Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Japan in December

In December, average daytime highs across the 303 cities listed in Japan range from -3.0°C in Asahikawa to 20.6°C in Naha. Monthly precipitation ranges from 45 mm in Kiryū to 311 mm in Tsuruoka.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

City by city

December in Japan

1991–2020

Average December climate for cities in Japan, 1991–2020
City	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Precipitation mm	Wet days
Tokyo	10.5°C2.6°C	2.6°C	59	7.4
Yokohama	11.0°C5.4°C	5.4°C	63	7.4
Osaka	10.6°C3.4°C	3.4°C	62	6.8
Nagoya	10.4°C1.4°C	1.4°C	55	6.0
Sapporo	-0.3°C-5.3°C	-5.3°C	73	12.7
Fukuoka	11.1°C5.3°C	5.3°C	69	9.3
Kawasaki	11.2°C4.5°C	4.5°C	63	7.4
Kobe	10.7°C4.5°C	4.5°C	66	6.6
Kyoto	10.0°C2.3°C	2.3°C	65	7.6
Saitama	10.4°C1.2°C	1.2°C	52	6.5
Hiroshima	10.3°C3.4°C	3.4°C	64	9.6
Sendai	6.9°C0.3°C	0.3°C	58	11.0
Chiba	11.1°C4.8°C	4.8°C	80	8.7
Kitakyushu	10.7°C5.5°C	5.5°C	61	8.7
Sakai	10.3°C3.1°C	3.1°C	68	8.4
Niigata	7.5°C2.7°C	2.7°C	195	25.4
Hamamatsu	11.8°C3.8°C	3.8°C	71	6.6
Ōta	10.9°C3.8°C	3.8°C	63	7.4
Kumamoto	11.2°C4.9°C	4.9°C	84	10.0
Aihara	10.2°C1.3°C	1.3°C	76	8.8
Okayama	11.0°C3.1°C	3.1°C	46	5.3
Sagamihara	10.0°C1.6°C	1.6°C	76	8.8
Shizuoka	11.9°C5.1°C	5.1°C	91	8.3
Kawaguchi	10.6°C1.8°C	1.8°C	59	7.4
Kagoshima	13.5°C8.0°C	8.0°C	85	7.7
Hachiōji	10.3°C0.9°C	0.9°C	68	8.3
Himeji	10.6°C4.3°C	4.3°C	64	7.3
Utsunomiya	8.7°C-0.6°C	-0.6°C	49	6.4
Matsuyama	11.3°C5.4°C	5.4°C	83	11.4
Matsudo	10.7°C2.5°C	2.5°C	63	7.7
Higashiosaka	10.6°C3.1°C	3.1°C	62	6.8
Nishinomiya	10.8°C3.9°C	3.9°C	66	6.6
Kurashiki	11.3°C4.8°C	4.8°C	55	7.5
Ōita	11.5°C5.1°C	5.1°C	55	6.0
Fukuyama	11.3°C4.2°C	4.2°C	47	5.6
Kanazawa	8.3°C0.8°C	0.8°C	230	23.0
Katsushika	10.8°C3.2°C	3.2°C	59	7.4
Fujisawa	11.3°C6.1°C	6.1°C	82	9.5
Kashiwa	10.5°C2.0°C	2.0°C	63	7.7
Machida	10.1°C3.1°C	3.1°C	67	7.9
Toyota	10.7°C1.3°C	1.3°C	65	6.4
Shinagawa	9.7°C2.9°C	2.9°C	84	11.1
Takamatsu	10.7°C5.6°C	5.6°C	67	10.5
Toyama	6.9°C-0.7°C	-0.7°C	214	22.0
Yokosuka	11.7°C7.0°C	7.0°C	73	8.5
Nagasaki	12.2°C8.6°C	8.6°C	92	10.3
Hirakata	10.5°C2.9°C	2.9°C	57	6.6
Gifu	9.8°C1.0°C	1.0°C	86	10.3
Toyonaka	10.5°C3.1°C	3.1°C	62	6.8
Miyazaki	13.6°C7.4°C	7.4°C	80	6.3
Okazaki	10.9°C2.4°C	2.4°C	65	6.4
Ichinomiya	10.1°C1.3°C	1.3°C	65	6.8
Toyohashi	11.2°C3.5°C	3.5°C	67	6.3
Minato	11.1°C5.3°C	5.3°C	86	10.7
Takasaki	9.5°C0.2°C	0.2°C	61	8.3
Nagano	5.3°C-2.3°C	-2.3°C	138	20.4
Nara-shi	10.2°C2.2°C	2.2°C	57	6.6
Iwaki	9.4°C3.5°C	3.5°C	73	8.6
Kawagoe	10.1°C0.6°C	0.6°C	49	6.5
Koshigaya	10.6°C1.5°C	1.5°C	52	6.5
Ōtsu	9.5°C1.8°C	1.8°C	65	7.6
Tokorozawa	9.8°C0.6°C	0.6°C	61	7.4
Asahikawa	-3.0°C-10.1°C	-10.1°C	83	17.3
Maebashi	9.3°C0.4°C	0.4°C	59	10.8
Kochi	11.7°C4.2°C	4.2°C	90	6.3
Kōriyama	6.2°C-0.6°C	-0.6°C	49	9.3
Naha	20.6°C18.5°C	18.5°C	113	11.2
Kasugai	10.7°C1.2°C	1.2°C	55	6.0
Akita	4.6°C0.3°C	0.3°C	199	24.7
Yokkaichi	10.6°C2.6°C	2.6°C	60	6.6
Akashi	10.7°C4.8°C	4.8°C	61	6.7
Kurume	11.2°C3.5°C	3.5°C	70	7.5
Aomori	2.6°C-3.4°C	-3.4°C	82	14.6
Fukushima	6.9°C-1.0°C	-1.0°C	55	11.1
Morioka	2.3°C-4.5°C	-4.5°C	77	13.2
Ichihara	11.3°C5.8°C	5.8°C	80	8.7
Hakodate	2.1°C-2.2°C	-2.2°C	70	10.5
Tsu	11.1°C4.5°C	4.5°C	69	7.2
Yao	10.2°C2.6°C	2.6°C	68	8.4
Kakogawachō-honmachi	10.6°C4.6°C	4.6°C	64	7.3
Mito	10.0°C2.6°C	2.6°C	71	8.5
Tokushima	11.5°C5.8°C	5.8°C	81	7.0
Nagaoka	7.0°C0.2°C	0.2°C	181	23.7
Fuchū	10.1°C1.6°C	1.6°C	61	7.4
Fukui-shi	8.9°C3.4°C	3.4°C	222	22.0
Hiratsuka	11.1°C5.4°C	5.4°C	94	10.9
Sōka	10.7°C2.1°C	2.1°C	59	7.4
Yamagata	3.9°C-3.0°C	-3.0°C	120	20.0
Fuji, Japan	12.1°C5.0°C	5.0°C	101	10.9
Sasebo	11.7°C7.3°C	7.3°C	69	7.5
Chigasaki	11.4°C5.9°C	5.9°C	82	9.5
Tsukuba	10.3°C1.6°C	1.6°C	56	6.8
Matsumoto	5.7°C-3.4°C	-3.4°C	107	15.5
Hachinohe	3.9°C-2.5°C	-2.5°C	50	8.0
Saga	11.3°C5.0°C	5.0°C	71	7.4
Kasukabe	10.5°C1.1°C	1.1°C	52	6.5
Ageo	10.3°C0.9°C	0.9°C	49	6.5
Takarazuka	10.6°C3.6°C	3.6°C	66	6.6
Ōta, Japan	9.6°C0.6°C	0.6°C	47	6.6
Minamirinkan	10.4°C2.7°C	2.7°C	67	7.9
Atsugi	10.9°C4.7°C	4.7°C	76	8.8
Kure	10.6°C5.8°C	5.8°C	61	6.7
Isesaki	9.1°C0.4°C	0.4°C	47	6.6
Kishiwada	9.9°C2.3°C	2.3°C	69	8.2
Matsue	10.4°C6.7°C	6.7°C	182	20.7
Nagareyama	10.6°C1.7°C	1.7°C	63	7.7
Yachiyo	10.7°C3.8°C	3.8°C	63	7.7
Higashihiroshima	9.7°C2.6°C	2.6°C	53	6.3
Suzuka	10.9°C3.6°C	3.6°C	60	6.6
Kumagaya	10.2°C1.2°C	1.2°C	51	6.7
Yamaguchi	10.0°C3.6°C	3.6°C	64	9.7
Uji	10.1°C2.3°C	2.3°C	65	7.6
Hino	10.2°C1.0°C	1.0°C	61	7.4
Kofu	9.6°C1.4°C	1.4°C	60	7.4
Numazu	11.9°C5.9°C	5.9°C	89	8.4
Jōetsu	7.4°C1.2°C	1.2°C	247	24.2
Odawara	11.6°C4.9°C	4.9°C	94	10.9
Anjō	11.0°C2.1°C	2.1°C	56	5.6
Tottori-shi	10.0°C5.2°C	5.2°C	152	19.7
Narashino	10.8°C3.7°C	3.7°C	63	7.7
Tomakomai	0.7°C-4.2°C	-4.2°C	63	8.7
Hitachi	9.7°C3.9°C	3.9°C	72	8.7
Sakura	10.8°C4.1°C	4.1°C	68	8.4
Ube	10.9°C6.5°C	6.5°C	74	11.0
Izumo	10.2°C6.0°C	6.0°C	103	16.3
Urayasu	10.8°C3.5°C	3.5°C	63	7.7
Imabari	11.0°C6.5°C	6.5°C	79	11.0
Takaoka	7.6°C0.7°C	0.7°C	183	22.5
Nishio	10.9°C3.9°C	3.9°C	68	8.5
Hirosaki	2.3°C-4.2°C	-4.2°C	106	18.0
Kushiro	1.2°C-4.2°C	-4.2°C	71	8.2
Oyama	9.7°C0.4°C	0.4°C	54	6.8
Iwata	11.7°C4.2°C	4.2°C	71	6.6
Obihiro	-0.8°C-10.6°C	-10.6°C	68	7.6
Niiza	10.3°C1.4°C	1.4°C	61	7.4
Hadano	10.8°C4.2°C	4.2°C	94	10.9
Ōgaki	10.0°C1.7°C	1.7°C	70	8.6
Miyakonojō	13.1°C5.1°C	5.1°C	81	6.6
Sayama	10.0°C0.5°C	0.5°C	61	7.4
Matsusaka	11.1°C4.1°C	4.1°C	71	6.3
Tochigi	9.5°C0.4°C	0.4°C	55	6.8
Ueda	6.7°C-1.4°C	-1.4°C	88	16.1
Hitachi-Naka	10.1°C3.8°C	3.8°C	64	7.6
Kariya	11.0°C2.6°C	2.6°C	56	5.6
Kukichūō	10.3°C0.8°C	0.8°C	52	6.5
Musashino	10.2°C2.0°C	2.0°C	61	7.4
Shūnan	8.9°C3.0°C	3.0°C	69	9.8
Komaki	10.2°C0.9°C	0.9°C	55	6.0
Yonago	9.9°C5.0°C	5.0°C	198	21.1
Tama	9.9°C1.9°C	1.9°C	61	7.4
Iruma	9.7°C0.4°C	0.4°C	68	8.3
Fujieda	11.7°C5.9°C	5.9°C	86	8.2
Kakamigahara	9.7°C0.6°C	0.6°C	86	10.3
Tsuchiura	10.5°C2.0°C	2.0°C	61	8.1
Kusatsu	9.7°C2.1°C	2.1°C	58	7.7
Okinawa	19.7°C17.5°C	17.5°C	113	11.2
Ishinomaki	7.5°C2.6°C	2.6°C	56	8.8
Kuwana	10.6°C1.9°C	1.9°C	59	6.1
Koga	10.0°C0.7°C	0.7°C	54	6.8
Kisarazu	11.5°C5.9°C	5.9°C	80	8.7
Isahaya	11.6°C7.7°C	7.7°C	92	10.3
Ebetsu	-0.9°C-7.1°C	-7.1°C	62	10.2
Ōme	10.1°C1.4°C	1.4°C	68	8.3
Narita	10.7°C3.0°C	3.0°C	68	8.4
Tondabayashichō	10.0°C1.8°C	1.8°C	68	8.4
Sandachō	9.8°C2.5°C	2.5°C	62	7.0
Fujinomiya	11.2°C3.9°C	3.9°C	107	10.1
Ōmuta	11.5°C5.6°C	5.6°C	72	7.7
Onomichi	10.7°C3.8°C	3.8°C	47	5.6
Iwakuni	10.8°C5.1°C	5.1°C	60	6.7
Ōsaki	6.2°C-1.5°C	-1.5°C	58	9.6
Seto	10.2°C1.1°C	1.1°C	55	6.0
Iizuka	10.9°C3.8°C	3.8°C	61	8.7
Tsuruoka	5.9°C1.8°C	1.8°C	311	26.3
Uruma	20.2°C18.1°C	18.1°C	110	11.3
Kashihara-shi	10.2°C1.8°C	1.8°C	70	8.5
Ise	11.2°C5.5°C	5.5°C	70	6.4
Kirishima	13.4°C5.1°C	5.1°C	81	7.1
Honmachi	11.8°C5.1°C	5.1°C	83	9.0
Niihama	11.4°C5.5°C	5.5°C	90	12.8
Beppu	11.5°C4.8°C	4.8°C	55	6.0
Ikoma	9.7°C1.8°C	1.8°C	57	6.6
Nobeoka	12.6°C5.4°C	5.4°C	71	6.0
Kitami	-1.3°C-9.8°C	-9.8°C	71	8.9
Aizu-Wakamatsu	5.2°C-0.8°C	-0.8°C	93	18.1
Kakegawa	11.5°C4.6°C	4.6°C	76	7.1
Handa	10.9°C4.0°C	4.0°C	56	5.6
Sano	9.8°C0.5°C	0.5°C	51	6.7
Karatsu	11.4°C6.7°C	6.7°C	81	11.1
Hōfu	10.9°C5.0°C	5.0°C	68	10.5
Kōnosu	10.2°C0.9°C	0.9°C	49	6.5
Nasushiobara	7.3°C-0.2°C	-0.2°C	60	9.6
Otaru	0.3°C-2.7°C	-2.7°C	125	21.9
Ichinoseki	5.3°C-1.9°C	-1.9°C	58	10.1
Hatsukaichi	10.6°C4.0°C	4.0°C	60	6.7
Tōkai	10.7°C2.3°C	2.3°C	56	5.6
Hikone	9.3°C3.3°C	3.3°C	72	10.4
Nagahama	9.1°C2.9°C	2.9°C	111	17.3
Ōshū	4.9°C-1.9°C	-1.9°C	68	12.4
Youkaichi	9.6°C2.3°C	2.3°C	60	7.1

Showing the 200 most populous of 303 cities. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.