Sendai, Japan Climate by Month
Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan
Hot summers and cool winters, with rain spread through the year.
Sendai has hot summers and cool winters, with rain spread through the year. Expect highs of 89°F (32°C) in August and 52°F (11°C) in January, with the coldest nights (January) near 37°F (3°C). It gets 89 in (2257 mm) of rain a year, spread across the months.
- Warmest month
- 89°F(32°C)
- Average high, August
- Coldest nights
- 37°F(3°C)
- Average low, January
- Rain per year
- 89 in(2257 mm)
- No clear rainy season
- Humidity
- 77%
- Sunniest: August
Best and worst months in Sendai
Best for weatherThe most comfortable weather comes in October, with highs around 76°F (25°C) and about 4.1 in (105 mm) of rain a month.
Least pleasantJune and July are the least pleasant; July is the wettest, with 15 in (382 mm) of rain.
Comfort combines how close the afternoon high is to 75°F (24°C) with how much rain falls and how humid it is. See where the weather is best in October.
Temperature and rain through the year
Highs and lows (°F)
Average highAverage low
Rain (in per month)
Sendai weather by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 52°F(11°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 3.3 in(85 mm) | 81% | 2.4 |
| FebFebruary | 55°F(13°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 3.9 in(98 mm) | 73% | 3.2 |
| MarMarch | 61°F(16°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 5.4 in(137 mm) | 73% | 4.2 |
| AprApril | 69°F(21°C) | 53°F(11°C) | 7.0 in(178 mm) | 71% | 4.8 |
| MayMay | 76°F(25°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 7.6 in(194 mm) | 76% | 5.1 |
| JunJune | 80°F(27°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 18 in(452 mm) | 83% | 4.4 |
| JulJuly | 87°F(31°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 15 in(382 mm) | 82% | 5.1 |
| AugAugust | 89°F(32°C) | 76°F(24°C) | 8.3 in(210 mm) | 79% | 5.4 |
| SepSeptember | 84°F(29°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 8.0 in(202 mm) | 78% | 4.5 |
| OctOctoberBest | 76°F(25°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 4.1 in(105 mm) | 76% | 3.8 |
| NovNovember | 66°F(19°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 4.5 in(115 mm) | 78% | 2.9 |
| DecDecember | 56°F(14°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 3.9 in(99 mm) | 79% | 2.3 |
1991–2020 averages. Sun is solar radiation in kWh/m² per day. Highlighted: the most comfortable months.
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