How many sunny days does Sapporo have per year?

Sapporo averages approximately 151 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Sapporo?

Sapporo has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 10.8 µg/m³, classified as "Fair" by WHO standards. Slightly above WHO targets. Sensitive individuals may notice effects.

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Sapporo · Japan

A city in Japan.

Large city

1.9M

353 km²

26m

09:54 UTC+9

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Sapporo, Japan is a 1.9M-resident city with 151 sunny days and 139 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 10.8 µg/m³. A city in Japan.

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Climate

Feels-like °C

-12

-8

-10

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Sapporo

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	-1	1	6	13	19	23	26	27	24	18	11	1	14
Daily mean°C	-5	-4	1	8	13	18	22	23	19	12	5	-3	9
Daily low°C	-9	-9	-2	2	8	14	19	18	14	6	0	-7	4
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	5	8	14	17	22	27	31	32	27	20	11	2	18
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-12	-8	1	4	13	20	26	25	20	10	0	-10	7
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-22	-19	-12	-6	3	11	18	17	11	1	-10	-22	-2
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	78	78	74	68	71	80	82	83	78	79	77	80	77
Dewpoint°C	-8.2	-7.9	-3.0	0.4	8.1	13.7	18.9	19.2	14.5	7.2	0.7	-6.8	4.7
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	2	6	40	100	111	117	94	201	118	137	93	15	1033
Rain days≥1mm	1	1	7	12	12	15	15	19	11	15	16	3	127
Snowfallmm	74	60	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	52	242
Snow days≥1mm	18	18	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	69
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.8	2.8	2.5	1.9	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.3
Wind gustsm/s	6.0	5.8	5.5	6.0	5.5	4.6	4.2	4.8	5.4	5.3	5.6	5.4	5.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	5.7	7.0	8.6	10.0	10.6	9.9	9.7	8.3	8.6	7.3	6.0	5.3	8.1
Clear skyindex	31%	34%	44%	51%	42%	32%	35%	30%	33%	42%	39%	33%	37%
UV indexmax avg	1.0	1.6	2.7	4.2	4.7	5.3	5.4	5.6	4.2	2.4	1.1	0.8	3.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Sapporo

Sapporo offers a solid outdoor season. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

1Apr: 1% viability

21May: 21% viability

65Jun: 65% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

80Aug: 80% viability

70Sep: 70% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

1Apr: 1% viability

21May: 21% viability

65Jun: 65% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

80Aug: 80% viability

70Sep: 70% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

28%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

73May: 73% viability

71Jun: 71% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

61Aug: 61% viability

73Sep: 73% viability

66Oct: 66% viability

31Nov: 31% viability

10Dec: 10% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

73May: 73% viability

71Jun: 71% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

61Aug: 61% viability

73Sep: 73% viability

66Oct: 66% viability

31Nov: 31% viability

10Dec: 10% viability

51%

Cold

12/12

Walking

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

79Aug: 79% viability

97Sep: 97% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

12/12

Walking

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

79Aug: 79% viability

97Sep: 97% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

95%

12/12

Running

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

96Sep: 96% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

12/12

Running

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

96Sep: 96% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

94%

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

-12

-8

-10

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Sapporo

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	-1	1	6	13	19	23	26	27	24	18	11	1	14
Daily mean°C	-5	-4	1	8	13	18	22	23	19	12	5	-3	9
Daily low°C	-9	-9	-2	2	8	14	19	18	14	6	0	-7	4
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	5	8	14	17	22	27	31	32	27	20	11	2	18
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-12	-8	1	4	13	20	26	25	20	10	0	-10	7
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-22	-19	-12	-6	3	11	18	17	11	1	-10	-22	-2
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	78	78	74	68	71	80	82	83	78	79	77	80	77
Dewpoint°C	-8.2	-7.9	-3.0	0.4	8.1	13.7	18.9	19.2	14.5	7.2	0.7	-6.8	4.7
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	2	6	40	100	111	117	94	201	118	137	93	15	1033
Rain days≥1mm	1	1	7	12	12	15	15	19	11	15	16	3	127
Snowfallmm	74	60	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	52	242
Snow days≥1mm	18	18	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	69
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.8	2.8	2.5	1.9	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.3
Wind gustsm/s	6.0	5.8	5.5	6.0	5.5	4.6	4.2	4.8	5.4	5.3	5.6	5.4	5.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	5.7	7.0	8.6	10.0	10.6	9.9	9.7	8.3	8.6	7.3	6.0	5.3	8.1
Clear skyindex	31%	34%	44%	51%	42%	32%	35%	30%	33%	42%	39%	33%	37%
UV indexmax avg	1.0	1.6	2.7	4.2	4.7	5.3	5.4	5.6	4.2	2.4	1.1	0.8	3.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Sapporo

Sapporo offers a solid outdoor season. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

1Apr: 1% viability

21May: 21% viability

65Jun: 65% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

80Aug: 80% viability

70Sep: 70% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

1Apr: 1% viability

21May: 21% viability

65Jun: 65% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

80Aug: 80% viability

70Sep: 70% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

28%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

73May: 73% viability

71Jun: 71% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

61Aug: 61% viability

73Sep: 73% viability

66Oct: 66% viability

31Nov: 31% viability

10Dec: 10% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

73May: 73% viability

71Jun: 71% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

61Aug: 61% viability

73Sep: 73% viability

66Oct: 66% viability

31Nov: 31% viability

10Dec: 10% viability

51%

Cold

12/12

Walking

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

79Aug: 79% viability

97Sep: 97% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

12/12

Walking

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

85Jul: 85% viability

79Aug: 79% viability

97Sep: 97% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

95%

12/12

Running

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

96Sep: 96% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

12/12

Running

91Jan: 91% viability

96Feb: 96% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

99May: 99% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

96Sep: 96% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

94%

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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