Japan in July: where is it warmest?
In July, Kyoto is the warmest place with 30 °C by day, Hakodate the coolest with 22 °C. 14 of 33 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in July, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 53 | 30° | – | 6 h | 14 |
| Nara | 52 | 30° | – | 6 h | 14 |
| Osaka | 50 | 30° | – | 6 h | 15 |
| Kagoshima | 42 | 30° | 27° | 6 h | 20 |
| Naha, Okinawa | 82 | 29° | 29° | 7 h | 12 |
| Okinawa | 82 | 29° | 29° | 7 h | 12 |
| Okayama | 60 | 29° | 25° | 6 h | 11 |
| Chiba | 59 | 29° | 24° | 5 h | 13 |
| Tokyo | 58 | 29° | 24° | 5 h | 13 |
| Minato | 58 | 29° | 24° | 5 h | 12 |
| Fukuoka | 51 | 29° | 25° | 6 h | 17 |
| Kitakyūshū | 51 | 29° | 25° | 5 h | 16 |
| Nagoya | 49 | 29° | – | 5 h | 15 |
| Hamamatsu | 48 | 29° | 25° | 6 h | 17 |
| Kumamoto | 46 | 29° | 26° | 5 h | 17 |
| Hiroshima | 66 | 28° | 24° | 6 h | 13 |
| Kobe | 63 | 28° | 25° | 6 h | 13 |
| Kawasaki | 63 | 28° | 24° | 5 h | 12 |
| Nagasaki | 58 | 28° | 26° | 6 h | 17 |
| Kanazawa | 57 | 28° | 24° | 5 h | 15 |
| Shizuoka | 55 | 28° | 25° | 6 h | 18 |
| Nagano | 54 | 28° | – | 5 h | 22 |
| Itsukushima | 76 | 27° | 24° | 6 h | 13 |
| Kamakura | 69 | 27° | 24° | 5 h | 12 |
| Yokohama | 67 | 27° | 24° | 5 h | 12 |
| Yokosuka | 67 | 27° | 24° | 5 h | 12 |
| Niigata | 61 | 27° | 24° | 5 h | 16 |
| Aomori | 68 | 26° | 20° | 5 h | 13 |
| Matsumoto | 57 | 26° | – | 5 h | 21 |
| Hakone | 56 | 26° | – | 5 h | 20 |
| Sendai | 56 | 25° | – | 4 h | 17 |
| Sapporo | 71 | 24° | – | 5 h | 12 |
| Hakodate | 65 | 22° | 19° | 4 h | 13 |
Japan in July: quick answers
Japan in July: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in July are Kyoto (30 °C), Nara (30 °C) and Osaka (30 °C).
Japan in July: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Naha, Okinawa (29 °C), Okinawa (29 °C) and Kagoshima (27 °C).
Japan in July: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in July – warm, sunny and dry – is in Naha, Okinawa, Okinawa and Itsukushima.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences