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📅 Late April–early May
One of Japan’s busiest domestic travel periods. Popular transport and hotels can fill quickly, so early booking is useful.
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Sapporo Weather in April
Early springApril in Sapporo is usually cold by day and cold at night, with 2016–2025 average highs around 12°C (53°F) and lows near 2°C (35°F). The 10-year average shows around 12 rainy days and about 88 mm of monthly precipitation, so some wet days are normal.
Avg high53.1°F 11.7°CAvg low34.9°F 1.6°CRainy days~12.3 daysMonthly rain88.3 mm
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What to wear in Sapporo in April
For what to wear in Sapporo in April, warm layers and a proper jacket or coat are useful, especially after sunset. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: The month can be a practical time to visit when your packing matches the daytime-to-evening temperature change.
🗓️ Travel timing at a glance
Sapporo: 12-month travel weather
Sapporo has a long snowy winter and a relatively mild summer. It is less affected by Japan’s main rainy season than cities farther south.
JanMidwinter · SnowFebMidwinter · SnowMarLate winter · SnowAprEarly springMaySpringJunEarly summerJulSummerAugSummerSepEarly autumnOctAutumnNovEarly winterDecWinter · Snow
Monthly labels summarize typical climate patterns for trip planning. Always check the latest forecast and tropical-storm alerts before departure.
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Sapporo 2026 events & busy periods
Check major events, holidays and periods that may affect crowds, transport or opening hours.
🎊 Featured event
YOSAKOI Soran Festival
📅 Around early June each year
A major early-summer event with energetic dance performances centered around Odori Park.
Check official source →Event dates, holiday schedules and opening hours can change. Recheck the linked official tourism or government source before departure.
Sapporo in April · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ April 2025 · latest complete year☔ 19 days · 142.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6.8°C/-4.5°C
No rain
2
6.4°C/0.9°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
3
4.5°C/1°C
🌧️ 6.3 mm
4
5.5°C/0.2°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
5
11.7°C/-0.8°C
No rain
6
11.6°C/0°C
🌧️ 1 mm
7
14.7°C/5.2°C
No rain
8
9.5°C/4.4°C
🌧️ 2.2 mm
9
13.4°C/0.3°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
10
16.6°C/2°C
No rain
11
16.3°C/3.4°C
No rain
12
18.2°C/0.6°C
No rain
13
15.7°C/6.9°C
No rain
14
10.8°C/6.1°C
🌧️ 27.4 mm
15
11°C/6.1°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
16
8°C/6.1°C
🌧️ 16.7 mm
17
13.4°C/4.2°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
18
16.6°C/-0.1°C
🌧️ 15.7 mm
19
12.2°C/7.3°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
20
11.9°C/6.5°C
🌧️ 13.7 mm
21
9.1°C/4.4°C
No rain
22
12.9°C/2°C
No rain
23
14.9°C/4.7°C
🌧️ 5.7 mm
24
17.9°C/6°C
No rain
25
11.9°C/6°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
26
11.6°C/4.4°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
27
9.1°C/2.7°C
🌧️ 3 mm
28
14°C/0.9°C
🌧️ 6 mm
29
6.1°C/3.1°C
🌧️ 23.2 mm
30
7.9°C/2.7°C
No rain
April 2024☔ 8 days · 73.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8.6°C/-2.3°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
2
6.1°C/-3.7°C
No rain
3
11.2°C/-6°C
No rain
4
10°C/0.3°C
No rain
5
10.8°C/-3.1°C
No rain
6
13.9°C/-1.3°C
No rain
7
17.5°C/5.5°C
No rain
8
18.3°C/6.9°C
No rain
9
7.9°C/1.9°C
🌧️ 2.1 mm
10
10.8°C/-1.7°C
No rain
11
14.9°C/-3.1°C
No rain
12
15.3°C/6°C
🌧️ 5 mm
13
19.2°C/7.6°C
No rain
14
19.7°C/6.1°C
No rain
15
23.5°C/4.2°C
No rain
16
18.3°C/8.3°C
No rain
17
18.1°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 8.2 mm
18
12.7°C/8.8°C
🌧️ 25.9 mm
19
10.5°C/5.9°C
No rain
20
7.9°C/5.1°C
No rain
21
9°C/5.5°C
No rain
22
9.3°C/4.3°C
No rain
23
14°C/1.6°C
No rain
24
13.4°C/4.5°C
🌧️ 2.1 mm
25
13.4°C/9.3°C
🌧️ 21.8 mm
26
21.8°C/7°C
No rain
27
23.2°C/7.6°C
No rain
28
14.1°C/7.3°C
No rain
29
12.6°C/6.8°C
No rain
30
14.9°C/6.3°C
🌧️ 4.8 mm
April 2023☔ 13 days · 109.8 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6.4°C/2.3°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
2
9.8°C/0°C
No rain
3
11.5°C/-0.3°C
No rain
4
15.2°C/0°C
No rain
5
15.6°C/4.4°C
No rain
6
12.1°C/6.7°C
🌧️ 4.8 mm
7
12.6°C/6.3°C
🌧️ 19.7 mm
8
12.3°C/4.3°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
9
7.3°C/-1.6°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
10
16.1°C/-1.9°C
No rain
11
17.4°C/5°C
No rain
12
14.7°C/2.5°C
🌧️ 10.7 mm
13
11.1°C/1.5°C
No rain
14
15.7°C/1.9°C
No rain
15
11.6°C/-1.5°C
No rain
16
9.6°C/4°C
🌧️ 20 mm
17
4.3°C/1.7°C
🌧️ 4.5 mm
18
13.5°C/-2.3°C
No rain
19
12.1°C/4.6°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
20
12.6°C/3.2°C
No rain
21
12.4°C/5.5°C
No rain
22
8.9°C/1.9°C
No rain
23
9.6°C/1.5°C
No rain
24
9.8°C/-0.2°C
🌧️ 7.4 mm
25
15.4°C/4.6°C
No rain
26
11.4°C/6.3°C
🌧️ 15.9 mm
27
12.7°C/3.8°C
No rain
28
17.9°C/1.1°C
No rain
29
15.7°C/8.4°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
30
19.5°C/10.1°C
🌧️ 11.1 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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