The climate of Sapporo (Japan)
Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido and is located on the eastern side
of this island. The city was founded in the 19th century. The urban
design of the city is according to the American model. From a
bird’s-eye view the city closely follows the American-style grid plan
with streets at right-angles to form city blocks and has a green road
in the middle. This green road is the Odori City Park. The city owes
its fame to the 1972 Olympic Winter Games and the snow-festivals that
are held annually in February.
Despite the city’s location near the sea Sapporo has a land climate.
The sea current constantly supplies cold air from the nearby mainland.
There are large differences in climate between summer and winter;
winters are much colder here. The city gets enough snowfall to
organize the winter Olympics despite its location on the sea. From
November snowfall is not uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Sapporo:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-1
-9
3
29
6
February
-1
-8
4
25
4
March
3
-4
5
25
5
April
11
2
6
19
6
May
17
8
6
18
9
June
21
12
6
17
13
July
25
17
5
17
18
August
26
19
5
18
21
September
22
13
6
18
20
October
16
6
5
20
16
November
8
1
3
25
12
December
2
-5
3
28
8
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
