Sendai in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sendai sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 284 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Sendai's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sendai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 284 mm; 34 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sendai in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Sendai reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sendai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 35 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sendai weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -3°	63	10.9	9.9	9.6	0.0
Feb	4° / -3°	49	9.2	7.7	10.5	0.0
Mar	8° / -0°	87	11.6	5.4	11.7	1.4
Apr	14° / 5°	94	11.2	1.1	13	4.0
May	19° / 11°	103	11.4	0	14	5.8
Jun	22° / 16°	129	13.4	0	14.6	5.8
Jul	26° / 20°	187	17.4	0	14.4	5.3
Aug	27° / 21°	169	16.2	0	13.5	5.4
Sep	24° / 17°	167	14.3	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	18° / 11°	141	11	0	11	5.6
Nov	12° / 4°	63	9.3	0.9	9.9	3.3
Dec	6° / -0°	58	11	6	9.4	0.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Sendai gets around 284 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sendai

In seasonPeak

In spring, Sendai overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sendai sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Sendai's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Sendai?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sendai.

What to pack for Sendai in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Sendai sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sendai in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 11°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 7 to Oct 10 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	9	9	10	14	18	21	24	23	19	17	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	14	Bracing
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Sendai in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sendai peaks around August 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	8	8	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sendai?

Sendai sits at 38.3°N, 140.9°E, 53 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Natori-shi, 11 km away.

Topography around Sendai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sendai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sendai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,978 m.

The land around Sendai is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

artificial surfaces 74%

16 km

513 m

trees 44%

80 km

1,978 m

trees 57%

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Spring weather nearby: Natori-shi 11 km · Rifu 12 km · Tagajō-shi 12 km · Tomiya 14 km · Shiogama 16 km · Shōbudahama 17 km · Iwanuma 18 km · Yoshioka 19 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sendai (38.2667°, 140.8667°, elevation 53 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.