Croatia is the most seasonal of 35 European countries, with 54.5% of its 2025 tourist nights in its two busiest months; Malta is the least, at 21.8%. In Japan the range runs from Yamanashi (27.1%) to Tokyo (17.8%). Five charts show lean seasons, daylight, weather and who visits side by side, and each can be saved or linked.
Every chart on this page is drawn from figures the site already publishes on its country, prefecture and light pages, and each one links back to them. Pick places, then use Save as image to download a picture of the chart with its source printed on it, or Copy link to share the chart with your choices.
When is each place quiet? The lean seasons at a glance
Each square is one month's share of the year's tourist nights in 2025. An average month would hold 8.3%, so blue squares are quieter than average and orange squares busier. Rows run from the most seasonal place to the least. In August, 0 of the 35 European countries had less than 9% of their year's nights.1
- under 4%
- 4 to 6%
- 6 to 7.5%
- 7.5 to 9% (about average)
- 9 to 12%
- 12 to 16%
- 16% or more
Table: Europe, share of 2025 nights by month (%)
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Bulgaria | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 13.3 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Albania | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 19.0 | 23.4 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Greece | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 14.9 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Montenegro | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| France | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Slovenia | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| Italy | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Sweden | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Iceland | 3.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| Denmark | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Romania | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Norway | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Luxembourg | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Cyprus | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Türkiye | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| Latvia | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ireland | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 7.7 |
| Hungary | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Spain | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Czechia | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Netherlands | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 15.4 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Poland | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Belgium | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Estonia | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
| Portugal | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Slovakia | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Liechtenstein | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| Switzerland | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
| Austria | 9.8 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 8.8 |
| Lithuania | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Germany | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Finland | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Serbia | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Malta | 4.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
Table: Japan, share of 2025 nights by month (%)
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamanashi | 5.8 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Toyama | 5.5 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
| Fukui | 5.8 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 7.7 |
| Akita | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 6.2 |
| Nagano | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Shimane | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Aomori | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Kochi | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Kagawa | 6.5 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 7.9 |
| Tochigi | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 7.6 |
| Gunma | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| Mie | 6.8 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.5 |
| Yamagata | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Tottori | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| Hokkaido | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 8.6 |
| Shiga | 6.1 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 7.9 |
| Wakayama | 6.2 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 7.5 |
| Okinawa | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Fukushima | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
| Nagasaki | 6.4 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 8.9 |
| Ishikawa | 6.3 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| Shizuoka | 7.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Niigata | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Iwate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Nara | 5.7 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.6 |
| Miyagi | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Okayama | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| Miyazaki | 7.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| Gifu | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Tokushima | 6.4 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
| Hiroshima | 5.9 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
| Ibaraki | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Kanagawa | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
| Kumamoto | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 8.6 |
| Yamaguchi | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Hyogo | 7.0 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Oita | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Kagoshima | 7.3 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Ehime | 7.5 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Chiba | 7.9 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Kyoto | 6.7 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Saga | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Saitama | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Aichi | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Osaka | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Fukuoka | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
| Tokyo | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
Colour bands are ours: under 4%, 4–6%, 6–7.5%, 7.5–9% (about average), 9–12%, 12–16% and 16% or more, applied to each share as rounded on the country and prefecture pages. Europe counts nights at hotels, holiday and short-stay accommodation and campsites; Japan counts guest nights at licensed hotels, ryokan and other lodgings. The two surveys differ, so compare months within a region.
Which places pack their year into two months?
This is the measure behind our off-season rankings: the share of 2025's nights that fell in each place's two busiest months. A long bar means a short, sharp high season; a short bar means visitors are spread across the year.12
Table: Europe ranking
| Rank | Place | Two busiest months | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | July and August | 54.5% |
| 2 | Bulgaria | July and August | 43.4% |
| 3 | Albania | July and August | 42.4% |
| 4 | Greece | July and August | 41.6% |
| 5 | Montenegro | July and August | 40.5% |
| 6 | France | July and August | 36.0% |
| 7 | Slovenia | July and August | 35.5% |
| 8 | Italy | July and August | 34.3% |
| 9 | Sweden | July and August | 33.2% |
| 10 | Iceland | July and August | 33.1% |
| 11 | Denmark | July and August | 32.8% |
| 12 | Romania | July and August | 32.3% |
| 13 | Norway | July and August | 31.8% |
| 14 | Luxembourg | July and August | 31.3% |
| 15 | Cyprus | July and August | 29.6% |
| 16 | Türkiye | July and August | 29.2% |
| 17 | Latvia | July and August | 29.1% |
| 18 | Ireland | July and August | 28.5% |
| 19 | Hungary | July and August | 28.2% |
| 20 | Spain | July and August | 27.6% |
| 21 | Czechia | July and August | 27.1% |
| 22 | Netherlands | July and August | 27.1% |
| 23 | Poland | July and August | 27.0% |
| 24 | Belgium | July and August | 26.6% |
| 25 | Estonia | July and August | 26.1% |
| 26 | Portugal | July and August | 26.0% |
| 27 | Slovakia | July and August | 25.9% |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | July and August | 25.8% |
| 29 | Switzerland | July and August | 25.7% |
| 30 | Austria | July and August | 24.9% |
| 31 | Lithuania | July and August | 24.5% |
| 32 | Germany | July and August | 24.1% |
| 33 | Finland | July and August | 24.1% |
| 34 | Serbia | July and August | 23.0% |
| 35 | Malta | July and August | 21.8% |
Table: Japan ranking
| Rank | Place | Two busiest months | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamanashi | July and August | 27.1% |
| 2 | Toyama | August and October | 23.3% |
| 3 | Fukui | August and November | 22.9% |
| 4 | Akita | August and October | 22.9% |
| 5 | Nagano | July and August | 22.4% |
| 6 | Shimane | August and October | 22.1% |
| 7 | Aomori | August and October | 21.9% |
| 8 | Kochi | August and October | 21.6% |
| 9 | Kagawa | August and October | 21.5% |
| 10 | Tochigi | August and October | 21.3% |
| 11 | Gunma | July and August | 21.1% |
| 12 | Mie | August and November | 21.1% |
| 13 | Yamagata | August and October | 21.1% |
| 14 | Tottori | August and October | 21.0% |
| 15 | Hokkaido | July and August | 20.8% |
| 16 | Shiga | August and October | 20.8% |
| 17 | Wakayama | March and August | 20.8% |
| 18 | Okinawa | August and October | 20.8% |
| 19 | Fukushima | August and October | 20.6% |
| 20 | Nagasaki | August and November | 20.6% |
| 21 | Ishikawa | August and November | 20.5% |
| 22 | Shizuoka | March and August | 20.4% |
| 23 | Niigata | March and August | 20.4% |
| 24 | Iwate | July and August | 20.4% |
| 25 | Nara | May and August | 20.1% |
| 26 | Miyagi | August and October | 20.1% |
| 27 | Okayama | August and October | 20.0% |
| 28 | Miyazaki | August and November | 19.9% |
| 29 | Gifu | August and October | 19.9% |
| 30 | Tokushima | March and August | 19.9% |
| 31 | Hiroshima | August and October | 19.8% |
| 32 | Ibaraki | August and October | 19.7% |
| 33 | Kanagawa | August and October | 19.7% |
| 34 | Kumamoto | October and November | 19.7% |
| 35 | Yamaguchi | August and November | 19.7% |
| 36 | Hyogo | August and November | 19.6% |
| 37 | Oita | March and August | 19.5% |
| 38 | Kagoshima | August and November | 19.5% |
| 39 | Ehime | August and November | 19.4% |
| 40 | Chiba | March and August | 19.1% |
| 41 | Kyoto | April and May | 19.0% |
| 42 | Saga | May and August | 18.9% |
| 43 | Saitama | August and November | 18.9% |
| 44 | Aichi | August and November | 18.5% |
| 45 | Osaka | May and August | 18.4% |
| 46 | Fukuoka | August and October | 18.0% |
| 47 | Tokyo | October and December | 17.8% |
Full rankings with each country's busiest and quietest months: Off-season in Europe and Off-season in Japan.
How much daylight and golden light, month by month?
Choose up to three places. The first chart shows daylight from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of each month of 2026; the second shows evening golden light, which we define as the time from when the sun is 6° above the horizon until it is 4° below it. No official body defines golden hour, so that band is our stated convention.34
Table: daylight and golden light for these places
| Month | Oslo (Norway): daylight | Rome (Italy): daylight | Naha (Okinawa): daylight | Oslo (Norway): golden light | Rome (Italy): golden light | Naha (Okinawa): golden light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 h 45 min | 9 h 29 min | 10 h 41 min | 127 min | 62 min | 49 min |
| February | 9 h 13 min | 10 h 37 min | 11 h 17 min | 91 min | 57 min | 46 min |
| March | 11 h 45 min | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 59 min | 81 min | 54 min | 45 min |
| April | 14 h 34 min | 13 h 21 min | 12 h 46 min | 85 min | 55 min | 45 min |
| May | 17 h 09 min | 14 h 33 min | 13 h 25 min | 104 min | 59 min | 48 min |
| June | 18 h 48 min | 15 h 12 min | 13 h 46 min | 130 min | 63 min | 50 min |
| July | 18 h 03 min | 14 h 55 min | 13 h 38 min | 115 min | 61 min | 49 min |
| August | 15 h 39 min | 13 h 52 min | 13 h 04 min | 90 min | 56 min | 46 min |
| September | 12 h 54 min | 12 h 30 min | 12 h 19 min | 80 min | 54 min | 45 min |
| October | 10 h 12 min | 11 h 07 min | 11 h 34 min | 85 min | 55 min | 45 min |
| November | 7 h 34 min | 9 h 50 min | 10 h 52 min | 110 min | 60 min | 48 min |
| December | 5 h 57 min | 9 h 10 min | 10 h 31 min | 159 min | 64 min | 50 min |
More: golden hour for all 74 places and the light calendar for any dates.
Crowds and weather for one place
Choose a country or prefecture to see its busy and quiet months next to its weather: the share of 2025 tourist nights, the 1991–2020 average high and low temperature, and rainy days, as printed on that place's own page. Each measure has its own chart, so none of them shares an axis.1256
Italy, weather at Rome
Share of 2025 tourist nights
Average high and low temperature, 1991–2020
Rainy days, 1991–2020 average
Table: crowds and weather for this place
| Month | Share of nights | Average high | Average low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2% | 12.0 °C | 3.4 °C | 7.4 days |
| February | 4.2% | 12.9 °C | 3.4 °C | 7.5 days |
| March | 4.7% | 15.8 °C | 5.9 °C | 6.8 days |
| April | 6.5% | 18.8 °C | 8.6 °C | 7.4 days |
| May | 8.0% | 23.3 °C | 12.6 °C | 5.5 days |
| June | 12.1% | 28.1 °C | 16.7 °C | 3.4 days |
| July | 16.4% | 31.0 °C | 19.3 °C | 2.2 days |
| August | 17.9% | 31.6 °C | 19.8 °C | 2.2 days |
| September | 10.9% | 26.7 °C | 16.0 °C | 6.0 days |
| October | 6.8% | 22.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 7.3 days |
| November | 3.7% | 16.9 °C | 8.5 °C | 8.8 days |
| December | 4.6% | 12.7 °C | 4.7 °C | 9.4 days |
Rainy days follow each weather source's own definition, given on the place's page. 75 of the site's 82 country and prefecture pages have a weather table; the others are not in the list.
Who fills the beds: locals or visitors from abroad?
The share of each place's 2025 nights spent by guests who live abroad (Europe) or who come from outside Japan (Japan). Past the middle line, visitors from abroad outnumber local guests. In Europe the share ran from 17.9% in Romania to 96.3% in Liechtenstein; in Japan from 2.8% in Fukui to 55.7% in Tokyo.12
Table: Europe, share of nights by guests from abroad
| Country | Guests from abroad | Local guests |
|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| Malta | 94.3% | 5.7% |
| Cyprus | 92.8% | 7.2% |
| Croatia | 90.3% | 9.7% |
| Luxembourg | 88.6% | 11.4% |
| Montenegro | 88.2% | 11.8% |
| Iceland | 87.1% | 12.9% |
| Greece | 83.8% | 16.2% |
| Slovenia | 74.9% | 25.1% |
| Albania | 73.8% | 26.2% |
| Austria | 72.2% | 27.8% |
| Portugal | 67.1% | 32.9% |
| Spain | 64.1% | 35.9% |
| Latvia | 61.8% | 38.2% |
| Türkiye | 61.3% | 38.7% |
| Ireland | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| Estonia | 56.5% | 43.5% |
| Italy | 56.3% | 43.7% |
| Bulgaria | 55.8% | 44.2% |
| Belgium | 50.6% | 49.4% |
| Serbia | 49.4% | 50.6% |
| Hungary | 48.9% | 51.1% |
| Switzerland | 46.9% | 53.1% |
| Czechia | 45.2% | 54.8% |
| Netherlands | 43.6% | 56.4% |
| Lithuania | 41.7% | 58.3% |
| Denmark | 41.5% | 58.5% |
| Norway | 34.9% | 65.1% |
| Slovakia | 34.7% | 65.3% |
| France | 32.0% | 68.0% |
| Finland | 30.9% | 69.1% |
| Sweden | 26.6% | 73.4% |
| Poland | 19.3% | 80.7% |
| Germany | 18.9% | 81.1% |
| Romania | 17.9% | 82.1% |
Table: Japan, share of nights by guests from outside Japan
| Prefecture | Guests from outside Japan | Other guests |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| Kyoto | 55.2% | 44.8% |
| Osaka | 41.7% | 58.3% |
| Fukuoka | 33.0% | 67.0% |
| Hokkaido | 28.6% | 71.4% |
| Yamanashi | 27.7% | 72.3% |
| Okinawa | 27.2% | 72.8% |
| Gifu | 24.6% | 75.4% |
| Kagawa | 22.9% | 77.1% |
| Ishikawa | 22.5% | 77.5% |
| Aichi | 21.4% | 78.6% |
| Kumamoto | 20.9% | 79.1% |
| Kanagawa | 18.4% | 81.6% |
| Oita | 18.3% | 81.7% |
| Hiroshima | 18.2% | 81.8% |
| Wakayama | 17.7% | 82.3% |
| Nara | 16.4% | 83.6% |
| Chiba | 15.5% | 84.5% |
| Ehime | 13.3% | 86.7% |
| Nagano | 13.2% | 86.8% |
| Hyogo | 12.1% | 87.9% |
| Okayama | 11.6% | 88.4% |
| Aomori | 10.7% | 89.3% |
| Saga | 10.7% | 89.3% |
| Nagasaki | 10.0% | 90.0% |
| Shizuoka | 9.9% | 90.1% |
| Toyama | 9.8% | 90.2% |
| Miyagi | 9.6% | 90.4% |
| Tokushima | 8.6% | 91.4% |
| Kagoshima | 8.4% | 91.6% |
| Niigata | 8.3% | 91.7% |
| Iwate | 8.1% | 91.9% |
| Tottori | 7.9% | 92.1% |
| Miyazaki | 6.8% | 93.2% |
| Yamagata | 6.6% | 93.4% |
| Shiga | 6.4% | 93.6% |
| Saitama | 5.2% | 94.8% |
| Akita | 5.0% | 95.0% |
| Kochi | 5.0% | 95.0% |
| Yamaguchi | 4.4% | 95.6% |
| Ibaraki | 4.3% | 95.7% |
| Tochigi | 4.3% | 95.7% |
| Gunma | 4.1% | 95.9% |
| Mie | 4.1% | 95.9% |
| Fukushima | 3.7% | 96.3% |
| Shimane | 3.3% | 96.7% |
| Fukui | 2.8% | 97.2% |
Eurostat splits guests by the country they live in; the Japan Tourism Agency's figure is nights by guests from outside Japan. Europe's shares are of all nights in hotels, holiday and short-stay accommodation and campsites; Japan's are of guest nights at licensed lodgings.
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Key takeaways
- Most seasonal in Europe: Croatia, with 54.5% of 2025 nights in two months. Least: Malta, at 21.8%.
- Most seasonal in Japan: Yamanashi (27.1%). Least: Tokyo (17.8%).
- Blue squares on the heat map are the lean months: under 7.5% of the year.
- What we would skip: comparing a European square with a Japanese one. The two surveys count different things.
Sources
The charts are drawn from figures published on the linked country, prefecture and light pages; each chart names its source. See how we research.
- Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments – monthly data, doi:10.2908/TOUR_OCC_NIM, accessed 25 September 2026. Dataset last updated by Eurostat on 22 September 2026. Extract: number of nights, NACE codes I55.1–I55.3, all guests and split by guests resident in the country and abroad, January–December 2025.
- Source: 「宿泊旅行統計調査」（観光庁） (Overnight Travel Statistics Survey, Japan Tourism Agency), 2025 annual figures (final), tables 2 and 8 and reference table 1, published 6 July 2026. Survey page · workbook. Accessed 17 September 2026. Licensed under the Public Data License 1.0 (PDL1.0).
- Method: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculation Details (the NOAA Solar Calculator equations, based on Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms), Read it. Checked 24 September 2026. NOAA notes that the calculator is no longer actively maintained and that calculated times can differ from what is observed. We used the same equations for the daylight figures on our country and prefecture pages. Our calculations; NOAA does not endorse this site.
- Golden and blue hour band: Germán Marquès and Antoni Cladera, Understanding Golden Hour, Blue Hour and Twilights, PetaPixel, 11 June 2014. Read it. Checked 24 September 2026.
- Weather in Europe: each country page names its station. WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808), station RomaCiampino (station ID 00016239), mean daily maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation and number of days with at least 1 mm of precipitation, normals computed from at least 24 years. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed 22 September 2026. Released by NOAA under CC0. Liechtenstein: Source: MeteoSwiss. Climate normals 1991–2020, station Vaduz: mean maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation total, days with at least 1 mm of precipitation and sunshine duration. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, open data (opendata.swiss: Klimanormwerte). Accessed 23 September 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. MeteoSwiss does not endorse this site or how the data is used here.
- Weather in Japan: each prefecture page names its station and links its table. Example: 出典：気象庁ホームページ（京都 平年値）. Japan Meteorological Agency, 1991–2020 normals for the Kyoto station: daily maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation, days with at least 1.0 mm of precipitation (降水量の階級日数) and hours of sunshine (日照時間). Accessed 22 September 2026. Licensed under PDL1.0. 気象庁「平年値」を加工して作成 — edited by Gallivanting Gadabout (English wording, selection and rounding).
Shares of nights, rankings, colour bands, daylight and golden light are our calculations from the sources above. Shares are rounded to one decimal place. 「宿泊旅行統計調査」（観光庁）を加工して作成 — edited by Gallivanting Gadabout (shares, rankings and colour bands). 気象庁「平年値」を加工して作成 — edited by Gallivanting Gadabout (English wording, selection and charts).