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Humid summers, snowy north and mild south. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Tokyo · Yokohama · Osaka · Nagoya · Sapporo · Fukuoka

Browse all 737 cities in Japan

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Cfa

Humid subtropical

710 cities
Tokyopop 9.7MYokohamapop 3.8MOsakapop 2.8MNagoyapop 2.3MFukuokapop 1.6MKawasakipop 1.5MKobepop 1.5MKyotopop 1.5MSaitamapop 1.3MHiroshimapop 1.2MSendaipop 1.1MChibapop 980k
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Dfb

Warm-summer humid continental

18 cities
Asahikawapop 334kTomakomaipop 175kKushiropop 168kObihiropop 167kKitamipop 119kOtarupop 115kChitosepop 98kIwamizawapop 85kEniwapop 70kIshikaripop 59kNoboribetsupop 46kHokutopop 46k
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Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

4 cities
Muroranpop 96kMutsupop 56kFujiyoshidapop 49kKaruizawapop 20k
Dfa

Hot-summer humid continental

3 cities
Sapporopop 2.0MEbetsupop 134kKitahiroshimapop 59k
Af

Tropical rainforest

2 cities
Miyakojimapop 55kIshigakipop 48k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Japan.

Tokyo
Humid subtropicalCfa
Yokohama
Humid subtropicalCfa
Osaka
Humid subtropicalCfa
Nagoya
Humid subtropicalCfa
Sapporo
Hot-summer humid continentalDfa
Fukuoka
Humid subtropicalCfa

Climate types in Japan

Japan spans 5 climate types. All climate types:

Cfa Humid subtropical · 710 citiesDfb Warm-summer humid continental · 18 citiesCfb Oceanic / temperate · 4 citiesDfa Hot-summer humid continental · 3 citiesAf Tropical rainforest · 2 cities
Climate records across Japan — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Ishigaki (76.1 °F avg) · Coolest Otofuke (43.3 °F avg) · Wettest Unzen (117 in/yr) · Driest Kitami (31 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Japan sits well between them.