Weather Score #

Best time to visit:Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Yokohama Fukuoka Sapporo Kawasaki Kobe Kyoto Saitama

Fukuoka

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Best months

August 60%July 53%September 46%

Months to avoid

January 19%February 20%December 22%

Kawasaki

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August 59%July 53%September 43%

Months to avoid

March 22%February 25%April 25%

Kobe

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August 61%July 53%September 48%

Months to avoid

January 21%February 22%December 24%

Kyoto

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August 60%July 52%September 46%

Months to avoid

January 15%February 17%December 20%

Nagoya

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August 62%July 56%June 48%

Months to avoid

February 25%January 26%March 27%

Osaka

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August 65%July 56%September 51%

Months to avoid

January 19%February 21%December 22%

Saitama

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August 65%July 59%June 46%

Months to avoid

March 26%April 26%February 28%

Sapporo

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July 39%August 32%September 26%

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January 2%December 2%February 3%

Tokyo

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August 63%July 56%September 45%

Months to avoid

March 23%April 25%February 26%

Yokohama

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August 59%July 52%September 43%

Months to avoid

March 22%February 25%April 25%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Sapporo stands out as significantly colder than the other cities, experiencing discomfort temperatures for a large portion of the year
In contrast, cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka have milder winters and hotter summers
Most of the listed cities, excluding Sapporo, experience comfortable temperatures for several months
Nagoya summers appear to be hot, with maximum temperatures frequently exceeding 86°F.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	49.3°F	48.4°F	47.8°F	49.8°F	49.3°F	26.2°F	49.5°F	48.0°F	45.7°F	49.5°F
Feb	51.8°F	50.7°F	50.9°F	51.8°F	51.4°F	28.0°F	51.6°F	50.0°F	48.4°F	52.2°F
Mar	58.3°F	58.1°F	59.0°F	57.6°F	58.5°F	37.4°F	57.6°F	57.0°F	56.3°F	59.4°F
Apr	65.7°F	66.7°F	67.3°F	64.0°F	66.2°F	50.5°F	64.4°F	65.1°F	65.3°F	67.6°F
May	72.7°F	74.1°F	74.7°F	70.7°F	73.6°F	62.1°F	71.2°F	72.3°F	73.4°F	75.2°F
Jun	78.6°F	80.6°F	81.5°F	76.3°F	79.5°F	68.9°F	76.8°F	78.8°F	80.1°F	81.1°F
Jul	86.2°F	88.2°F	88.3°F	83.5°F	86.9°F	77.2°F	84.2°F	86.0°F	87.6°F	89.1°F
Aug	88.9°F	90.9°F	91.4°F	86.4°F	89.4°F	76.3°F	87.1°F	88.9°F	90.1°F	91.4°F
Sep	82.4°F	84.7°F	84.4°F	81.0°F	82.9°F	69.3°F	81.5°F	83.1°F	83.1°F	83.8°F
Oct	71.6°F	73.4°F	73.4°F	71.2°F	73.0°F	56.5°F	71.6°F	72.5°F	71.2°F	72.5°F
Nov	63.5°F	63.5°F	63.7°F	63.7°F	63.9°F	43.7°F	63.7°F	63.1°F	61.5°F	63.9°F
Dec	53.8°F	52.7°F	52.0°F	54.5°F	52.5°F	29.8°F	54.1°F	52.3°F	50.2°F	53.6°F
Average	68.9°F	67.8°F	68.1°F	67.7°F	69.5°F	69.3°F	69.9°F	52.2°F	68.6°F	67.5°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	38.3°F	37.6°F	34.7°F	40.1°F	39.0°F	15.4°F	39.0°F	37.9°F	33.4°F	36.7°F
Feb	39.7°F	38.3°F	36.0°F	41.2°F	39.9°F	16.2°F	40.3°F	38.8°F	34.3°F	38.1°F
Mar	46.0°F	43.7°F	42.1°F	47.1°F	45.3°F	25.2°F	46.4°F	44.4°F	39.7°F	45.0°F
Apr	53.8°F	51.8°F	50.2°F	54.5°F	52.2°F	34.9°F	54.0°F	52.0°F	47.5°F	53.1°F
May	61.5°F	59.4°F	57.7°F	61.9°F	59.4°F	44.6°F	61.3°F	59.5°F	55.4°F	61.2°F
Jun	68.4°F	67.3°F	66.2°F	68.4°F	67.3°F	52.5°F	68.0°F	67.1°F	63.5°F	68.4°F
Jul	76.3°F	76.1°F	74.8°F	75.7°F	75.0°F	62.4°F	75.6°F	75.6°F	72.9°F	76.5°F
Aug	79.3°F	78.8°F	77.5°F	79.0°F	77.4°F	63.3°F	79.0°F	78.3°F	75.4°F	79.3°F
Sep	73.4°F	72.9°F	71.6°F	73.8°F	71.8°F	55.9°F	73.4°F	72.9°F	69.4°F	73.0°F
Oct	62.8°F	61.5°F	59.7°F	63.5°F	61.7°F	44.8°F	63.1°F	61.7°F	57.9°F	61.9°F
Nov	53.8°F	51.4°F	49.3°F	55.0°F	52.2°F	33.3°F	54.3°F	52.2°F	47.7°F	52.3°F
Dec	43.3°F	41.9°F	39.2°F	45.1°F	42.6°F	21.0°F	44.1°F	42.4°F	37.8°F	41.7°F
Average	57.0°F	58.2°F	56.9°F	52.9°F	54.9°F	56.7°F	57.3°F	39.1°F	58.0°F	58.8°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Overall, cities like Saitama and Nagoya experience higher sun hours compared to others, particularly in the winter months, while Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama reported no sun hours throughout the year.
Additionally, precipitation levels are notably higher in the summer months, especially in cities like Nagoya and Saitama, with July often seeing substantial rainfall. Interestingly, despite receiving the least sun, Nagoya shows some consistent sun hours in spring compared to Kyoto and Osaka, which have lower sunshine records.

Sunny Weather

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	6.0 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	0.8 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
Feb	5.5 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	6.0 hours/day
Mar	5.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Apr	6.2 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.5 hours/day
May	5.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day
Jun	5.5 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Jul	5.9 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Aug	5.7 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day
Sep	3.6 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Oct	3.8 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	4.0 hours/day
Nov	5.0 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	5.3 hours/day
Dec	5.9 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
Average	4.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Feb	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Mar	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in
Apr	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in
May	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in
Jun	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in
Jul	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in	0.4in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in
Aug	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.4in	0.3in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in
Sep	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in	0.3in
Oct	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.1in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in
Nov	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Dec	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Average	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	14.1mph	12.1mph	10.4mph	17.2mph	11.6mph	12.0mph	17.4mph	13.9mph	10.2mph	12.5mph
Feb	14.6mph	11.6mph	10.8mph	18.2mph	11.5mph	11.6mph	18.2mph	13.3mph	10.2mph	12.9mph
Mar	15.4mph	11.1mph	10.8mph	18.4mph	11.4mph	11.3mph	18.4mph	13.1mph	10.4mph	13.4mph
Apr	16.6mph	10.9mph	10.9mph	19.0mph	10.4mph	11.7mph	19.1mph	12.9mph	10.3mph	14.9mph
May	15.5mph	9.7mph	9.9mph	17.5mph	9.4mph	10.6mph	17.8mph	11.4mph	8.9mph	14.0mph
Jun	13.8mph	9.3mph	9.1mph	15.6mph	8.5mph	9.2mph	15.7mph	10.6mph	8.1mph	12.8mph
Jul	13.8mph	9.3mph	8.9mph	15.8mph	8.9mph	7.9mph	15.9mph	10.3mph	7.7mph	12.6mph
Aug	14.0mph	10.1mph	9.7mph	15.8mph	9.3mph	8.8mph	16.0mph	11.2mph	8.7mph	12.7mph
Sep	13.9mph	9.1mph	8.9mph	16.2mph	9.9mph	9.4mph	16.1mph	10.9mph	8.4mph	12.3mph
Oct	13.3mph	9.8mph	8.4mph	16.3mph	10.7mph	10.7mph	16.1mph	11.7mph	9.0mph	11.4mph
Nov	12.6mph	9.6mph	8.8mph	16.1mph	9.7mph	12.7mph	15.8mph	11.4mph	8.7mph	10.8mph
Dec	12.6mph	11.1mph	9.9mph	15.9mph	11.2mph	13.0mph	15.9mph	12.9mph	9.3mph	11.2mph
Average	10.2mph	16.9mph	12.0mph	9.2mph	9.7mph	10.3mph	12.6mph	10.7mph	14.2mph	16.8mph

Humidity

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	45.2%	58.9%	57.3%	49.6%	64.6%	85.6%	49.2%	63.0%	69.6%	42.7%
Feb	47.9%	58.2%	55.0%	52.7%	64.6%	84.6%	52.1%	62.1%	67.6%	45.0%
Mar	55.6%	59.5%	56.1%	60.5%	66.5%	79.1%	60.3%	62.9%	66.6%	52.1%
Apr	58.7%	60.5%	59.4%	64.6%	67.9%	69.7%	64.4%	64.6%	66.6%	54.2%
May	63.2%	63.8%	62.2%	69.7%	69.1%	72.5%	69.5%	68.1%	68.5%	58.0%
Jun	68.7%	69.9%	67.3%	75.4%	76.8%	79.8%	75.4%	74.7%	74.8%	63.6%
Jul	68.6%	70.8%	70.2%	76.3%	77.9%	82.9%	76.4%	76.8%	76.0%	63.5%
Aug	65.4%	65.7%	64.5%	72.9%	74.2%	84.1%	73.1%	72.5%	72.0%	60.6%
Sep	65.3%	66.6%	67.3%	70.9%	75.3%	78.8%	71.0%	71.4%	74.1%	61.7%
Oct	60.6%	64.4%	62.8%	64.9%	68.0%	76.4%	65.1%	67.7%	72.5%	58.0%
Nov	53.3%	60.0%	56.8%	57.7%	63.2%	78.9%	57.7%	63.3%	68.1%	50.4%
Dec	46.6%	59.4%	58.8%	50.9%	63.4%	82.7%	50.6%	63.5%	69.5%	44.2%
Average	69.3%	63.7%	67.6%	70.5%	61.5%	63.1%	54.5%	79.6%	58.3%	63.8%

Daylight Hours #

The sunrise times in these cities vary slightly, with Sapporo boasting the earliest sunrise at 03:56 in June, while Osaka records the latest at 07:03 in January.
In terms of sunset, Nagoya has the latest sunset at 19:07 in June, while Sapporo enjoys a significantly earlier sunset of 16:02 in December.
Day length is longest in Sapporo at 15:18 in June, contrasting with the shortest day recorded in Sapporo as well, at just 09:03 in December.
Overall, northern cities like Sapporo experience more extreme variations in day length compared to those further south.

Sunrise Time

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	6:49	7:04	6:59	6:49	7:22	7:02	6:49	7:05	7:04	6:50
Feb	6:28	6:44	6:38	6:28	7:02	6:32	6:28	6:45	6:43	6:29
Mar	5:51	6:08	6:02	5:52	6:28	5:46	5:51	6:09	6:07	5:52
Apr	5:09	5:27	5:21	5:10	5:49	4:53	5:09	5:28	5:26	5:09
May	4:37	4:56	4:49	4:38	5:19	4:12	4:37	4:57	4:54	4:37
Jun	4:26	4:45	4:38	4:26	5:09	3:56	4:26	4:47	4:43	4:25
Jul	4:38	4:57	4:50	4:38	5:20	4:10	4:38	4:58	4:55	4:37
Aug	5:01	5:19	5:13	5:01	5:41	4:41	5:01	5:20	5:17	5:01
Sep	5:24	5:41	5:35	5:25	6:02	5:14	5:24	5:43	5:40	5:25
Oct	5:49	6:04	5:59	5:49	6:23	5:49	5:49	6:05	6:04	5:49
Nov	6:17	6:32	6:27	6:17	6:50	6:27	6:17	6:33	6:31	6:17
Dec	6:43	6:57	6:53	6:43	7:15	6:58	6:43	6:59	6:57	6:44
Average	6:12	5:36	5:54	5:54	5:48	5:54	5:36	5:30	5:36	5:36

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	16:52	17:11	17:04	16:53	17:34	16:26	16:52	17:13	17:10	16:52
Feb	17:23	17:41	17:35	17:23	18:02	17:05	17:23	17:42	17:40	17:23
Mar	17:49	18:06	18:01	17:50	18:26	17:42	17:49	18:07	18:05	17:50
Apr	18:14	18:30	18:25	18:14	18:49	18:17	18:14	18:31	18:29	18:15
May	18:39	18:54	18:49	18:39	19:12	18:51	18:39	18:55	18:53	18:40
Jun	18:58	19:12	19:08	18:58	19:30	19:15	18:58	19:13	19:12	18:59
Jul	18:56	19:10	19:06	18:55	19:28	19:10	18:55	19:11	19:10	18:56
Aug	18:29	18:44	18:40	18:29	19:04	18:35	18:29	18:46	18:44	18:29
Sep	17:49	18:05	17:59	17:49	18:25	17:44	17:48	18:06	18:04	17:49
Oct	17:05	17:23	17:17	17:06	17:44	16:52	17:05	17:25	17:22	17:05
Nov	16:35	16:54	16:47	16:36	17:17	16:12	16:35	16:55	16:52	16:35
Dec	16:30	16:50	16:43	16:31	17:13	16:02	16:31	16:51	16:48	16:30
Average	18:24	17:48	18:06	18:00	18:00	18:06	17:48	17:42	17:48	17:48

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	9:52 hours	10:08 hours	10:04 hours	9:53 hours	10:13 hours	9:24 hours	9:52 hours	10:08 hours	10:06 hours	9:52 hours
Feb	10:23 hours	10:41 hours	10:35 hours	10:23 hours	11:00 hours	10:05 hours	10:23 hours	10:42 hours	10:40 hours	10:23 hours
Mar	10:49 hours	11:06 hours	11:01 hours	10:50 hours	11:26 hours	10:42 hours	10:49 hours	11:07 hours	11:05 hours	10:50 hours
Apr	11:14 hours	11:30 hours	11:25 hours	11:14 hours	11:49 hours	11:17 hours	11:14 hours	11:31 hours	11:29 hours	11:15 hours
May	11:39 hours	11:54 hours	11:49 hours	11:39 hours	12:12 hours	11:51 hours	11:39 hours	11:55 hours	11:53 hours	11:40 hours
Jun	11:58 hours	12:12 hours	12:08 hours	11:58 hours	12:30 hours	12:15 hours	11:58 hours	12:13 hours	12:12 hours	11:59 hours
Jul	11:56 hours	12:10 hours	12:06 hours	11:55 hours	12:28 hours	12:10 hours	11:55 hours	12:11 hours	12:10 hours	11:56 hours
Aug	11:29 hours	11:44 hours	11:40 hours	11:29 hours	12:04 hours	11:35 hours	11:29 hours	11:46 hours	11:44 hours	11:29 hours
Sep	10:49 hours	11:05 hours	10:59 hours	10:49 hours	11:25 hours	10:44 hours	10:48 hours	11:06 hours	11:04 hours	10:49 hours
Oct	10:05 hours	10:23 hours	10:17 hours	10:06 hours	10:44 hours	9:52 hours	10:05 hours	10:25 hours	10:22 hours	10:05 hours
Nov	9:35 hours	9:54 hours	9:47 hours	9:36 hours	10:17 hours	9:12 hours	9:35 hours	9:55 hours	9:52 hours	9:35 hours
Dec	9:30 hours	9:50 hours	9:43 hours	9:31 hours	9:58 hours	9:02 hours	9:31 hours	9:51 hours	9:48 hours	9:30 hours
Average	11:18 hours	10:48 hours	11:06 hours	11:00 hours	11:00 hours	11:06 hours	10:48 hours	10:42 hours	10:48 hours	10:48 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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