Hokkaido, Japan
Sapporo
Sapporo is a major city in Hokkaido, Japan. It has a population of about 1,959,313 (2020). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now5°C
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Population1.96M
Local time23:49
43.07° N, 141.35° EElevation 26 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
October: high / low14° / 8°
Rain this month135mm
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Sapporo at a glance
Sunrise · sunset05:56 · 16:4310 h 47 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:01Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext concert14 NovYOASOBI · 大和ハウス プレミストドーム
Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in August
Coolest month-10°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthDecember
134 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
91 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.3 km
How Sapporo has grown
People living in the built-up area (353 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+25%1.55M in 1975 → 1.93M in 2025Weather in Sapporo
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
5°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 5 km/h · humidity 74%
Today22 Oct7°5°2 mm
Fri23 Oct15°4°
Sat24 Oct16°4°
Sun25 Oct16°5°
Mon26 Oct11°4°
Tue27 Oct10°6°15.3 mm
Wed28 Oct7°1°9.4 mm
Thu29 Oct7°1°9.2 mm
Fri30 Oct13°1°2.4 mm
Sat31 Oct15°4°7.4 mm
When to go to Sapporo
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 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 52 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 66 | 46 | 21 | 18 |
| High | -3° | -2° | 2° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 21° | 14° | 7° | 0° |
| Low | -10° | -9° | -5° | 1° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 1° | -6° |
| Rain (mm) | 133 | 108 | 97 | 91 | 96 | 107 | 161 | 192 | 186 | 135 | 132 | 134 |
| Wet days | 22 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 |
What's on in Sapporo
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Sapporo's festivals through the year
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Monuments and museums in Sapporo
0.3 km
Former Hokkaidō Government OfficeBuilt 1888
0.5 km
Sapporo Clock TowerBuilt 1878
0.7 km
Furukawa HallBuilt 1909
0.8 km
Sapporo Agricultural College Entomology and Sericulture HallBuilt 1901
1.6 km
Hokkaido Governor's Official ResidenceBuilt 1936
1.4 km
ShiryōkanBuilt 1926
Museum1.6 km
Sapporo Beer MuseumBuilt 1987
Museum1.7 km
Hokkaido Museum of Modern ArtBuilt 1977More museums: Sapporo Odori 500-m Underground Walkway Gallery · Ashiribetsu Kyodokan · さっぽろ雪まつり資料館 · つきさっぷ郷土資料館 · ギャラリー大通美術館 · レトロスペース 坂会館 · 動物科学館 · Hokkaido University Botanical Garden Greenhouse · Hokkaido University Archives · Hokkaido Railway Technical Musuem · Chitosezuru Sake Museum · 平岸郷土資料館
Outdoors around Sapporo
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Camp sites18Golf courses18Viewpoints9Zoos7Hot springs & thermal baths4Aquariums2Climbing2Theme parks1
AOAO SapporoAquariums
1 kmHAPPY BERNARDZoos
2 km北大山岳部Climbing
2.1 kmRainbow CliffClimbing
3.3 kmMt. KamuiViewpoints · 983 m
4 kmMaruyama ZooZoos
4.1 km札幌藻岩山スキー場Ski area · 9 km of pistes · 6 lifts
6 kmさっぽろばんけいスキー場Ski area · 9 km of pistes · 6 lifts
7.4 kmサッポロテイネSki area · 14 km of pistes · 12 lifts
12 kmフッズスノーエリアSki area · 4 km of pistes · 3 lifts
14 kmNature around Sapporo
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Sapporo
Earthquakes around Sapporo
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days6magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 1950116magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record39within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
6.9Sarabetsu 15 km ↖2013 · 146 km
6.8Sarabetsu 29 km ←1987 · 134 km
6.7Shizunai-furukawachō 20 km ↓1982 · 131 km
6.6Atsuma 8 km ↗2018 · 63 km
Tropical storms · Sapporo
Universities and research institutes
Hokkaido UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1876
Hokkai Gakuen UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1885
Hokkaido Sapporo Kita High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1902
札幌大谷大学University or college · founded 1906
Fuji Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1925
Hokkaido Bunkyo UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1942
Tenshi CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1947
Hokkaido Arisu High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1948
Hokkaido University of EducationUniversity or college · founded 1949
Sapporo Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1950
Hokusei Gakuen University Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1951
Hokkaido Sapporo Kaisei High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1962
北星学園大学University or college · founded 1962
Hokkaido Musashi Women's Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1967
Hokkaido University of ScienceUniversity or college · founded 1967
Koen Gakuen Women's Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1967
Sapporo UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1967
Sapporo International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1969
Hokkaido Pharmaceutical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1974
Hokkaido Sapporo Kiyota High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1974
Hokkai School of CommerceUniversity or college · founded 1977
Hokkaido Sapporo Shinkawa High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1979
Sapporo City UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1991
Sapporo University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2013
Japan Healthcare UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2014
Hokkaido Musashi Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2024
Sapporo International Junior CollegeUniversity or college
Sapporo Otani Junior CollegeUniversity or college
Hokkaido Agricultural Research CenterResearch institute · founded 1901
Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold RegionResearch institute · founded 1937
Hokkaido Research OrganizationResearch institute · founded 2010
Hokkaido Center Of Environmental Sciences & TechnologyResearch institute
Hokkaido Construction Technology CenterResearch institute
Hokkaido Nuclear Energy Environmental Research CenterResearch institute
Hokkaido Road Management Engineering CenterResearch institute
North Advancement Center for Science and TechnologyResearch institute
River Center Of HokkaidoResearch institute
Sapporo City Institute of Public HealthResearch institute
Towns and villages around Sapporo
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Kita-rokujō0.3 kmKita-sanjō1 kmMinami-ichijō1.1 kmMinami-yonjō1.2 kmKita-nijō1.2 kmMinami-nanajō1.6 kmKita-jūnijō1.7 kmKita-hachijō2 kmKita-gojō2 kmToyohira-sanjō2.1 kmKita-jūjō2.1 kmMinami-kujō2.2 kmToyohira-rokujō2.3 kmMinami-ichijō2.3 kmKita-ichijō2.3 kmSuishachō2.4 kmKita-jūrokujō2.5 kmMinami-jūichijō2.5 kmAsahimachi2.6 kmMinami-jūyonjō2.8 kmMinami-nanajō2.8 kmToyohira-nanajō3.1 kmMinami-jūnanajō3.3 kmMiyanomori-ichijō3.3 kmhiragishi-nijō3.4 kmMinami-jūsanjō3.5 kmNakanoshima-nijō3.6 kmMinami-jūkyūjō3.6 kmMiyagaoka3.7 kmMiyanomori-sanjō3.7 kmFutagoyama3.7 kmHiragishi-ichijō3.9 kmAsahigaoka3.9 kmMinami-nijūichijō3.9 kmNakanoshima-ichijō4 kmHiragishi-sanjō4.1 kmFushimi4.1 kmMisono-nanajō4.1 kmHiragishi-yonjō4.2 kmMisono-sanjō4.2 kmMorinomiya-yonjō4.2 kmMinami-nijūyonjō4.3 kmMisono-jūjō4.3 kmMisono-ichijō4.3 kmSakaigawa4.5 kmMaruyama-nishimachi4.5 kmOkadamachō4.6 kmMinami-nijūhachijō5 kmHiragishi-rokujō5 kmMorinomiya-nijō5 kmMiyanomori5.2 kmTsukisamu-nishigojō5.2 kmTsukisamu-nishisanjō5.4 kmTsukisamu-higashinijō5.5 kmTsukisamu-nishiichijō5.6 kmMinami-sanjūnijō5.7 kmHiragishi-nanajō5.7 kmTsukisamu-chūōdōri5.8 kmShin-kotoni6.2 kmNishioka-nijō6.2 kmNishioka-yonjō6.6 kmFukuzumi-ichijō7 kmBankei7 kmFukui7 kmFukuzumi-sanjō7.4 kmMoiwashita7.4 kmTsukisamu-higashiichijō7.5 kmRetsureppu7.5 kmTsukisamu-higashisanjō7.6 kmTsukisamu-higashigojō7.7 kmShinoro8 kmKitano-rokujō8.5 kmNishioka-gojō8.6 kmKitano-nanajō8.8 kmHitsujigaoka9 kmNishioka9.1 kmKitano-ichijō9.1 kmKitano-gojō9.3 kmKitano-sanjō9.4 kmAtsubetsu9.7 km
Sapporo from above
Around Sapporo39 places to see, do and reach nearby
Sōsei RiverNature11 kmMakomanai RiverNature7.0 kmAnano RiverNature11 kmSakushukotoni RiverNature2.3 kmGaru RiverNature9.4 kmFushiko RiverNature9.4 kmEbisu Island, HokkaidoNature21 kmYoichi-dakeMountain27 kmMuine-yamaMountain29 kmMount EniwaMountain31 kmIzari-dakeMountain29 kmMount Shirai, HokkaidoMountain23 kmSausu-yamaMountain24 km札幌藻岩山スキー場Ski area6.0 kmさっぽろばんけいスキー場Ski area7.4 kmサッポロテイネSki area12 kmフッズスノーエリアSki area14 kmFormer Hokkaidō Government OfficeMonument0.3 kmSapporo Clock TowerMonument0.5 kmFurukawa HallMonument0.7 kmSapporo Agricultural College Entomology and Sericulture HallMonument0.8 kmHokkaido Governor's Official ResidenceMonument1.6 kmShiryōkanMonument1.4 kmMiyabe Kingo Memorial BuildingMonument0.6 kmHassō-anMonument2.2 kmSapporo Beer MuseumMuseum1.6 kmHokkaido Museum of Modern ArtMuseum1.7 kmHokkaido University MuseumMuseum0.9 kmMighishi Kōtarō Museum of Art, HokkaidoMuseum1.5 kmHokkaido University Archaeological Heritage ParkMuseum1.9 kmStationStation0.2 kmStationStation1.5 kmStationStation1.9 kmEbetsuPlace17 kmKitahiroshimaPlace20 kmTobetsuPlace22 kmNanporoPlace24 kmIshikariPlace19 kmJōzankeiPlace17 km
Getting to Sapporo
Sapporo Okadama AirportOKD
6.2 kmNew Chitose AirportCTS
43 kmAsahikawa AirportAKJ
111 km札幌Railway station
0.2 km桑園Railway station
1.5 km苗穂Railway station
1.9 kmPlaces near Sapporo
Places with a climate like Sapporo
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Sapporo?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Sapporo.
What is the hottest month in Sapporo?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 19°C.
What is the coldest month in Sapporo?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of -3°C and lows of -10°C.
What is the rainiest month in Sapporo?
December is the wettest month with about 134 mm of precipitation on 26 wet days.