Is Sendai hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 5.7°C, while nights average -1.7°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Sendai in
January.
Typical January weather in Sendai: 5.7°C by day, -1.7°C at night, 49 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high5.7°C
Typical low-1.7°C
Rain49 mm
Wet days8.3
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (June leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 46 from latitude 38.27°. Open-water sea temperature is 11.2°C (28 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Sendai like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 49 mm across about 8 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 46 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; June ranks first.
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Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -1.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2111149
- NOAA station
- JA000047590 · SENDAI
- Station distance
- 2.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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