Tokyo weather
Loading live data…Latest for Tokyo: European (ECMWF): 17° Light drizzle · American (NOAA GFS): 18° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 18° Overcast.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Tokyo and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Tokyo? Tokyo, Japan, sits at 35.7°N in a temperate climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Tokyo right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Tokyo
The most comfortable time to visit Tokyo is usually April, May, June and November, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest October rain is behind you.
Tokyo weather by month
what to expect in Tokyo through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (WMO)Here is Tokyo's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Tokyo by season.
Tokyo compared with Sydney
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightCooler through the year
average daytime high: Tokyo 20°C, Sydney 23°C
Rain over a year
Tokyo 1,598 mm, Sydney 1,148 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Tokyo runs 3°C cooler than Sydney, with every month between −17°C and +12°C. Over a year it gets 39% more rain than Sydney.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Tokyo | Sydney | Difference | Sunlight, Tokyo | Sunlight, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 27°C | −17°C | 80% | 75% |
| February | 11°C | 28°C | −17°C | 74% | 73% |
| March | 14°C | 26°C | −12°C | 71% | 75% |
| April | 19°C | 24°C | −5°C | 71% | 77% |
| May | 24°C | 22°C | +2°C | 68% | 79% |
| June | 26°C | 18°C | +8°C | 60% | 74% |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | +12°C | 64% | 80% |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | +11°C | 73% | 82% |
| September | 28°C | 22°C | +6°C | 66% | 82% |
| October | 22°C | 24°C | −2°C | 65% | 77% |
| November | 17°C | 25°C | −8°C | 72% | 74% |
| December | 12°C | 27°C | −15°C | 78% | 74% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Tokyo: station normals from Tokyo (WMO), rain included. Sydney: station normals from Sydney Observatory Hill (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Sydney stands in for Australia here; other cities have their own climate tables.