Været i Kamakura i februar

Tokyo-forum threads on February weather describe a month that's genuinely cold but reliably clear - sunny, dry, 'brisk' days rather than the grey damp of a European winter. The packing advice is thorough: a proper coat, thermal base layers, gloves and a scarf for outside, but posters are equally insistent that trains and indoor spaces run heated to the point of overheating, so the layers need to come off easily rather than staying zipped up all day. The payoff for the cold is lower crowds than any other season. The record: 11.6C days feeling like 8C, 2C nights, 48mm of rain across 7.1 days, 3.8cm of snowfall and 8.4 hours of sun - genuinely cold, with enough rain and a little snow mixed through the month's clear stretches.

Forum posters describe November in the greater Tokyo/Kamakura area as typical fall, pre-winter weather, with light jackets or hoodies sufficient by day, though it turns properly chilly at night, warranting a good jacket and beanie. Posters cite average November temperatures around 9-15C, noting the region doesn't really turn cold until the last week of the month, with short sleeves still viable by day into the fourth week in some years. Posters consistently rate November as one of the best times to visit Kamakura, pairing reasonable temperatures with thinner crowds, and flag popular evening temple and nearby Enoshima light-up displays running from November through February. Posters generally rate November as comfortable and well-timed for a Kamakura visit, layering for the day-to-night temperature swing the main preparation needed.

May lands before Japan's rainy season, which the forum dates to about 7–10 June, so it avoids the worst — though the record still shows thirteen wet days, and regulars describe May as changeable: three days of sun, then a day or two of rain. Plan for everything from short sleeves to a rain parka. Days average 20°C. May and June are the months many posters prefer over cherry-blossom season, with the gardens and temples deep green and mossy. One timing note if hydrangeas are the draw — Meigetsu-in and the Kita-Kamakura temples peak in June and July, not May. Kamakura is about an hour from Tokyo on frequent JR trains.