Tokyo in June Or July

The Weather in Tokyo in June or July

If you are visiting Tokyo in June or July and wondering what to include in your suitcase, I can help you with your packing list. June is famous for featuring the Japanese rainy season whilst July sees the onset of summer. So what’s the difference?

In June you can expect grey skies on a pretty regular basis and, believe it or not, rain. This is not like UK rain though – my country of origin. This is hot and steamy rain that leaves the air feeling heavy with moisture even when the raindrops stop falling.

My First Rainy Season

I remember my first rainy season here – I’d only been in Tokyo for about 2 months and was still adjusting to a complete change in lifestyle, diet and language – let alone weather. So in rolled rainy season. I’d heard about it – was warned about it even – but I just wasn’t prepared. I woke up on the first grey day and went into British mode. It must be cold it’s raining. Inside you have no idea about the temperature outside as air con units control the atmosphere. I brought out my warm clothes from the wardrobe and got myself ready for work.

Time to go. I opened the door… and wham! It was like walking into a sauna when someone’s just thrown water over the hot coals. It wasn’t so much the heat – although it was warm – but the wall of dampness that hit me. I immediately turned tail and pulled out some light cotton tops and a skirt, made a quick change, and finally set off to catch my train. I was feeling pretty uncomfortable after about 10 minutes of walking and realized why all the locals around me seemed to have dropped down a gear. Rainy season is not the right weather for rushing around.

What You Need to Bring

So. If you’re visiting Tokyo in June, be prepared with an umbrella and bring some light clothes that won’t cling to you when the humidity starts to peak. Do have something a little warmer with you as well as there are no constants – it can go from hot to luke warm over 24 hours. If you are a mosquito magnet, I would also bring something to keep them off you as they start to show their bites at about this time of year.

July is similar to June except the rain stops and the sun comes out to play. It’s hot and humid still, just minus the rain. The hottest month in Tokyo is August with temperature topping out at 40 degrees C but July is still up there. Typical days are 30 or above.

Bring suntan lotion with you as it is not that easy to find some of the more familiar brand names here – and it’s expensive. Also pack your deodorant. Recently the drug stores have started to sell a wider range of men’s deodorant but us ladies have very little choice. For some reason the Japanese deodorants just don’t seem to work on me either – no matter how much I put on. Thankfully my mum sends me regular packages so I don’t offend the locals.

Don’t forget your sunnies, some form of shade for your head, and your sense of humor. When the weather hots up, people’s tempers can fray. All in all though you should have a good time – as long as you don’t mind the heat.

Have a great trip – Yokoso Tokyo – Welcome to Tokyo

Tokyo in June Or July