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See the best months to visit Japan from New Zealand — scored for Tokyo using weather, crowds, natural-disaster risk, hotel cost and flight cost.

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Best months

  • Top pickAugust42/100 · Poor
  • #2June41/100 · Poor
  • #3July41/100 · Poor
Month-by-month composite score

Month breakdown

August

Poor · 42/100

Avg temp
27.7°C
Rainfall
137 mm
Humidity
78%
Crowd index
85/100
  • Weather66
  • Crowds15
  • Disaster risk38
How we score this

Each month combines weather, crowds, natural-disaster risk, hotel cost and flight cost into one rating for Tokyo. Higher scores are better for typical leisure travellers.

Flight and hotel prices are not in this refresh yet — those factors are left out of the mix until the next Amadeus update.

  • Weather25%
  • Crowds20%
  • Disaster risk20%
  • Weather:Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 archive, ~10y monthly normals)
  • Crowds:Curated monthly visitor-pressure index (Tokyo, Japan: tourism seasonality; refresh from official arrivals when available)
  • Disaster risk:USGS M>=4.5 earthquakes (10y) + GDACS multi-hazard SEARCH, blended with destination seasonal baseline

Scores last refreshed 30 September 2026.

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