Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Japan in January

In January, average daytime highs across the 303 cities listed in Japan range from -5.2°C in Asahikawa to 18.9°C in Naha. Monthly precipitation ranges from 36 mm in Chitose to 285 mm in Tsuruoka.

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

City by city

January in Japan

1991–2020

Average January climate for cities in Japan, 1991–2020
City	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Precipitation mm	Wet days
Tokyo	8.1°C-0.4°C	-0.4°C	66	6.9
Yokohama	8.6°C2.6°C	2.6°C	72	6.9
Osaka	8.2°C1.1°C	1.1°C	57	5.9
Nagoya	8.1°C-0.9°C	-0.9°C	54	5.7
Sapporo	-3.0°C-9.0°C	-9.0°C	52	10.3
Fukuoka	8.7°C3.2°C	3.2°C	63	9.7
Kawasaki	8.7°C1.6°C	1.6°C	72	6.9
Kobe	8.3°C1.9°C	1.9°C	55	6.2
Kyoto	7.5°C0.0°C	0.0°C	64	7.9
Saitama	8.0°C-1.7°C	-1.7°C	57	6.1
Hiroshima	8.0°C1.1°C	1.1°C	55	9.5
Sendai	4.1°C-2.6°C	-2.6°C	63	11.1
Chiba	8.7°C1.9°C	1.9°C	86	7.8
Kitakyushu	8.3°C3.3°C	3.3°C	59	9.1
Sakai	7.9°C0.9°C	0.9°C	64	8.2
Niigata	4.2°C0.0°C	0.0°C	178	26.6
Hamamatsu	9.5°C1.5°C	1.5°C	69	5.9
Ōta	8.4°C0.8°C	0.8°C	72	6.9
Kumamoto	9.0°C3.0°C	3.0°C	78	10.6
Aihara	7.7°C-1.8°C	-1.8°C	82	8.4
Okayama	8.8°C1.1°C	1.1°C	40	5.5
Sagamihara	7.4°C-1.7°C	-1.7°C	82	8.4
Shizuoka	9.6°C2.5°C	2.5°C	94	8.4
Kawaguchi	8.2°C-1.2°C	-1.2°C	66	6.9
Kagoshima	11.3°C5.9°C	5.9°C	82	9.0
Hachiōji	7.8°C-2.2°C	-2.2°C	77	8.5
Himeji	8.2°C2.0°C	2.0°C	52	7.1
Utsunomiya	6.2°C-2.8°C	-2.8°C	52	6.1
Matsuyama	8.8°C3.1°C	3.1°C	69	11.4
Matsudo	8.4°C-0.4°C	-0.4°C	69	6.8
Higashiosaka	8.2°C0.9°C	0.9°C	57	5.9
Nishinomiya	8.3°C1.4°C	1.4°C	55	6.2
Kurashiki	9.1°C2.7°C	2.7°C	51	7.7
Ōita	9.3°C3.0°C	3.0°C	55	6.4
Fukuyama	9.1°C2.0°C	2.0°C	42	5.7
Kanazawa	5.0°C-2.3°C	-2.3°C	218	24.0
Katsushika	8.4°C0.2°C	0.2°C	66	6.9
Fujisawa	8.8°C3.3°C	3.3°C	88	8.9
Kashiwa	8.1°C-0.7°C	-0.7°C	69	6.8
Machida	7.7°C0.2°C	0.2°C	74	7.8
Toyota	8.4°C-0.9°C	-0.9°C	63	6.0
Shinagawa	7.1°C0.6°C	0.6°C	71	11.2
Takamatsu	8.3°C3.5°C	3.5°C	62	10.1
Toyama	3.3°C-3.4°C	-3.4°C	211	23.1
Yokosuka	9.2°C4.3°C	4.3°C	81	7.4
Nagasaki	9.8°C6.3°C	6.3°C	79	10.9
Hirakata	8.1°C0.7°C	0.7°C	58	6.4
Gifu	7.4°C-1.4°C	-1.4°C	78	9.8
Toyonaka	8.0°C0.8°C	0.8°C	57	5.9
Miyazaki	11.6°C5.3°C	5.3°C	78	7.0
Okazaki	8.6°C0.1°C	0.1°C	63	6.0
Ichinomiya	7.7°C-1.1°C	-1.1°C	63	6.9
Toyohashi	8.8°C1.2°C	1.2°C	64	5.7
Minato	8.7°C3.1°C	3.1°C	83	11.5
Takasaki	6.8°C-2.7°C	-2.7°C	68	8.5
Nagano	2.1°C-4.7°C	-4.7°C	148	22.8
Nara-shi	7.7°C0.1°C	0.1°C	58	6.4
Iwaki	6.9°C1.1°C	1.1°C	71	7.9
Kawagoe	7.7°C-2.3°C	-2.3°C	57	6.0
Koshigaya	8.2°C-1.4°C	-1.4°C	57	6.1
Ōtsu	7.0°C-0.5°C	-0.5°C	64	7.9
Tokorozawa	7.3°C-2.4°C	-2.4°C	69	7.5
Asahikawa	-5.2°C-12.1°C	-12.1°C	58	15.1
Maebashi	6.6°C-2.4°C	-2.4°C	68	11.0
Kochi	9.5°C2.1°C	2.1°C	72	6.3
Kōriyama	3.2°C-3.7°C	-3.7°C	57	9.2
Naha	18.9°C16.6°C	16.6°C	103	11.7
Kasugai	8.3°C-1.0°C	-1.0°C	54	5.7
Akita	1.6°C-2.6°C	-2.6°C	164	25.6
Yokkaichi	8.2°C0.3°C	0.3°C	61	6.4
Akashi	8.3°C2.2°C	2.2°C	49	6.0
Kurume	8.9°C1.7°C	1.7°C	61	8.0
Aomori	-0.1°C-6.3°C	-6.3°C	65	13.3
Fukushima	3.8°C-4.3°C	-4.3°C	64	11.2
Morioka	-0.4°C-7.9°C	-7.9°C	64	11.5
Ichihara	8.8°C3.0°C	3.0°C	86	7.8
Hakodate	-0.5°C-5.0°C	-5.0°C	52	9.2
Tsu	8.7°C2.3°C	2.3°C	68	6.4
Yao	7.8°C0.5°C	0.5°C	64	8.2
Kakogawachō-honmachi	8.3°C2.2°C	2.2°C	52	7.1
Mito	7.7°C0.0°C	0.0°C	72	7.6
Tokushima	9.2°C3.6°C	3.6°C	71	7.3
Nagaoka	3.8°C-2.5°C	-2.5°C	179	25.1
Fuchū	7.7°C-1.4°C	-1.4°C	69	7.5
Fukui-shi	5.7°C0.6°C	0.6°C	212	23.3
Hiratsuka	8.8°C2.6°C	2.6°C	97	10.0
Sōka	8.3°C-0.9°C	-0.9°C	66	6.9
Yamagata	0.8°C-6.4°C	-6.4°C	126	21.8
Fuji, Japan	9.5°C2.2°C	2.2°C	101	11.1
Sasebo	9.3°C5.1°C	5.1°C	60	8.3
Chigasaki	9.0°C3.2°C	3.2°C	88	8.9
Tsukuba	7.9°C-1.1°C	-1.1°C	60	6.5
Matsumoto	2.2°C-6.5°C	-6.5°C	106	15.3
Hachinohe	1.1°C-5.6°C	-5.6°C	46	7.4
Saga	9.1°C2.9°C	2.9°C	61	8.0
Kasukabe	8.1°C-1.8°C	-1.8°C	57	6.1
Ageo	7.8°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	57	6.0
Takarazuka	8.1°C1.2°C	1.2°C	55	6.2
Ōta, Japan	7.1°C-1.9°C	-1.9°C	54	6.5
Minamirinkan	8.0°C-0.3°C	-0.3°C	74	7.8
Atsugi	8.5°C1.9°C	1.9°C	82	8.4
Kure	8.2°C3.5°C	3.5°C	51	5.9
Isesaki	6.5°C-2.3°C	-2.3°C	54	6.5
Kishiwada	7.5°C0.2°C	0.2°C	61	7.8
Matsue	7.7°C4.3°C	4.3°C	177	22.5
Nagareyama	8.2°C-1.1°C	-1.1°C	69	6.8
Yachiyo	8.3°C1.0°C	1.0°C	69	6.8
Higashihiroshima	7.5°C0.4°C	0.4°C	45	6.0
Suzuka	8.5°C1.3°C	1.3°C	61	6.4
Kumagaya	7.7°C-1.6°C	-1.6°C	55	6.1
Yamaguchi	7.7°C1.5°C	1.5°C	61	9.7
Uji	7.6°C0.1°C	0.1°C	64	7.9
Hino	7.7°C-2.0°C	-2.0°C	69	7.5
Kofu	6.5°C-2.4°C	-2.4°C	65	6.8
Numazu	9.5°C3.1°C	3.1°C	95	8.5
Jōetsu	4.1°C-1.1°C	-1.1°C	254	26.0
Odawara	9.0°C2.0°C	2.0°C	97	10.0
Anjō	8.7°C-0.2°C	-0.2°C	53	5.6
Tottori-shi	7.2°C2.7°C	2.7°C	147	22.0
Narashino	8.4°C0.9°C	0.9°C	69	6.8
Tomakomai	-2.0°C-7.5°C	-7.5°C	44	7.1
Hitachi	7.3°C1.3°C	1.3°C	73	8.1
Sakura	8.4°C1.2°C	1.2°C	74	7.5
Ube	8.5°C4.2°C	4.2°C	73	10.9
Izumo	7.5°C3.5°C	3.5°C	96	17.3
Urayasu	8.4°C0.6°C	0.6°C	69	6.8
Imabari	8.5°C4.1°C	4.1°C	66	11.1
Takaoka	4.4°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	170	23.4
Nishio	8.6°C1.5°C	1.5°C	73	9.2
Hirosaki	-0.3°C-6.6°C	-6.6°C	82	17.0
Kushiro	-1.8°C-8.2°C	-8.2°C	51	6.3
Oyama	7.3°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	55	6.0
Iwata	9.4°C1.9°C	1.9°C	69	5.9
Obihiro	-3.7°C-14.8°C	-14.8°C	53	6.2
Niiza	7.9°C-1.6°C	-1.6°C	69	7.5
Hadano	8.3°C1.2°C	1.2°C	97	10.0
Ōgaki	7.5°C-0.8°C	-0.8°C	69	9.0
Miyakonojō	11.0°C2.9°C	2.9°C	81	7.7
Sayama	7.5°C-2.6°C	-2.6°C	69	7.5
Matsusaka	8.7°C1.9°C	1.9°C	70	6.1
Tochigi	7.1°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	55	6.3
Ueda	3.4°C-4.4°C	-4.4°C	90	16.6
Hitachi-Naka	7.8°C1.3°C	1.3°C	63	7.3
Kariya	8.8°C0.2°C	0.2°C	53	5.6
Kukichūō	7.9°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	57	6.1
Musashino	7.7°C-1.0°C	-1.0°C	69	7.5
Shūnan	6.6°C0.8°C	0.8°C	61	9.3
Komaki	7.9°C-1.4°C	-1.4°C	54	5.7
Yonago	7.2°C2.5°C	2.5°C	193	23.2
Tama	7.5°C-1.1°C	-1.1°C	69	7.5
Iruma	7.2°C-2.7°C	-2.7°C	77	8.5
Fujieda	9.4°C3.4°C	3.4°C	88	7.2
Kakamigahara	7.3°C-1.7°C	-1.7°C	78	9.8
Tsuchiura	8.1°C-0.7°C	-0.7°C	66	7.2
Kusatsu	7.2°C-0.2°C	-0.2°C	61	8.3
Okinawa	18.0°C15.6°C	15.6°C	103	11.7
Ishinomaki	4.7°C0.0°C	0.0°C	52	7.7
Kuwana	8.2°C-0.5°C	-0.5°C	58	5.5
Koga	7.6°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	55	6.0
Kisarazu	9.1°C3.1°C	3.1°C	86	7.8
Isahaya	9.3°C5.5°C	5.5°C	79	10.9
Ebetsu	-3.7°C-10.6°C	-10.6°C	41	8.0
Ōme	7.4°C-2.0°C	-2.0°C	77	8.5
Narita	8.3°C0.1°C	0.1°C	74	7.5
Tondabayashichō	7.5°C-0.2°C	-0.2°C	64	8.2
Sandachō	7.4°C0.2°C	0.2°C	55	7.0
Fujinomiya	8.6°C1.2°C	1.2°C	101	9.8
Ōmuta	9.2°C3.6°C	3.6°C	62	8.1
Onomichi	8.5°C1.5°C	1.5°C	42	5.7
Iwakuni	8.5°C2.8°C	2.8°C	50	6.2
Ōsaki	3.6°C-4.2°C	-4.2°C	56	9.2
Seto	7.8°C-1.1°C	-1.1°C	54	5.7
Iizuka	8.6°C1.8°C	1.8°C	59	9.1
Tsuruoka	2.8°C-0.5°C	-0.5°C	285	27.7
Uruma	18.5°C16.2°C	16.2°C	103	12.0
Kashihara-shi	7.7°C-0.1°C	-0.1°C	70	9.0
Ise	8.9°C3.2°C	3.2°C	69	5.9
Kirishima	11.2°C3.1°C	3.1°C	80	8.3
Honmachi	9.6°C3.2°C	3.2°C	73	9.4
Niihama	9.0°C3.3°C	3.3°C	78	13.5
Beppu	9.3°C2.5°C	2.5°C	55	6.4
Ikoma	7.2°C-0.4°C	-0.4°C	58	6.4
Nobeoka	10.6°C3.5°C	3.5°C	69	6.4
Kitami	-4.4°C-13.1°C	-13.1°C	57	8.3
Aizu-Wakamatsu	2.0°C-3.6°C	-3.6°C	99	18.9
Kakegawa	9.1°C2.1°C	2.1°C	76	6.0
Handa	8.6°C1.6°C	1.6°C	53	5.6
Sano	7.3°C-2.1°C	-2.1°C	55	6.1
Karatsu	9.0°C4.5°C	4.5°C	76	11.9
Hōfu	8.6°C2.8°C	2.8°C	65	10.4
Kōnosu	7.8°C-1.9°C	-1.9°C	57	6.0
Nasushiobara	4.5°C-3.0°C	-3.0°C	62	9.3
Otaru	-2.3°C-5.8°C	-5.8°C	98	20.8
Ichinoseki	2.6°C-5.2°C	-5.2°C	51	8.9
Hatsukaichi	8.2°C1.7°C	1.7°C	50	6.2
Tōkai	8.4°C0.0°C	0.0°C	53	5.6
Hikone	6.7°C0.7°C	0.7°C	74	11.3
Nagahama	6.3°C0.2°C	0.2°C	113	18.1
Ōshū	2.0°C-5.5°C	-5.5°C	59	10.8
Youkaichi	7.0°C-0.2°C	-0.2°C	62	7.5

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