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Sendai

Japan · 1.1 million people
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The year’s records
Annual mean 13°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
29.0 °C
Coldest
3.6 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.2 m/s average

When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it

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The average temperature in Sendai over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.

Month by month Sendai climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it

MonthHighLowFeels likeChance of rainCloudWindBeing outsideSunWalking
January4°C-1°C-1°C15%68%3.4 m/s005
February5°C-0°C-1°C13%67%3.7 m/s008
March9°C3°C4°C13%65%3.7 m/s3030
April15°C8°C10°C14%66%3.7 m/s21065
May20°C14°C17°C16%70%3.3 m/s64576
June23°C18°C22°C17%76%3.1 m/s742652
July27°C23°C28°C22%79%2.8 m/s404915
August28°C24°C30°C21%75%3.0 m/s25507
September24°C20°C25°C19%77%2.8 m/s643934
October19°C13°C17°C16%70%2.9 m/s62577
November13°C7°C9°C11%64%3.0 m/s17062
December6°C2°C1°C16%69%3.3 m/s0017

High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.

Seasons, and the year in short Sendai weather by season

Year round, Sendai has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.

Sendai weather in winterDecember to February

High 5°CLow 0°CRain 14%

Winter in Sendai has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.

Sendai weather in springMarch to May

High 14°CLow 8°CRain 15%

Spring in Sendai has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.

Sendai weather in summerJune to August

High 26°CLow 22°CRain 20%

Summer in Sendai has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.

Sendai weather in autumnSeptember to November

High 19°CLow 13°CRain 15%

Autumn in Sendai has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.

When is the rainy season in Sendai?

Sendai has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in November, the driest month, to 22% in July, the wettest.

What time of year is Sendai windiest?

Winds in Sendai are highest in February, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.

What is the average temperature in Sendai year round?

The average temperature in Sendai over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.

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