January 10° · ☂ 4 February 11° · ☂ 6 March 15° · ☂ 8 April 20° · ☂ 10 ★ May24° · ☂ 10 June 27° · ☂ 11 July 31° · ☂ 11 August 32° · ☂ 9 September 28° · ☂ 11 October 22° · ☂ 11 November 17° · ☂ 8 December 12° · ☂ 6 Tokyo in October:warm, Tokyo, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 22° Hottest day 31.2° (2018)
Mean low 15° Coldest night 6.6° (2022)
Rain days 11 days 6-17 by year
Rainfall 223mm Daylight 11.8 → 10.8 h
Tokyo's 12 months i Best: May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finemild and storm risk
Humidity 76% 1 muggy day
Clear days 6 days 12 overcast days
Mean wind 12 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:47 / 17:07 Daylight 11.8 → 10.8 h
Tokyo in October Clear, mild days become common, which makes it a good month for walking. It is not a dry month, though, and typhoon effects can linger early on. Short sleeves plus a light jacket will do. On the night of October 31 the Shibuya area is extremely crowded with Halloween visitors and drinking rules are strict, so plan your route.
Highs of 22°C and lows of 15°C: short sleeves by day, with mild nights. Rain fell on 11 days of the month on average. Most years sat near the average of 11, though 2023 dipped to 6 and 2017 climbed to 17.
The warmest year was 2024, with highs averaging 24.1°C, 2.0°C above normal. Each rainy day brought about 21 mm, closer to downpours than drizzle.
Typhoons i 9 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Hagibis (2019), 28 km away typhoon strength Lan (2017), 37 km away typhoon strength Phanfone (2014), 87 km away typhoon strength 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 4 7 7 8 10 9 9 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 25° 18° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 26° 18° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 18° 1-3 rain on 40% of days 25° 18°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 24° 18° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 24° 17° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 17° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 17° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 16° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 16° 4-10 rain on 38% of days 24° 17°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 17° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 16° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 23° 16° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 15° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 15° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 15° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 14° 11-17 rain on 34% of days 23° 15°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 14° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 21° 14° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 14° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 13° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 14° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° 18-24 rain on 34% of days 21° 13°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 20° 13° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 12° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 12° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 12° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 12° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 11° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 19° 11° 25-31 rain on 29% of days 20° 12°
1-3 rain on 40% of days 25° 18° 4-10 rain on 38% of days 24° 17° 11-17 rain on 34% of days 23° 15° 18-24 rain on 34% of days 21° 13° 25-31 rain on 29% of days 20° 12°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 25° 18° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 26° 18° 1-2 rain on 48% of days 25° 18°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 18° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 24° 18° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 24° 17° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 17° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 24° 17° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 16° 3-9 rain on 37% of days 24° 17°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 16° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 17° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 16° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 23° 16° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 15° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 15° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 15° 10-16 rain on 32% of days 23° 16°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 14° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 14° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 21° 14° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 14° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 13° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 14° 17-23 rain on 35% of days 21° 14°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 20° 13° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 12° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 12° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 12° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 12° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 11° 24-30 rain on 31% of days 20° 12°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 19° 11°
October 31 rain on 15% of days 19° 11°
1-2 rain on 48% of days 25° 18° 3-9 rain on 37% of days 24° 17° 10-16 rain on 32% of days 23° 16° 17-23 rain on 35% of days 21° 14° 24-30 rain on 31% of days 20° 12° October 31 rain on 15% of days 19° 11°
Tap another date to change
2006 8mm
2007 1mm
2008 13mm
2009 none
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 9mm
2014 none
2015 5mm
2016 7mm
2017 none
2018 15mm
2019 none
2020 1mm
2021 96mm
2022 none
2023 6mm
2024 none
2025 15mm
Holidays in October (2026) October 12 Sports DayOctober 12 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 11 Sports DayOctober 11 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 10° 18° 25° 33° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 25 Sun Pick October 25
10 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2023 had 6 rain days, 2017 had 17.
What to pack T-shirts and light trousers are the baseline. Pack sunglasses and sunscreen, plus a thin cardigan for air-conditioned malls and buses.
Rainy days were mixed in often enough that shoes you cannot get wet are a bad bet.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Tokyo in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 11 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 6 in the driest to 17 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Tokyo in October? Days averaged 22°C and nights 15°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, a light layer for the evenings, and T-shirts.
Is October a good time to visit Tokyo? On warmth and rain days alone, Tokyo's easiest month was May. October ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Tokyo get in October? About 6 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 12 overcast days (80% or more).
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