This page tracks the highest and lowest temperatures ever officially recorded at 200 weather stations across Japan, based on measurements dating from 1931 to 2026. Use the interactive map or the list below to see the record high and record low temperature (in Celsius) for each location, along with the date each record was set.
| Location | Temperature | Record Date |
| Abashiri | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 7, 1994 |
| Aburatsu | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 2, 2013 |
| Aikawa | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 9, 2023 |
| Ajiro | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 6, 2025 |
| Akita | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Akita | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Akune | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 11, 1993 |
| Amami | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 9, 1986 |
| Aomori | 37 °C (98 °F) | August 12, 1994 |
| Asahikawa | 35 °C (95 °F) | June 4, 2014 |
| Asahikawa | 36 °C (97 °F) | August 7, 1989 |
| Ashiy | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 14, 1994 |
| Chiba | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 7, 2015 |
| Chichi Jima Bonin Is | 34 °C (93 °F) | July 30, 2006 |
| Chichibu | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 7, 1994 |
| Chitose | 34 °C (93 °F) | August 10, 1999 |
| Chofu | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 6, 1997 |
| Choshi | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 4, 1962 |
| Esashi | 34 °C (93 °F) | July 30, 2000 |
| Fujisan | 19 °C (66 °F) | July 2, 1989 |
| Fukaura | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Fukue | 36 °C (96 °F) | July 20, 1994 |
| Fukui | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 1, 2022 |
| Fukuoka | 38 °C (101 °F) | July 20, 2018 |
| Fukushima | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 14, 2015 |
| Fukuyama | 40 °C (104 °F) | July 6, 2000 |
| Fushiki | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 14, 1994 |
| Gifu | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 16, 2007 |
| Haboro | 34 °C (94 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Hachijojima | 33 °C (92 °F) | August 31, 2010 |
| Hachinohe | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Hag | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 6, 2017 |
| Hakodate | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 10, 2023 |
| Hamada | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 6, 2017 |
| Hamamatsu | 41 °C (106 °F) | August 17, 2020 |
| Hanamak | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 26, 1978 |
| Hikone | 38 °C (100 °F) | July 26, 2014 |
| Himeji | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 31, 2020 |
| Hirado | 39 °C (103 °F) | July 21, 1995 |
| Hiroo | 36 °C (96 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| Hiroshima | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 17, 1994 |
| Hiroshima | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 16, 1983 |
| Hita | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 13, 2018 |
| Hitoyoshi | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 4, 2024 |
| Hof | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 16, 2001 |
| Hyakuri | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 7, 1974 |
| Iida | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 6, 2018 |
| Iizuka | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 20, 2020 |
| Iki | 34 °C (93 °F) | August 10, 1994 |
| Irako | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 11, 2013 |
| Irozaki | 34 °C (93 °F) | July 20, 2004 |
| Iruma | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 24, 1978 |
| Ishigaki | 36 °C (96 °F) | July 7, 2006 |
| Ishinomaki | 37 °C (98 °F) | August 15, 2007 |
| Iwamizawa | 36 °C (96 °F) | July 31, 2021 |
| Iwoto | 36 °C (97 °F) | September 20, 1973 |
| Izuhara | 37 °C (98 °F) | July 26, 2018 |
| Izumo | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 28, 1978 |
| Kagoshima | 37 °C (98 °F) | August 18, 2002 |
| Kagoshima | 36 °C (97 °F) | August 17, 2020 |
| Kanazawa | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 10, 2023 |
| Kanoy | 40 °C (104 °F) | October 9, 1983 |
| Karuizawa | 33 °C (92 °F) | August 11, 2013 |
| Kastner AAF / Camp Zama Japan | 40 °C (104 °F) | July 24, 1991 |
| Katsuura | 34 °C (94 °F) | September 3, 2000 |
| Kawaguchiko | 36 °C (97 °F) | July 3, 1998 |
| Kisaraz | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 20, 1992 |
| Kitamiesashi | 35 °C (95 °F) | July 31, 2000 |
| Kobe | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 8, 1994 |
| Kochi | 38 °C (100 °F) | July 30, 2004 |
| Kochi | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 22, 1965 |
| Kofu | 41 °C (105 °F) | August 10, 2013 |
| Komatsu | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 27, 1995 |
| Kumagaya | 41 °C (106 °F) | July 23, 2018 |
| Kumamot | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 16, 1994 |
| Kumamoto | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 4, 2024 |
| Kumejima | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 3, 2004 |
| Kur | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 23, 1953 |
| Kushiro | 35 °C (95 °F) | August 15, 2007 |
| Kushiro | 33 °C (92 °F) | July 31, 2022 |
| Kutchan | 34 °C (94 °F) | August 8, 1999 |
| Kyoto | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 8, 1994 |
| Maebashi | 41 °C (105 °F) | August 5, 2025 |
| Maizuru Reg Met Hq | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 22, 2018 |
| Makurazaki | 37 °C (98 °F) | August 18, 2020 |
| Matsue | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 1, 1994 |
| Matsumoto | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 15, 2020 |
| Matsuyama | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 7, 2018 |
| Memanbets | 37 °C (99 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| Minami Daito | 36 °C (96 °F) | July 12, 1991 |
| Minami Tori Shima Ma | 36 °C (96 °F) | July 18, 1991 |
| Mishima | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 9, 2016 |
| Mito | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 15, 1996 |
| Miyakejima | 33 °C (92 °F) | July 29, 2024 |
| Miyako | 37 °C (98 °F) | August 11, 2020 |
| Miyako | 34 °C (94 °F) | July 31, 2003 |
| Miyakonojo | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 18, 2020 |
| Miyazaki | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 3, 1966 |
| Mombetsu | 37 °C (99 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| Morioka | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 3, 2025 |
| Muroran | 32 °C (90 °F) | August 11, 1951 |
| Murotomisaki | 34 °C (94 °F) | August 9, 1966 |
| Mutsu | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 10, 2023 |
| Nagano | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 16, 1994 |
| Nagasak | 40 °C (104 °F) | June 19, 1983 |
| Nagasaki | 38 °C (100 °F) | July 23, 1994 |
| Nago | 35 °C (95 °F) | August 3, 2009 |
| Nagoya | 41 °C (105 °F) | August 3, 2018 |
| Naha | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 9, 2001 |
| Nakashibets | 37 °C (99 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| Nanki Shirahama | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 11, 2013 |
| Nara | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 8, 1994 |
| Narita | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 20, 2004 |
| Naze | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 9, 1960 |
| Nemuro | 34 °C (93 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| New Chitose | 35 °C (95 °F) | August 27, 1982 |
| Niigata | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 23, 2018 |
| Nikko | 31 °C (87 °F) | August 5, 2018 |
| Nobeoka | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 8, 1977 |
| Nyutabaru | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 31, 1983 |
| Obihiro | 38 °C (100 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| Obihiro | 39 °C (102 °F) | May 26, 2019 |
| Ofunato | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 15, 2007 |
| Oit | 36 °C (97 °F) | July 15, 1994 |
| Oita | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 3, 2008 |
| Okayama | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 5, 2025 |
| Okierab | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 3, 1973 |
| Omaezaki | 37 °C (98 °F) | July 20, 2004 |
| Omu | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 17, 2023 |
| Onahama | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 3, 1994 |
| Osaka | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 16, 1983 |
| Osaka | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 8, 1994 |
| Oshima | 34 °C (94 °F) | July 21, 2004 |
| Otaru | 36 °C (97 °F) | July 28, 2021 |
| Owase | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 16, 2024 |
| Ozuki | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 19, 1994 |
| Rumoi | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 1, 2021 |
| Saga | 39 °C (103 °F) | July 16, 1994 |
| Saigo | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 15, 1990 |
| Sakai | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 22, 2018 |
| Sakat | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Sapporo | 36 °C (97 °F) | August 7, 1994 |
| Saseb | 46 °C (115 °F) | July 13, 1981 |
| Senda | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 24, 1987 |
| Sendai | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 1, 2018 |
| Shimizu | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 16, 2024 |
| Shimofusa | 40 °C (104 °F) | August 14, 1983 |
| Shimojishim | 35 °C (95 °F) | July 5, 2014 |
| Shimonoseki | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 10, 1960 |
| Shinjo | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Shionomisaki | 34 °C (94 °F) | August 9, 1956 |
| Shirakawa | 36 °C (97 °F) | July 17, 2012 |
| Shizuhama | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 13, 2020 |
| Shizuoka | 41 °C (105 °F) | August 6, 2025 |
| Shizuoka | 36 °C (97 °F) | July 23, 2018 |
| Sukumo | 42 °C (108 °F) | August 15, 1996 |
| Sumoto | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 17, 2020 |
| Suttsu | 33 °C (92 °F) | August 6, 2010 |
| Suwa | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 20, 1995 |
| Tadotsu | 38 °C (101 °F) | July 16, 1994 |
| Takada | 41 °C (105 °F) | August 14, 2019 |
| Takamatsu | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 2, 2025 |
| Takayama | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 13, 2019 |
| Tanegashima | 36 °C (97 °F) | August 8, 1951 |
| Tanegashima | 35 °C (95 °F) | July 14, 1988 |
| Tateyama | 37 °C (98 °F) | August 3, 1994 |
| Tokunoshima | 34 °C (93 °F) | July 22, 1988 |
| Tokushima | 38 °C (101 °F) | July 15, 1994 |
| Tokyo | 39 °C (103 °F) | July 20, 2004 |
| Tokyo Int | 37 °C (99 °F) | July 20, 2004 |
| Tomakomai | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 15, 2007 |
| Tottori | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 23, 1994 |
| Toyama | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 22, 2018 |
| Toyooka | 39 °C (103 °F) | July 22, 2000 |
| Tsu | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 5, 1994 |
| Tsuik | 38 °C (100 °F) | August 14, 2020 |
| Tsuruga | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 1, 2023 |
| Tsuyama | 38 °C (101 °F) | July 30, 2025 |
| Ueno | 38 °C (100 °F) | July 19, 2018 |
| Unzendake | 33 °C (92 °F) | July 21, 1994 |
| Urakawa | 31 °C (88 °F) | August 6, 1989 |
| Ushibuk | 40 °C (103 °F) | August 20, 2013 |
| Ushibuka | 39 °C (103 °F) | August 20, 2013 |
| Utsunomiya | 39 °C (102 °F) | July 5, 1997 |
| Uwajima | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 12, 1969 |
| Wajima | 38 °C (101 °F) | July 31, 2000 |
| Wakamatsu | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 23, 2018 |
| Wakayama | 38 °C (101 °F) | August 11, 2013 |
| Wakkana | 32 °C (90 °F) | July 31, 2000 |
| Wakkanai | 31 °C (87 °F) | August 21, 1951 |
| Yakushima | 36 °C (96 °F) | August 16, 2016 |
| Yamagat | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 3, 1978 |
| Yamagata | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 23, 2018 |
| Yamaguchi | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 8, 2024 |
| Yamaguchi Ube | 36 °C (97 °F) | July 19, 1994 |
| Yao | 38 °C (100 °F) | July 19, 2018 |
| Yokkaichi | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 5, 1994 |
| Yokohama | 37 °C (99 °F) | August 11, 2013 |
| Yonago | 39 °C (102 °F) | August 1, 2022 |
| Yonagunijim | 38 °C (100 °F) | June 2, 1988 |
The highest temperature ever officially recorded in Japan was 115 °F (46 °C), set in Saseb on July 13, 1981.
The lowest temperature ever officially recorded in Japan was -35 °F (-37 °C), set in Fujisan on January 21, 1997.
This page includes record high and low temperature data for 200 weather stations in Japan.
The record highs and lows on this page span from 1931 to 2026 and are updated whenever a new station record is set.