Best time to visit Tokyo
Our pick for sun: May to June, August to September.
The best months
- SunMay to June, August to September
- CityApril to May, November to December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Fair, 41/100 | Good, 63/100 | Fair, 54/100 | Fair, 51/100, Typhoon season | Good, 60/100, Typhoon season | Fair, 55/100, Typhoon season | Fair, 42/100, Typhoon season | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 |
| City | Fair, 48/100 | Fair, 55/100 | Fair, 52/100 | Good, 68/100 | Good, 68/100 | Fair, 59/100 | Fair, 42/100, Typhoon season | Fair, 37/100, Typhoon season | Fair, 53/100, Typhoon season | Fair, 55/100, Typhoon season | Good, 70/100 | Good, 64/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | 0°C | 15°C | 72 mm |
| February | 10°C | 0°C | 13°C | 70 mm |
| March | 13°C | 4°C | 14°C | 125 mm |
| April | 18°C | 9°C | 16°C | 127 mm |
| May | 22°C | 15°C | 18°C | 144 mm |
| June | 25°C | 19°C | 21°C | 184 mm |
| July | 29°C | 23°C | 24°C | 189 mm |
| August | 30°C | 24°C | 26°C | 150 mm |
| September | 26°C | 20°C | 25°C | 210 mm |
| October | 21°C | 14°C | 22°C | 219 mm |
| November | 16°C | 8°C | 20°C | 95 mm |
| December | 11°C | 3°C | 17°C | 64 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 12 h 55 min
- From YYZ : about 12 h 50 min
- From YVR : about 9 h 45 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).