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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Saitama, Japan climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Saitama, Japan, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -3°C.

Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Saitama, Japan's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 36°C Very High · 99th pct
Low 24°C Very High · 98th pct
Feels-like 42°C Above Normal · 63rd pct
Humidity 23.7 g/m³ Near Record · 99th pct
Wind 8 km/h Very Low · 3rd pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Saitama average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Saitama, Japan, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is September (8 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 7°C -3°C 3 mm
February 8°C -3°C 3 mm
March 12°C 0°C 3 mm
April 18°C 5°C 5 mm
May 23°C 11°C 5 mm
June 26°C 16°C 5 mm
July 30°C 20°C 5 mm
August 31°C 22°C 5 mm
September 27°C 18°C 8 mm
October 21°C 11°C 5 mm
November 15°C 5°C 3 mm
December 10°C -1°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 39°C on 1987-07-23
  • Coldest day on record: -12°C on 1990-02-02

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Percentiles compare each day to Saitama, Japan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →