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Best time to visit Sendai

The best time to visit Sendai is May, with daytime temperatures around 22°C.

Sendai at a glance: warmest in August with daytime temperatures around 30°C and coolest in January (5°C). The wettest month is July (182 mm) and the driest February (46 mm), with about 1,260 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in August (26°C). Sunniest in April.

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Sendai

60 m
Pleasantly warm and rainy
56
22°/11°15°100 mm35 %14 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-May in Sendai
Sunny 8Cloudy 5Rain 17
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
11°19°26°−6°35°
Sea temperature
15°−6°35°
Daylight (solar time)
04:5119:09
0006121824
14 h 19 m
Precipitation
0190 mm
100 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 64 %
Poor ExcellentDoesn’t matchERA5 · CRU TS · ETOPO

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightSeaRainWet daysSunDaylightFeels like
January165°−3°11°54 mm2332 %10 hCold and rainy
February166°−3°9°46 mm2134 %11 hChilly and rainy
March1611°0°9°77 mm2133 %12 hChilly and rainy
April4317°5°11°90 mm1640 %13 hMild and showery
May5622°11°15°102 mm1735 %14 hPleasantly warm and rainy
June5226°16°19°122 mm1722 %15 hWarm, rainy and grey
July4029°21°23°182 mm2218 %15 hRainy season · warm, rainy and grey
August3330°22°26°160 mm2130 %14 hRainy season · hot, rainy and muggy
September5026°17°24°163 mm1826 %12 hRainy season · warm and rainy
October5220°10°20°130 mm1928 %11 hPleasantly warm and rainy
November2714°4°17°75 mm2038 %10 hMild and rainy
December177°−1°14°55 mm2637 %10 hChilly and rainy

The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.

Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 60 m. Coordinates: 38.27, 140.87.