Weather in Tokyo in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Tokyo in December
Going from a maximum of +22°C during the day to a minimum of +2°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +13°C.
Is Tokyo warm or cold in December?
Tokyo is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +17°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Tokyo, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Tokyo in December
Water in Tokyo in December is Fresh. It varies from +15°C to +20°C, with an average of +17°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +12°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Tokyo in December?
Climate in Tokyo in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +12°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | -5°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +24°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 122 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +17°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 62% | 54% | 50% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +17°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 122 mm to 69 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 62% to 54%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 7 to 11.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tokyo is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Tokyo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Tokyo in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+18°C) and the highest in 2023 (+22°C). The driest year was 1984 with only 896 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 5634 mm.
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Monthly weather in Tokyo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tokyo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.