small shops shut; the city itself is quieter.
- Kōenji Awa Odori (Late August weekend (check))checkThousands of dancers; the Chūō line stops are crushed in the evening.
- 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.