Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat

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SCMP’s Asia desk. (2026, October 26). Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3372132/cooler-tokyo-sendai-named-japans-most-comfortable-city-amid-record-heat

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-26 · by SCMP’s Asia desk

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Sendai, Japan has been named the country’s most comfortable city due to its relatively cooler summer temperatures compared to other major cities like Tokyo. According to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, Sendai's average maximum temperature this summer was 26.8 degrees Celsius, marking the lowest since 2020. The city experienced only 31 midsummer days (days with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius) and no midwinter days (days with temperatures below 0 degrees) from September 2025 to August this year.
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Sendai, Japan, has been named the most comfortable city in the country amid record-breaking heat elsewhere, according to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency. The city's average maximum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius over summer 2025-2026, the lowest since 2020. Sendai experienced only 31 midsummer days—when temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius—and no days with temperatures below freezing from September 2025 to August 2026. This makes it cooler compared to Tokyo, which has seen more extreme heat conditions during the same period.

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Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat The city’s average maximum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius over this summer, the lowest since 2020 Citing Japan Meteorological Agency data, the newspaper reported that Sendai had only 31 midsummer days and no midwinter days between September 2025 and August this year.
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2026-10-26 · South China Morning Post
Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat · assertive framing

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Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat The city’s average maximum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius over this summer, the lowest since 2020 Citing Japan Meteorological Agency data, the newspaper reported that Sendai had only 31 midsummer days and no midwinter days between September 2025 and August this year. asserted
Sendai → name → September
Midsummer days are logged when the temperature goes above 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), while midwinter days are when it falls below 0 degrees. asserted
it → log → degrees
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