Weather and climate in Europe and Japan

TL;DR

Every weather and climate page on the site in one place: month-by-month pages for 117 cities, rankings for winter sun, rain and daylight, sea temperature, golden hour, and seasonal pages such as Japan's rainy season, snow and drift ice. All figures come from official climate averages or our own calculations, cited on each page.

Start with a ranking or the best-month finder, or go straight to a city below.

Rankings and tools

Light and sky

Seasons and events

City weather: Austria

City weather: Belgium

City weather: Bulgaria

City weather: Croatia

City weather: Cyprus

City weather: Czechia

City weather: Estonia

City weather: Finland

City weather: France

City weather: Germany

City weather: Hungary

City weather: Iceland

City weather: Ireland

City weather: Italy

City weather: Latvia

City weather: Liechtenstein

City weather: Luxembourg

City weather: Montenegro

City weather: Netherlands

City weather: Norway

City weather: Poland

City weather: Romania

City weather: Serbia

City weather: Slovakia

City weather: Slovenia

City weather: Spain

City weather: Sweden

City weather: Switzerland

City weather: Türkiye

City weather: Japan

Key takeaways

  • Every city page uses one official weather station and 1991–2020 averages.
  • Daylight and golden hour are our calculations, explained on each page.
  • What we would skip: treating a long-term average as a forecast for your dates.

Sources

Each linked page lists its own sources. See how we research.

Each linked page states its sources and method.