Middle East & North Africa · City travel
Best time to visit Istanbul
Mid May–Mid Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.9°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.
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Japan MOFA travel advice
Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Avoid | 8.6°C | 4.0 | 74.3% |
| February | Avoid | 9.4°C | 4.0 | 72.7% |
| March | Off-season | 11.6°C | 3.4 | 68.2% |
| April | Good | 15.9°C | 2.7 | 62.0% |
| May | Best | 21.1°C | 2.1 | 54.8% |
| June | Best | 26.0°C | 2.3 | 40.8% |
| July | Best | 29.1°C | 1.1 | 28.4% |
| August | Best | 29.3°C | 1.2 | 31.7% |
| September | Best | 25.4°C | 2.4 | 48.1% |
| October | Great | 20.2°C | 2.8 | 60.2% |
| November | Okay | 15.5°C | 3.1 | 67.9% |
| December | Off-season | 10.9°C | 4.1 | 74.2% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.