Has an F1 race at Suzuka Circuit ever been wet?

1 of 7 races since 2018 was a wet race: 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.

What is the typical temperature at Suzuka Circuit on race day?

Across 7 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 21.2°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 14.4°C, the warmest 28.3°C. Track temperature averaged 31.9°C across 7 races.

Has practice or qualifying at Suzuka Circuit been wet?

3 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.

Suzuka Circuit F1 Rain History & Race Day Weather

Suzuka. Recorded weather and results from 7 races since 2018

1 of 7 races at Suzuka Circuit since 2018 was a wet race (most recently 2022).

Counting practice and qualifying too, 3 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.

A wet race means the track weather station reported rain for 10+ minutes in a row, or at least 5% of laps with a known tyre compound were on intermediate or wet tyres (100+ such laps needed). Practice and qualifying count as wet on the 10-minute rule only.

Past trends

7 events from 2018 to 2026

Wet races: 1 of 714%
Average air temperature: 21.2°Cbased on 7 events
Average track temperature: 31.9°Cbased on 7 events

These are values recorded in the past, not a forecast

Race-day climate

Race month: October, April, March, and September
Race average air temperature, coolest to warmest: 14.4–28.3°Cbased on 7 events
Mean humidity (race): 58.4%based on 7 events

Rain and race-day weather by year

WetDry

Rain by session, race temperatures and winners at Suzuka Circuit. Temperatures are race-session averages.
Year	Grand Prix	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3	Qualifying	Race	Air	Track	Winner
2026	Japanese Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	18.6°C	34.1°C	Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2025	Japanese Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	14.4°C	20.5°C	Max Verstappen
2024	Japanese Grand Prix	Dry	Wet	Dry	Dry	Dry	21.7°C	37.5°C	Max Verstappen
2023	Japanese Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	27.3°C	42.1°C	Max Verstappen
2022	Japanese Grand Prix	Wet	Wet	Dry	Dry	Wet	16.7°C	19.9°C	Max Verstappen
2019	Japanese Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Not recorded	Dry	Dry	21.6°C	32.2°C	Valtteri Bottas
2018	Japanese Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Wet	Dry	28.3°C	37.2°C	Lewis Hamilton

Sources

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Jolpica / Ergast (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
F1 official Live Timing via FastF1 (personal, non-commercial)

Frequently asked questions

Has an F1 race at Suzuka Circuit ever been wet?: 1 of 7 races since 2018 was a wet race: 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.
What is the typical temperature at Suzuka Circuit on race day?: Across 7 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 21.2°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 14.4°C, the warmest 28.3°C. Track temperature averaged 31.9°C across 7 races.
Has practice or qualifying at Suzuka Circuit been wet?: 3 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.