When to go · Takahashi
Takahashi, month by month
The best months for Takahashi: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.7 °C / -2 °C, 6 rain days45 °F / 28 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cheapest city month; Sapporo is the exception during the Snow Festival.8 °C / -2 °C, 7 rain days46 °F / 28 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGreatInside Takahashi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.13 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain days55 °F / 34 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Takahashi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatInside Takahashi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days75 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.27 °C / 16 °C, 11 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-Aug for the Obon crush.31 °C / 21 °C, 11 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-Aug for the Obon crush.33 °C / 22 °C, 9 rain days91 °F / 72 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.28 °C / 18 °C, 10 rain days82 °F / 64 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Takahashi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22 °C / 11 °C, 7 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Takahashi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.16 °C / 5 °C, 6 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.10 °C / 0 °C, 6 rain days50 °F / 32 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday