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Where to go in December?

In December, average highs range from 6 °C in Takayama to 12 °C in Osaka. Warmest: Osaka (12 °C), Takamatsu (12 °C), Hiroshima (12 °C).

Japan in December : Kyoto's maples in early December, then a cool winter JMA (agence météo japonaise), rougissement des érables

Where to go in December

Where to stay in December

Japan

RegionAverage highSea
Osaka12 °C—
Hiroshima and Miyajima12 °C—
Seto Inland Sea: Naoshima, Teshima, Setoda (Takamatsu)12 °C—
Tokyo12 °C—
Kyoto12 °C—
Nara12 °C—
Hakone (Gotemba)10 °C—
Kanazawa and Kaga Onsen10 °C—
Hida: Takayama and Shirakawa-go6 °C—

Average high: the mean of each day's highest temperature over the month, from the climate normals cited in the sources. Sea: average surface temperature, where known.

Other months

Our sources: data.jma.go.jp.

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