When to go · Yonezawa
Yonezawa, month by month
The best months for Yonezawa: Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb for walking (snow); mid-August for Obon crowds.2 °C / -4 °C, 18 rain days36 °F / 25 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb for walking (snow); mid-August for Obon crowds.3 °C / -4 °C, 15 rain days37 °F / 25 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Blossom arrives late in the month: prices jump, book early.8 °C / -1 °C, 14 rain days46 °F / 30 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Yonezawa's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.15 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatInside Yonezawa's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.21 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.25 °C / 15 °C, 12 rain days77 °F / 59 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rain ends mid-month then the heat begins; festivals everywhere.28 °C / 19 °C, 14 rain days82 °F / 66 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb for walking (snow); mid-August for Obon crowds.30 °C / 21 °C, 12 rain days86 °F / 70 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.25 °C / 16 °C, 13 rain days77 °F / 61 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Yonezawa's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Yonezawa's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.12 °C / 3 °C, 14 rain days54 °F / 37 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.5 °C / -1 °C, 17 rain days41 °F / 30 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday