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See the best months to visit Japan from Australia — 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 from Australia.

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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