Annual average climate in Sapporo
To start, here is an overview of the weather averages over the whole year in Sapporo:
- Minimum annual temperature: 5°C
- Average annual temperature: 9°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 13°C
- Precipitation: 112 mm/month (with 16 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | -7 ° / -1 ° | 122mm / 23 days |
| february | -7° / – | 104mm / 20 days |
| March | -3 ° / 4 ° | 85mm / 21 days |
| April | 3 ° / 12 ° | 70mm / 15 days |
| may | 8 ° / 18 ° | 68mm / 13 days |
| June | 13 ° / 22 ° | 67mm / 11 days |
| July | 17 ° / 25 ° | 124mm / 12 days |
| August | 19 ° / 27 ° | 134mm / 12 days |
| September | 15 ° / 23 ° | 167mm / 13 days |
| October | 8 ° / 16 ° | 125mm / 16 days |
| November | 1 ° / 9 ° | 140mm / 19 days |
| December | -5 ° / 2 ° | 134mm / 22 days |
The meteorological statistics have been calculated using values from the SAPPORO weather station. The latter is located in Japan, 1 km from Sapporo and is located at an altitude of 26 meters.
The best time to leave or the worst
Here are some additional questions that should help you decide which is the right month for your trip, or the not so good months.
Which are the hottest months in Sapporo?
In Sapporo, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
August (with 27°C), July (with 25°C), September (with 23°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Sapporo are:
January (with -4°C), february (with -4°C), December (with -2°C), …
Which are the driest months in Sapporo?
In Sapporo, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
June (with 11 rainy days/month), August (with 12 rainy days/month), July (with 12 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Sapporo are:
January (with 23 rainy days/month), December (with 22 rainy days/month), March (with 21 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
Other cities in the vicinity of Sapporo could register quite similar climatic normals:
Ebetsu (17 km from Sapporo), Kitahiroshima (20 km), Ishikari (19 km), Tōbetsu (22 km), ...
Around Sapporo
You might also be interested in these cities:
Asahikawa (a 113 km from Sapporo), …
In Japan
Check the climate forecasts for other major cities in Japan:
Tokyo (833 km from Sapporo), Yokohama (861 km), Osaka (1059 km), Nagoya (957 km), Kōbe (1073 km), Kyōto (1016 km), Fukuoka (1418 km) , Hiroshima (1233 km), Sendai (535 km), Kitakyūshū (1371 km),
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