Thermograph

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

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sendai, Miyagi, 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 38°C on 1994-08-13; its coldest fell to -17°C on 1990-02-02.

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
9°C1988-01-22
-8°C1984-01-17
2°C1988-01-22
-14°C1995-01-21
February
16°C2010-02-25
-9°C1984-02-07
5°C2024-02-15
-17°C1990-02-02
March
17°C2023-03-22
-5°C2011-03-03
9°C2023-03-23
-15°C2005-03-06
April
25°C2024-04-26
1°C1984-04-01
14°C1998-04-24
-11°C1984-04-02
May
30°C2019-05-27
7°C2001-05-02
15°C1991-05-25
-3°C1991-05-05
June
33°C1987-06-07
12°C1985-06-14
21°C2018-06-30
4°C1985-06-16
July
36°C2025-07-29
16°C1988-07-01
23°C1999-07-31
10°C1983-07-11
August
38°C1994-08-13
16°C2008-08-22
24°C1994-08-15
10°C1991-08-28
September
34°C1985-09-01
13°C2018-09-27
23°C2023-09-05
2°C2001-09-22
October
28°C2018-10-06
6°C1983-10-30
18°C2019-10-04
-3°C1983-10-31
November
22°C2023-11-03
-2°C1992-11-27
13°C2023-11-06
-7°C1998-11-21
December
18°C2004-12-05
-7°C1984-12-25
8°C1990-12-01
-14°C1984-12-23

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)
18°C2004-12-05
-9°C1984-02-07
8°C1990-12-01
-17°C1990-02-02
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2019-05-27
-5°C2011-03-03
15°C1991-05-25
-15°C2005-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
38°C1994-08-13
12°C1985-06-14
24°C1994-08-15
4°C1985-06-16
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C1985-09-01
-2°C1992-11-27
23°C2023-09-05
-7°C1998-11-21

All-time records

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

High

Highest 38°C 1994-08-13
Lowest -9°C 1984-02-07

Low

Highest 24°C 1994-08-15
Lowest -17°C 1990-02-02

Feels-like

Highest 56°C 2019-08-06
Lowest -27°C 2012-02-01

Humidity

Highest 24.0 g/m³ 2023-08-19
Lowest 2.1 g/m³ 1984-02-18

Wind

Highest 58 km/h 1994-02-22
Lowest 3 km/h 2026-06-30

Precip

Wettest 117 mm 2011-09-21
Driest 15-day dry spell 2025-07-17

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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