Hokkaido · Japan
Sapporo in January
In January, Sapporo averages a daytime high of -2 °C and a night-time low of -9 °C, with about 107 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Sapporo's most comfortable months, June.
- Average high
- -2 °C
- Average low
- -9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 107 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 78
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Sapporo
January is the coolest month in Sapporo by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from -2 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -9 °C to 18 °C. By day, January is 2 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 107 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 104 mm (1251 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h 20 min, against 9 h at the shortest and 15 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2 °C | -9 °C | 107 mm | |
| February | -1 °C | -8 °C | 92 mm | |
| March | 3 °C | -4 °C | 74 mm | |
| April | 10 °C | 1 °C | 60 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 7 °C | 69 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 12 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| July | 24 °C | 16 °C | 102 mm | |
| August | 25 °C | 18 °C | 154 mm | |
| September | 22 °C | 13 °C | 145 mm | |
| October | 15 °C | 6 °C | 130 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 0 °C | 119 mm | |
| December | 0 °C | -6 °C | 128 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Sapporo?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of -2 °C is below 18 °C and about 107 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Sapporo are June; the nearest is June.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Japan in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Sapporo
This guide lists 78 places to stay in Sapporo: 4 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 74 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 39; 1–3 km, 23; 3–10 km, 1; 10 km or more, 11.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.