Best time to visit Tokyo
By our rule, the best months to visit Tokyo are April and May, and November. Daily highs then run from 16.7 °C (62.1 °F) in November to 23.6 °C (74.5 °F) in May, and rain from 96.3 mm in November to 139.7 mm in May, as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Rule: daily high over 16 °C and up to 28 °C, low 8 °C or more, rain 150 mm or less. Means hide hot, cold and wet days. No data on crowds, prices or events. How we test each month
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Each month against the rule
| Month | Meets the rule | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | No: cold, low | 9.8 | 1.2 | 59.7 |
| Feb | No: cold, low | 10.9 | 2.1 | 56.5 |
| Mar | No: cold, low | 14.2 | 5.0 | 116.0 |
| Apr | Yes | 19.4 | 9.8 | 133.7 |
| May | Yes | 23.6 | 14.6 | 139.7 |
| Jun | No: rain | 26.1 | 18.5 | 167.8 |
| Jul | No: hot, rain | 29.9 | 22.4 | 156.2 |
| Aug | No: hot, rain | 31.3 | 23.5 | 154.7 |
| Sep | No: rain | 27.5 | 20.3 | 224.9 |
| Oct | No: rain | 22.0 | 14.8 | 234.8 |
| Nov | Yes | 16.7 | 8.8 | 96.3 |
| Dec | No: cold, low | 12.0 | 3.8 | 57.9 |
Source: WMO climate normals 1991-2020, checked .
Months by what matters to you
- Warmest daily highs: August 31.3 °C, July 29.9 °C, September 27.5 °C.
- Coolest daily highs: January 9.8 °C, February 10.9 °C, December 12.0 °C.
- Driest: February 56.5 mm, December 57.9 mm, January 59.7 mm.
- Sunniest: January 192.6 hours, May 179.6 hours, April 178.8 hours.
- Longest days: June 14 h 34 min, July 14 h 21 min, May 14 h 03 min.
Top three months by each mean. Equal values share a place. Day length on the 15th of each month, 2026.
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Sources
- WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
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