Temperate · Japan

Tokyo weather, year by year

86 years of weather in Tokyo, all ranked: 2023 was the warmest, 1947 the coldest, and 2025 came in at number 3 (+1.1 °C vs normal).

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 16.7 °C

vs normalvs normal +1.1 °C

RankRank 3/86

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The climate of Tokyo

August is the warmest month (highs around 30.4 °C) and January the coldest (lows around 0.8 °C). About 1,440 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in Tokyo since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 3 of 86 (+1.1 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 16.7 °C · +1.1 °C vs normal · rank 3 of 86

Warmest years

1202317.2 °C
2202417.1 °C
3202516.7 °C
4201816.5 °C
5200416.3 °C

Coldest years

1194713.4 °C
2195213.5 °C
3194513.6 °C
4198413.7 °C
5194113.8 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	16.7 °C	20.9 °C	13.0 °C	1,086 mm	79 days	30 days	17 cm	123 days
2024	17.1 °C	21.1 °C	13.5 °C	1,584 mm	72 days	16 days	16 cm	142 days
2023	17.2 °C	21.3 °C	13.5 °C	1,210 mm	77 days	20 days	5 cm	113 days
2022	16.0 °C	19.9 °C	12.5 °C	1,393 mm	48 days	39 days	11 cm	140 days
2021	16.2 °C	20.1 °C	12.5 °C	1,584 mm	37 days	28 days	1 cm	120 days
2020	16.2 °C	19.9 °C	12.8 °C	1,474 mm	42 days	12 days	8 cm	142 days
2019	16.2 °C	19.9 °C	12.8 °C	1,567 mm	42 days	16 days	6 cm	144 days
2018	16.5 °C	20.3 °C	13.0 °C	1,311 mm	55 days	32 days	18 cm	128 days
2017	15.5 °C	19.4 °C	12.0 °C	1,424 mm	40 days	26 days	6 cm	124 days
2016	16.1 °C	19.7 °C	12.6 °C	1,551 mm	35 days	21 days	19 cm	131 days
2015	16.0 °C	19.6 °C	12.6 °C	1,558 mm	35 days	22 days	9 cm	132 days
2014	15.4 °C	19.2 °C	11.9 °C	1,431 mm	33 days	45 days	59 cm	128 days
2013	15.8 °C	19.7 °C	12.3 °C	1,235 mm	44 days	37 days	22 cm	114 days
2012	15.1 °C	18.7 °C	11.7 °C	1,406 mm	51 days	42 days	15 cm	139 days
2011	15.4 °C	19.1 °C	12.0 °C	1,295 mm	44 days	38 days	31 cm	118 days
2010	15.8 °C	19.5 °C	12.5 °C	1,708 mm	54 days	20 days	15 cm	134 days
2009	15.6 °C	19.0 °C	12.5 °C	1,590 mm	12 days	13 days	4 cm	137 days
2008	15.5 °C	19.0 °C	12.3 °C	1,467 mm	39 days	23 days	15 cm	137 days
2007	15.9 °C	19.5 °C	12.5 °C	1,334 mm	31 days	5 days	0 cm	122 days
2006	15.4 °C	18.8 °C	12.3 °C	1,687 mm	23 days	28 days	10 cm	138 days
2005	15.1 °C	18.9 °C	11.8 °C	1,239 mm	39 days	35 days	24 cm	121 days
2004	16.3 °C	20.1 °C	13.0 °C	1,534 mm	51 days	16 days	12 cm	123 days
2003	15.0 °C	18.3 °C	12.0 °C	1,728 mm	21 days	21 days	8 cm	147 days
2002	15.5 °C	19.2 °C	12.4 °C	1,341 mm	43 days	18 days	14 cm	125 days
2001	15.3 °C	19.0 °C	12.0 °C	1,279 mm	38 days	30 days	39 cm	125 days
2000	15.7 °C	19.3 °C	12.5 °C	1,304 mm	43 days	25 days	2 cm	138 days
1999	15.9 °C	19.6 °C	12.6 °C	1,220 mm	44 days	25 days	3 cm	124 days
1998	15.6 °C	19.1 °C	12.5 °C	1,667 mm	26 days	28 days	67 cm	147 days
1997	15.5 °C	19.2 °C	12.1 °C	1,060 mm	33 days	27 days	0 cm	121 days
1996	14.7 °C	18.4 °C	11.3 °C	1,372 mm	26 days	30 days	18 cm	132 days
1995	15.4 °C	19.1 °C	12.0 °C	1,157 mm	47 days	28 days	10 cm	107 days
1994	15.7 °C	19.5 °C	12.3 °C	1,254 mm	56 days	35 days	35 cm	116 days
1993	14.6 °C	18.1 °C	11.3 °C	1,718 mm	4 days	20 days	4 cm	155 days
1992	15.1 °C	18.6 °C	11.6 °C	1,476 mm	37 days	18 days	21 cm	128 days
1991	15.4 °C	18.9 °C	12.3 °C	1,815 mm	30 days	25 days	5 cm	135 days
1990	16.1 °C	19.8 °C	12.8 °C	1,367 mm	56 days	24 days	32 cm	132 days
1989	15.3 °C	18.7 °C	12.2 °C	1,444 mm	18 days	7 days	2 cm	150 days
1988	14.4 °C	18.0 °C	11.2 °C	1,472 mm	13 days	31 days	18 cm	144 days
1987	15.1 °C	18.9 °C	11.8 °C	1,255 mm	35 days	36 days	46 cm	114 days
1986	14.1 °C	17.7 °C	10.9 °C	1,497 mm	24 days	55 days	46 cm	139 days
1985	14.7 °C	18.3 °C	11.5 °C	1,597 mm	38 days	43 days	13 cm	130 days
1984	13.7 °C	17.4 °C	10.4 °C	1,004 mm	42 days	80 days	67 cm	108 days
1983	14.6 °C	18.2 °C	11.4 °C	1,395 mm	26 days	32 days	3 cm	132 days
1982	14.9 °C	18.5 °C	11.8 °C	1,503 mm	7 days	26 days	8 cm	124 days
1981	13.9 °C	17.4 °C	10.6 °C	1,304 mm	25 days	52 days	14 cm	122 days
1980	14.2 °C	17.6 °C	11.0 °C	1,531 mm	4 days	55 days	29 cm	154 days
1979	15.5 °C	19.3 °C	11.9 °C	1,715 mm	29 days	28 days	13 cm	148 days
1978	14.9 °C	18.9 °C	11.5 °C	1,142 mm	52 days	50 days	15 cm	112 days
1977	14.8 °C	18.5 °C	11.6 °C	1,556 mm	12 days	54 days	11 cm	147 days
1976	14.2 °C	17.8 °C	11.0 °C	1,553 mm	13 days	36 days	2 cm	160 days
1975	14.8 °C	18.4 °C	11.6 °C	1,504 mm	30 days	38 days	14 cm	129 days
1974	14.4 °C	17.9 °C	11.3 °C	1,530 mm	20 days	43 days	20 cm	158 days
1973	15.0 °C	18.9 °C	11.6 °C	1,285 mm	40 days	30 days	0 cm	119 days
1972	15.3 °C	18.8 °C	12.0 °C	1,732 mm	22 days	21 days	13 cm	160 days
1971	14.4 °C	18.0 °C	11.3 °C	1,531 mm	29 days	35 days	7 cm	146 days
1970	14.2 °C	18.0 °C	10.9 °C	1,352 mm	30 days	54 days	12 cm	134 days
1969	14.5 °C	18.3 °C	11.2 °C	1,418 mm	26 days	39 days	60 cm	143 days
1968	14.6 °C	18.3 °C	11.2 °C	1,446 mm	20 days	47 days	40 cm	139 days
1967	14.7 °C	18.5 °C	11.1 °C	1,374 mm	32 days	58 days	23 cm	149 days
1966	14.2 °C	18.0 °C	10.8 °C	1,475 mm	15 days	44 days	7 cm	153 days
1965	13.9 °C	17.7 °C	10.7 °C	1,497 mm	12 days	52 days	11 cm	137 days
1964	14.8 °C	18.7 °C	11.5 °C	1,548 mm	33 days	26 days	15 cm	148 days
1963	14.6 °C	18.6 °C	11.1 °C	1,283 mm	34 days	52 days	7 cm	123 days
1962	15.0 °C	19.1 °C	11.4 °C	1,307 mm	37 days	33 days	4 cm	136 days
1961	15.5 °C	19.6 °C	12.0 °C	1,108 mm	42 days	49 days	15 cm	126 days
1960	15.1 °C	19.0 °C	11.6 °C	1,342 mm	24 days	24 days	1 cm	145 days
1959	15.3 °C	19.0 °C	12.1 °C	1,598 mm	29 days	30 days	11 cm	160 days
1958	14.9 °C	18.9 °C	11.4 °C	1,503 mm	32 days	33 days	12 cm	144 days
1957	14.6 °C	18.5 °C	11.2 °C	1,377 mm	20 days	40 days	11 cm	149 days
1956	14.5 °C	18.4 °C	11.0 °C	1,276 mm	28 days	58 days	28 cm	137 days
1955	15.2 °C	19.2 °C	11.6 °C	1,328 mm	34 days	43 days	0 cm	128 days
1954	14.6 °C	18.4 °C	11.1 °C	1,407 mm	21 days	42 days	42 cm	137 days
1953	14.3 °C	18.2 °C	10.9 °C	1,445 mm	15 days	43 days	20 cm	152 days
1952	13.5 °C	17.2 °C	10.1 °C	1,337 mm	16 days	74 days	65 cm	154 days
1951	14.0 °C	17.9 °C	10.4 °C	1,372 mm	19 days	57 days	42 cm	144 days
1950	14.4 °C	18.3 °C	11.0 °C	1,180 mm	16 days	63 days	6 cm	135 days
1949	14.1 °C	17.9 °C	10.6 °C	1,481 mm	13 days	49 days	0 cm	150 days
1948	14.5 °C	18.3 °C	11.2 °C	1,293 mm	4 days	43 days	0 cm	138 days
1947	13.4 °C	17.3 °C	9.9 °C	996 mm	27 days	78 days	9 cm	127 days
1946	14.4 °C	18.4 °C	10.8 °C	1,027 mm	27 days	67 days	29 cm	128 days
1945	13.6 °C	17.6 °C	10.1 °C	1,316 mm	10 days	82 days	26 cm	138 days
1944	14.4 °C	18.2 °C	11.2 °C	814 mm	23 days	71 days	5 cm	140 days
1943	14.1 °C	18.2 °C	10.5 °C	562 mm	23 days	68 days	9 cm	117 days
1942	14.3 °C	18.3 °C	10.7 °C	722 mm	39 days	67 days	21 cm	113 days
1941	13.8 °C	17.4 °C	10.5 °C	1,495 mm	4 days	58 days	10 cm	153 days
1940	13.9 °C	18.0 °C	10.3 °C	844 mm	17 days	72 days	5 cm	100 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Tokyo: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2023

In Tokyo, 2023 beats 2025 by 0.5 °C on mean temperature.

20252023Normal 1991–2020

3points3

16.7 °CWarmer17.2 °C
79 daysHot days77 days
30 daysFrost days20 days
1,086 mmWetter1,210 mm
17 cmSnowier5 cm
1,439 kWh/m²Sunnier1,493 kWh/m²

Records in Tokyo

The most extreme days and years since 1940, with the readings of a nearby station when they go further.

Hottest day

39.0 °C

July 23, 2018 estimate

Nearby station: 39.5 °C on July 20, 2004 measured

Coldest night

-13.9 °C

February 6, 1952 estimate

Nearby station: -6.3 °C on January 28, 1954 measured

Wettest day

238 mm

September 26, 1958 estimate

Nearby station: 372 mm on September 26, 1958 measured

Snowiest day

31 cm

March 12, 1969 estimate

Strongest gust

148 km/h

October 1, 2018 estimate

Year records

Warmest202317.2 °C
Coldest194713.4 °C
Wettest19911,815 mm
Driest1943562 mm

The weather on your birthday in Tokyo

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Tokyo vs another city

Compare with

Tokyo is warmer than Paris by 3.7 °C on average over the year. Tokyo gets 769 mm more precipitation per year. In Tokyo, 11 months out of 12 are warmer.

TokyoParisBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Tokyo?

Tokyo averages 15.6 °C over the year. The warmest month is August, with highs around 30.4 °C; the coldest is January, with lows around 0.8 °C. About 1,440 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 130 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Tokyo?

2023, at +1.6 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1947. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 3.

What is the wettest month in Tokyo?

October gets the most precipitation and December the least. The wettest year was 1991, the driest 1943.

Is Tokyo getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Tokyo show a gap of +1.9 °C in mean temperature.