Thermograph

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

Saitama weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Saitama, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 1994-08-03; its coldest fell to -13°C on 1981-02-17.

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
19°C1996-01-15
0°C1984-01-19
9°C1996-01-15
-11°C2001-01-29
February
25°C2024-02-20
0°C1984-02-06
15°C2024-02-19
-13°C1981-02-17
March
27°C2013-03-10
2°C1980-03-22
16°C2023-03-23
-8°C1980-03-24
April
30°C2005-04-29
6°C2015-04-08
21°C2022-04-26
0°C1988-04-09
May
33°C2019-05-27
13°C2008-05-11
24°C2004-05-30
5°C2019-05-07
June
38°C2022-06-30
14°C1989-06-09
27°C2022-06-30
11°C2016-06-02
July
39°C2001-07-24
18°C1989-07-02
30°C2001-07-23
15°C1983-07-11
August
40°C1994-08-03
20°C1993-08-03
29°C1994-08-04
17°C2018-08-18
September
38°C2025-09-02
16°C2003-09-21
27°C2022-09-19
11°C2001-09-22
October
32°C2018-10-07
13°C2017-10-16
23°C2019-10-03
4°C1983-10-30
November
26°C2023-11-07
3°C2016-11-24
21°C2023-11-06
-3°C2016-11-24
December
26°C2004-12-05
2°C1986-12-28
14°C1990-12-01
-6°C1986-12-29

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)
26°C2004-12-05
0°C1984-01-19
15°C2024-02-19
-13°C1981-02-17
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C2019-05-27
2°C1980-03-22
24°C2004-05-30
-8°C1980-03-24
Summer (Jun–Aug)
40°C1994-08-03
14°C1989-06-09
30°C2001-07-23
11°C2016-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
38°C2025-09-02
3°C2016-11-24
27°C2022-09-19
-3°C2016-11-24

All-time records

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

High

Highest 40°C 1994-08-03
Lowest 0°C 1984-01-19

Low

Highest 30°C 2001-07-23
Lowest -13°C 1981-02-17

Feels-like

Highest 62°C 2013-08-10
Lowest -22°C 1984-02-08

Humidity

Highest 25.9 g/m³ 2019-07-31
Lowest 1.6 g/m³ 1996-02-02

Wind

Highest 73 km/h 2018-09-30
Lowest 5 km/h 1986-06-24

Gust

Highest 144 km/h 2018-09-30
Lowest 10 km/h 1980-11-06

Precip

Wettest 184 mm 2013-10-15
Driest 13-day dry spell 1997-01-06

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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