January verdict

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan in January

Weather score36Poor

Poor for holiday weather

Average highs are around 10°C, so pack for cooler days. Sunshine averages 5.7h per day, enough for a balanced month. Rainfall averages 43mm, which is relatively low for holiday planning.

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Japan travel weather guide
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January weather

Monthly averages

Temp

10°C

Rain

43mm

Sun

5.7h

Weather score

36

Poor

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Trip feel

Cool

Average highs are around 10°C, so pack for cooler days.

Drier

Rainfall averages 43mm, which is relatively low for holiday planning.

Some sun

Sunshine averages 5.7h per day, enough for a balanced month.

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Temperature

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January10°C average high

January has some of the coolest average daytime highs of the year, so pack for fresher conditions.

Warmest monthsJuly to September

This stretch sets the upper range for average daytime heat.

January43mm average rain

January is one of Tokyo's driest months, making outdoor days easier to plan than in wetter parts of the year.

Driest monthsJanuary to February and November to December

This is the drier part of the year, when outdoor plans usually need less weather flexibility.

January5.7 hours average sun

January is one of Tokyo's sunniest months, with some of the strongest bright-day conditions in the yearly averages.

Brightest monthsJanuary to May, August, and December

This stretch has the strongest sunshine in the monthly averages.

Weather score

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January36 weather score

January scores below Tokyo's yearly average, so the weather trade-offs are more noticeable.

Best weather monthsMay to September

These months have the strongest weather score in the monthly averages.

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