Tokyo, Japan climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Tokyo, Japan, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 1°C.
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. The population of the city proper was over 14 million as of 2023. via Wikipedia
Notable weather in Tokyo
In October 2019, Typhoon Hagibis, one of the most powerful to strike Japan in decades, brought record rainfall and widespread flooding to the Tokyo region. Read more →
Tokyo average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Tokyo, Japan, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is September (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| February | 10°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| March | 13°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| April | 18°C | 11°C | 5 mm |
| May | 22°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
| June | 25°C | 19°C | 5 mm |
| July | 29°C | 23°C | 5 mm |
| August | 31°C | 25°C | 5 mm |
| September | 27°C | 22°C | 8 mm |
| October | 21°C | 15°C | 8 mm |
| November | 16°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| December | 11°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 39°C on 2018-07-23
- Coldest day on record: -11°C on 1984-02-08
Percentiles compare each day to Tokyo, Japan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →