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Best time to visit Japan

4 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Warm preset (mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers) — pick another below

The best time to visit Japan for warm weather is June, when 1 of the 4 of its destinations on Sun Season fits. Tokyo and Kyoto have a true monsoon season, falling between June and October depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

Japan month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers

For Warm weather, the best time is June, when 1 of the 4 of its destinations fits.

Open Japan on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

DestinationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
TokyoCLDCLDCLDRNRNMSNHOTHOTMSNMSNCLDCLD
KyotoCLDCLDCLDCLDRNMSNHOTHOTMSNRNCLDCLD
SapporoCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDGORNRNRNCLDCLDCLD
OkinawaRNRNRNRNHOTHOTHOTHOTHOTHOTRNRN

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to Japan, by the weather you like

Looking forRuleBest monthsDestinations that fit
Warmmean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showersJune1 of 4
Tropicalmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoonJuly to August2 of 4
Beachmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showersno month0 of 4
Coolmean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoonNovember3 of 4
Snowmean below 0 °C32 °F, any rainDecember to March1 of 4

Destinations in Japan