Best time to visit Matsumoto
Month-by-month weather averages for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.1 °C / 36 °F | -5.9 °C / 21 °F | 96 mm / 3.8 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 3.7 °C / 39 °F | -5.4 °C / 22 °F | 110 mm / 4.3 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 8.6 °C / 47 °F | -1.3 °C / 30 °F | 155 mm / 6.1 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 14.2 °C / 58 °F | 3.3 °C / 38 °F | 154 mm / 6.1 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 19.5 °C / 67 °F | 8.9 °C / 48 °F | 164 mm / 6.4 in | good month |
| June | 22.6 °C / 73 °F | 13.9 °C / 57 °F | 196 mm / 7.7 in | good month |
| July | 26.3 °C / 79 °F | 18.5 °C / 65 °F | 270 mm / 10.6 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 27.7 °C / 82 °F | 19.2 °C / 67 °F | 160 mm / 6.3 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 23.8 °C / 75 °F | 15.4 °C / 60 °F | 197 mm / 7.7 in | good month |
| October | 17.5 °C / 64 °F | 8.5 °C / 47 °F | 190 mm / 7.5 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 11.5 °C / 53 °F | 1.8 °C / 35 °F | 115 mm / 4.5 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 4.9 °C / 41 °F | -3.1 °C / 26 °F | 116 mm / 4.6 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: good
- JJune: good
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: good
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- May–June, September
Why these months
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.8 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 19.5 °C / 67 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, relative humidity 65%, average daily low 8.9 °C / 48 °F.
Against: precipitation 164 mm / 6.4 in, wet days 13.3 days, days with heavy rain 5.2 days.
June · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.5 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 22.6 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 64%, average daily low 13.9 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 72%.
Against: precipitation 196 mm / 7.7 in, wet days 16.7 days, days with heavy rain 6.5 days.
September · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.1 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 23.8 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, average daily low 15.4 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 76%.
Against: precipitation 197 mm / 7.7 in, wet days 15.5 days, days with heavy rain 6.1 days.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: good
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- May, November
Why these months
May · good
In its favour: average daily high 19.5 °C / 67 °F, feels like (high) 18.8 °C / 66 °F, average daily low 8.9 °C / 48 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, daylight per day 14.1 h, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
Against: precipitation 164 mm / 6.4 in, days with heavy rain 5.2 days, wet days 13.3 days.
November · good
In its favour: average daily high 11.5 °C / 53 °F, precipitation 115 mm / 4.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 75%, feels like (high) 8.8 °C / 48 °F, average daily low 1.8 °C / 35 °F, days with heavy rain 3.6 days, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 10.3 h.
Against: wet days 13.5 days.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is ブランシュたかやまスキー場, Blanche Takayama, 23 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | -2.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 5.4 °C | 12.1 °C | 18.8 °C | 23.5 °C | 29.1 °C | 30.7 °C | 25.1 °C | 16.6 °C | 8.8 °C | 1.2 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 2.7 days | 3.9 days | 5.8 days | 5.7 days | 5.2 days | 6.5 days | 8.7 days | 4.6 days | 6.1 days | 5.8 days | 3.6 days | 3.4 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 4 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 4 am | 4 pm | 4 am |
| Sunshine per day | 8.5 h | 8.5 h | 9.2 h | 9.4 h | 9.8 h | 9.3 h | 9.1 h | 10.1 h | 8.5 h | 8 h | 7.7 h | 7.8 h |
| Relative humidity | 63% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 71% | 68% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 4.2 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 12.7 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 7.4 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | 4.1 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 9.2 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ | 23.4 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ | 21.4 µg/m³ | 19 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 13.1 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.