Average Temperature in Japan by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Japan for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Japan?

2021 was the warmest year in the history of Japan. The average daily high temperature was 17.1 °C, and the average low was 8.8 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Japan?

1913 was the coolest year in the history of Japan. The average daily high temperature was 14.3 °C, and the average low was 5.8 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	1	17.1	8.8
2020	4	16.9	8.9
2019	2	17.0	8.8
2018	7	16.8	8.6
2017	24	16.2	8.1
2016	5	16.8	8.8
2015	7	16.7	8.7
2014	21	16.3	8.1
2013	14	16.5	8.3
2012	28	15.9	8.1
2011	21	16.2	8.2
2010	9	16.6	8.7
2009	15	16.4	8.3
2008	15	16.4	8.3
2007	11	16.7	8.5
2006	19	16.1	8.3
2005	28	16.0	8.0
2004	2	17.1	8.7
2003	31	15.9	8.0
2002	18	16.3	8.2
2001	32	16.0	7.8
2000	17	16.3	8.3
1999	13	16.6	8.4
1998	9	16.6	8.7
1997	24	16.2	8.1
1996	48	15.5	7.5
1995	32	15.9	7.9
1994	11	16.7	8.5
1993	54	15.3	7.5
1992	32	15.9	7.9
1991	19	16.1	8.3
1990	5	16.8	8.8
1989	21	16.2	8.2
1988	63	15.2	7.3
1987	36	15.9	7.6
1986	86	15.0	6.9
1985	46	15.5	7.6
1984	86	15.0	6.9
1983	54	15.4	7.4
1982	41	15.7	7.5
1981	94	15.0	6.8
1980	76	15.1	7.0
1979	27	16.2	7.9
1978	36	16.0	7.5
1977	48	15.6	7.4
1976	81	15.1	6.9
1975	41	15.6	7.6
1974	81	15.1	6.9
1973	48	15.7	7.3
1972	39	15.9	7.5
1971	67	15.3	7.0
1970	65	15.4	7.0
1969	71	15.3	6.9
1968	54	15.6	7.2
1967	53	15.7	7.2
1966	59	15.5	7.2
1965	96	15.2	6.6
1964	41	15.7	7.5
1963	61	15.3	7.3
1962	48	15.6	7.4
1961	26	16.2	8.0
1960	41	15.7	7.5
1959	28	16.0	8.0
1958	40	15.7	7.6
1957	72	15.1	7.1
1956	76	15.0	7.1
1955	36	15.9	7.6
1954	61	15.3	7.3
1953	81	15.0	7.0
1952	86	15.1	6.8
1951	67	15.5	6.8
1950	46	15.7	7.4
1949	72	15.2	7.0
1948	35	16.1	7.6
1947	113	14.8	6.1
1946	58	15.7	7.1
1945	118	14.4	6.1
1944	101	15.0	6.5
1943	86	15.3	6.6
1942	81	15.4	6.6
1941	86	15.2	6.7
1940	86	15.4	6.5
1939	72	15.4	6.8
1938	67	15.4	6.9
1937	59	15.5	7.2
1936	105	14.8	6.5
1935	86	15.1	6.8
1934	109	14.8	6.4
1933	76	15.3	6.8
1932	76	15.2	6.9
1931	105	14.8	6.5
1930	54	15.6	7.2
1929	97	15.1	6.6
1928	67	15.3	7.0
1927	97	15.1	6.6
1926	117	14.7	6.1
1925	97	15.1	6.6
1924	103	15.0	6.4
1923	81	15.1	6.9
1922	65	15.5	6.9
1921	110	14.7	6.5
1920	63	15.3	7.2
1919	86	15.1	6.8
1918	108	14.7	6.6
1917	116	14.6	6.2
1916	41	15.7	7.5
1915	72	15.2	7.0
1914	48	15.8	7.2
1913	121	14.3	5.8
1912	110	14.7	6.5
1911	76	15.2	6.9
1910	113	14.5	6.4
1909	113	14.6	6.3
1908	120	14.4	6.0
1907	112	14.7	6.3
1906	118	14.4	6.1
1905	101	14.8	6.7
1904	97	15.1	6.6
1903	94	14.9	6.9
1902	105	14.8	6.5
1901	103	14.9	6.5