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.
September in Tokyo
Typical highs 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C), lows 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C), rain on about 12 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Heat and typhoons. Typical highs around 28 °C, lows around 20 °C, rain on about 12 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Tokyo
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Japan overall. Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.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
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Grand Sumo tournaments; Typhoon season.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- 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).
- 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.