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Best climate in Japan

Of 41 weather stations with good records in Japan, Chichi Jima Bonin Island (251), Minami Daito (216) and Miyako (183) had the most warm, dry days a year in 2023–2025.

A warm, dry day here has a high of 18–33 °C, no more than 1 mm of rain and wind under 20 km/h. Across the country the best months are May to June and September to October.

Map of weather stations, shaded by warm, dry days a yearMaizuru: 110 warm, dry days a yearTottori: 114 warm, dry days a yearHakodate: 114 warm, dry days a yearAomori: 116 warm, dry days a yearMorioka: 117 warm, dry days a yearNagoya: 119 warm, dry days a yearKanazawa: 121 warm, dry days a yearOshima: 124 warm, dry days a yearChoshi: 124 warm, dry days a yearTsu: 127 warm, dry days a yearNiigata: 127 warm, dry days a yearMaebashi: 128 warm, dry days a yearOsaka: 128 warm, dry days a yearTokyo: 130 warm, dry days a yearTakamatsu: 131 warm, dry days a yearNagano: 132 warm, dry days a yearHiroshima: 136 warm, dry days a yearOmaezaki: 136 warm, dry days a yearSaigo: 136 warm, dry days a yearFukuoka: 141 warm, dry days a yearSendai: 142 warm, dry days a yearMito: 143 warm, dry days a yearOita: 144 warm, dry days a yearKochi: 147 warm, dry days a yearMatsuyama: 149 warm, dry days a yearIzuhara: 152 warm, dry days a yearTokyoOsakaFukuoka
0365 warm, dry days a year15 more stations lie outside this view.

Most warm, dry days a year

  1. Chichi Jima Bonin Island251 days
  2. Minami Daito216 days
  3. Miyako183 days
  4. Naze Funchatoge175 days
  5. Naha162 days
  6. Fukue154 days
  7. Izuhara152 days
  8. Nagasaki151 days
  9. Matsuyama149 days
  10. Kochi147 days
  11. Oita144 days
  12. Mito143 days
  13. Sendai142 days
  14. Fukuoka141 days
  15. Miyazaki139 days

Warmest and driest in winter

Warm, dry days from December to February, out of 90.

  1. Chichi Jima Bonin Island64
  2. Minami Daito55
  3. Miyako44
  4. Naha43
  5. Naze Funchatoge34

Mildest summers

Mild, still days (16–26 °C, light wind) from June to August, out of 92.

  1. Urakawa41
  2. Abashiri31
  3. Suttsu21
  4. Hakodate21
  5. Wakkanai16

Weather by month in Japan's cities

Questions

Where is the best climate in Japan?

Counting days with a high of 18–33 °C, no more than 1 mm of rain and light wind, the places with the most in 2023–2025 were Chichi Jima Bonin Island (251), Minami Daito (216) and Miyako (183) days a year. The median station had 130.

Where is it warm in Japan in winter?

From December to February, the most warm, dry days were at Chichi Jima Bonin Island (64 of 90), Minami Daito (55 of 90) and Miyako (44 of 90).

Where are summers mildest in Japan?

For mild, still days (a high of 16–26 °C and light wind) from June to August, the best places were Urakawa (41 of 92), Abashiri (31 of 92) and Suttsu (21 of 92).

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Counted from daily records at 41 stations in NOAA's Global Surface Summary of the Day, 2023–2025, each with a complete record on at least 80% of days. Mountain stations far above their surroundings are left out of the rankings. A station is often an airport and may not represent the whole area around it.