When to go · Tama
Tama in September
Mixed month. Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Japan: Clear, mild and dry: the best all-round month.
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Japan: Autumn leaves in Kyoto and Tokyo: excellent weather, peak hotel prices mid-to-late month.
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Japan: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Japan: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.
Weather in September
- TamaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 9 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tama, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Mixed
Jan: Good (better)
Daytime high
Sep: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Night low
Sep: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 9
Jan: 5 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
Sep: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Sep: 0
Jan: 1
September: Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.
January: Outside the best window (check). Across Japan: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.
Tama: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.