Saitama, Japan
Saitama
Saitama is a major city in Japan. It has a population of about 1,324,854. The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now13°C
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Population1.32M
Local time00:33
35.91° N, 139.66° EElevation 16 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
October: high / low21° / 13°
Rain this month173mm
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best: Apr–May · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Saitama at a glance
Sunrise · sunset05:54 · 16:5911 h 05 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:07Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr–May · Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in August
Coolest month-2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
144 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
42 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 15 km
Weather in Saitama
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 6 km/h · humidity 67%
Today23 Oct20°11°
Sat24 Oct17°15°8.8 mm
Sun25 Oct21°17°0.8 mm
Mon26 Oct19°17°24.4 mm
Tue27 Oct23°17°7.7 mm
Wed28 Oct18°12°
Thu29 Oct14°9°1 mm
Fri30 Oct18°11°
Sat31 Oct24°11°
When to go to Saitama
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 46 | 42 | 41 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 63 | 45 |
| High | 8° | 9° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 11° |
| Low | -2° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 13° | 7° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 42 | 45 | 86 | 105 | 120 | 147 | 144 | 161 | 198 | 173 | 74 | 42 |
| Wet days | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
What's on in Saitama
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
さいたまスーパーアリーナ〒330-0081 埼玉県さいたま市中央区新都心8 · 2.7 km
92 shows大宮ソニックシティ〒330-8669 埼玉県さいたま市大宮区桜木町1-7-5 ソニックシティビル5F · 3.3 km
21 shows大宮ソニックシティ 大ホール〒330-8669 埼玉県さいたま市大宮区桜木町1-7-5 · 3.3 km
11 showsRaiBoC Hall 大ホール〒330-0846 埼玉県さいたま市大宮区大門町２丁目118 大宮門街 4-8F · 2.6 km
4 showsMonuments and museums in Saitama
15 km
Kawagoe CastleBuilt 1457
15 km
Hie ShrineBuilt 8607.1 km
Minuma Tsūsen-boriBuilt 1731
13 km
Former Tanaka Family ResidenceBuilt 1923
5.9 km
Shinpukuji Shell Mound
11 km
Mizuko Shell Mound
Museum2.8 km
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and FolkloreMuseum3.7 km
Railway MuseumMore museums: さいたま市宇宙劇場 · さぎ山記念館 · 土器の館 · Mint Museum Saitama
Outdoors around Saitama
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
倉松落大口逆除Viewpoints
1.1 kmUkima Golf CourseGolf courses
1.2 kmObservation LoungeViewpoints
1.2 kmAkabane Gold CourseGolf courses
1.5 kmおふろの王様Hot springs & thermal baths
1.7 kmTobu ZooZoos
1.7 kmAQCIA DIVE HOUSEDive site
2.4 kmパシフィカダイビングセンターさいたま店Dive site
2.8 kmNature around Saitama
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Saitama
Earthquakes around Saitama
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days16magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 1950462magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record139within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.9Ōarai 47 km →2011 · 137 km
6.7Chōnan 4 km ↙1987 · 79 km
6.6Tanagura 4 km ↘2011 · 139 km
6.6Ōshima 12 km ↖1978 · 127 km
Tropical storms · Saitama
TSTropical Storm Chan-Hom (2026)33 km · 65 km/hC5Typhoon Hagibis (2019)41 km · 139 km/hC4Hurricane Faxai (2019)68 km · 167 km/hC1Typhoon Mindulle (2016)31 km · 111 km/hC5Typhoon Vongfong (2014)67 km · 65 km/hC5Typhoon Melor (2009)97 km · 102 km/hC1Typhoon Fitow (2007)54 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Mawar (2005)69 km · 157 km/hC4Typhoon Tokage (2004)24 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Higos (2002)22 km · 148 km/hC3Typhoon Danas (2001)80 km · 130 km/hC2Typhoon Pabuk (2001)58 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Stella (1998)33 km · 120 km/hC2Typhoon Opal (1997)78 km · 102 km/hTSTropical Storm Harry (1991)35 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Gene (1990)55 km · 93 km/hC1Typhoon Winona (1990)66 km · 102 km/hTSTropical Storm Ruby (1985)65 km · 74 km/hC5Typhoon Abby (1983)40 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Judy (1982)95 km · 102 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Dokkyo UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1883
Saitama Prefectural Urawa High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1895
Saitama Prefectural Urawa first Girls' High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1900
Saitama Prefectural Omiya High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1927
Urawa UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1946
Japan Nutrition UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1948
Saitama Prefectural Omiya Chuo Senior High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1948
Saitama UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1949
Atomi UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1965
Josai UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1965
Tobu College of Medical TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1970
National Defense Medical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1973
Saitama Prefectural Miyashiro High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1982
国際学院埼玉短期大学University or college · founded 1983
Inagakuen Public High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1984
Meikai UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1988
Ageo Nursing CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1989
山村学園短期大学University or college · founded 1989
Jumonji UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1996
National Women's Education CenterUniversity or college · founded 2001
Nihon Pharmaceutical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2004
Saitama Toho Junior CollegeUniversity or college
Saitama Prefectural Industrial Technology CenterResearch institute · founded 1921
Japan Color Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1927
National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with DisabilitiesResearch institute · founded 1984
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionResearch institute · founded 1986
RIKEN Center for Quantum ComputingResearch institute · founded 2021
Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection CenterResearch institute
S. C. Institute of Health Science and ResearchResearch institute
Towns and villages around Saitama
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Minaminakano0.3 kmNakagawa0.5 kmMinaminakamaru1.1 kmHigashiarai1.3 kmMikura1.4 kmAmanumachō1.5 kmŌhara1.6 kmSasamaru1.8 kmMisaki1.9 kmHorinouchichō1.9 kmKitabukurochō1.9 kmŌya2 kmAzumachō2.2 kmHasunuma2.3 kmSengenchō2.3 kmKizaki2.4 kmOwadachō2.4 kmSomeya2.4 kmTakahanachō2.4 kmKishikichō2.4 kmShimochō2.4 kmKōzanchō2.5 kmJunōchō2.5 kmDaimonchō2.5 kmKamikizaki2.5 kmMiyachō2.6 kmNakachō2.7 kmNiizutsumi2.7 kmHigashimonzen2.8 kmDotechō2.8 kmShintoshin2.9 kmDaitō2.9 kmKataya3 kmBonsaichō3.1 kmMimuro3.1 kmHizako3.2 kmHarigaya3.2 kmKamiochiai3.2 kmKatayanagi3.2 kmTorochō3.2 kmFuttono3.3 kmSakuragicho3.3 kmHigashimiyashita3.3 kmShimo’ochiai3.3 kmBanba3.3 kmHorisakichō3.4 kmSegasaki3.5 kmUetakechō3.6 kmMinuma3.6 kmKitaurawa3.7 kmSaido3.7 kmHigashiōnarichō3.8 kmKofukasaku3.8 kmMiyamoto3.8 kmMatsuki3.9 kmKaminoda3.9 kmHonmachi-higashi4 kmMotochō4 kmYashita4 kmShinnakazato4 kmShimachō4.1 kmKomaba4.1 kmKamikochō4.1 kmMiyagatō4.2 kmShibahara4.3 kmHonmachi-nishi4.3 kmHaruoka4.4 kmSunachō4.4 kmTerayama4.5 kmHarayama4.5 kmKushihikichō4.5 kmSuzuya4.6 kmNakao4.6 kmHigashiōmiya4.6 kmDaiyama4.7 kmHongōchō4.7 kmEnnami4.7 kmMotobuto4.8 kmSakuraoka4.8 kmKakura4.8 km
Saitama from above
Around Saitama39 places to see, do and reach nearby
Yanase RiverNature11 kmKōnuma RiverNature8.1 kmKurome RiverNature11 kmKamo River, SaitamaNature9.3 kmKoedo RiverNature11 kmSasame RiverNature12 kmBenten Island, TokyoNature24 kmOgose KomagatakeMountain37 kmMount TakasashiMountain32 kmMount HiwadaMountain32 kmMount Sengen, SaitamaMountain38 kmMount TōnosuMountain33 kmMount TenranMountain32 kmAQCIA DIVE HOUSEDive site2.4 kmDive siteDive site2.8 kmKawagoe CastleMonument15 kmHie ShrineMonument15 kmMinuma Tsūsen-boriMonument7.1 kmFormer Tanaka Family ResidenceMonument13 kmShinpukuji Shell MoundMonument5.8 kmMizuko Shell MoundMonument11 kmTajimagaharaMonument8.7 km島村老茶舗Monument13 kmSaitama Prefectural Museum of History and FolkloreMuseum2.8 kmRailway MuseumMuseum3.7 kmSaitama Municipal MuseumMuseum2.3 kmSaitama Municipal Urawa MuseumMuseum2.7 kmOld House of the Bando Family (Minuma Kurashikku-Kan)Museum3.1 kmStationStation2.4 kmStationStation2.6 kmStationStation2.8 kmSaitama · ferry portFerry port17 kmSaitama · ferry portFerry port23 kmTokyoPlace25 kmKawaguchiPlace12 kmKawagoePlace15 kmHigashimurayamaPlace24 kmMusashinoPlace24 kmKoshigayaPlace12 km
Getting to Saitama
Tokyo Haneda International AirportHND
42 kmNarita International AirportNRT
68 kmIbaraki AirportIBR
75 km大和田Railway station
2.4 kmさいたま新都心Railway station
2.6 km大宮公園Railway station
2.8 km神谷船着場Ferry port
17 km千住水上バス停Ferry port
23 kmPlaces near Saitama
Places with a climate like Saitama
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Saitama?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, May and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Saitama.
What is the hottest month in Saitama?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 23°C.
What is the coldest month in Saitama?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of -2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Saitama?
July is the wettest month with about 144 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.