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

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 26°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 0°C.

Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. As of 1 August 2023, the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the twelfth most populated city in Japan. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Sendai, Miyagi, Japan's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 24°C Normal · 45th pct
Low 22°C Normal · 57th pct
Feels-like 30°C Above Normal · 73rd pct
Humidity 20.2 g/m³ Above Normal · 72nd pct
Wind 5 km/h Near Record · 1st pct
Gust 26 km/h Below Normal · 37th pct
Precip 31 mm Severe · 97th pct

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Sendai average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (8 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 5°C 0°C 3 mm
February 5°C 0°C 3 mm
March 8°C 3°C 3 mm
April 13°C 7°C 3 mm
May 17°C 12°C 5 mm
June 20°C 17°C 5 mm
July 24°C 20°C 8 mm
August 26°C 23°C 5 mm
September 24°C 20°C 8 mm
October 19°C 14°C 5 mm
November 13°C 8°C 3 mm
December 8°C 3°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 32°C on 2023-08-28
  • Coldest day on record: -9°C on 1986-02-05

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Percentiles compare each day to Sendai, Miyagi, Japan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →