Thermograph

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

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2025-07-05; its coldest fell to -21°C on 2020-02-09.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
2°C1988-01-22
-14°C1996-01-31
0°C1993-01-27
-20°C1986-01-24
February
3°C1989-02-28
-13°C2019-02-08
1°C2024-02-19
-21°C2020-02-09
March
13°C2023-03-22
-9°C2001-03-09
3°C2023-03-23
-19°C2001-03-10
April
22°C2024-04-15
-3°C2012-04-02
10°C1998-04-22
-13°C1984-04-03
May
28°C2019-05-27
3°C2005-05-07
12°C2019-05-27
-3°C2008-05-10
June
30°C2014-06-03
8°C1998-06-04
18°C2023-06-29
3°C1998-06-02
July
35°C2025-07-05
13°C2018-07-07
22°C2023-07-30
7°C1989-07-03
August
33°C1985-08-16
16°C1997-08-12
24°C2023-08-25
9°C2017-08-30
September
30°C2020-09-08
11°C2001-09-21
21°C2012-09-18
3°C1992-09-29
October
24°C1987-10-05
2°C1996-10-31
15°C2025-10-01
-3°C2016-10-30
November
18°C2023-11-03
-8°C1987-11-28
11°C2021-11-09
-10°C2017-11-21
December
12°C2021-12-01
-12°C1984-12-25
5°C2010-12-03
-16°C2021-12-28

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
12°C2021-12-01
-14°C1996-01-31
5°C2010-12-03
-21°C2020-02-09
Spring (Mar–May)
28°C2019-05-27
-9°C2001-03-09
12°C2019-05-27
-19°C2001-03-10
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2025-07-05
8°C1998-06-04
24°C2023-08-25
3°C1998-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
30°C2020-09-08
-8°C1987-11-28
21°C2012-09-18
-10°C2017-11-21

All-time records

The most extreme value Sapporo has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 2025-07-05
Lowest -14°C 1996-01-31

Low

Highest 24°C 2023-08-25
Lowest -21°C 2020-02-09

Feels-like

Highest 55°C 2025-07-05
Lowest -31°C 1991-02-19

Humidity

Highest 23.4 g/m³ 2023-08-25
Lowest 1.4 g/m³ 2020-02-09

Wind

Highest 62 km/h 2018-09-05
Lowest 3 km/h 2008-07-20

Precip

Wettest 140 mm 1981-08-04
Driest 21-day dry spell 2014-04-12

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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