Tokyo Games are forecast to be the hottest Olympics ever

Daily maximum temperature, Summer Games

30

0C

10

20

40

Montreal

1976

Average maximum temperature during the Games

Moscow

1980

Los Angeles

1984

Seoul

1988

Barcelona

1992

Each dot represents the maximum temperature on a day of the Games

Atlanta

1996

Sydney

2000

Athens

2004

Beijing

2008

London

2012

Rio de Janeiro

2016

20-year average for the dates

of this year’s Games

33.7 C

Tokyo

2020

38.1 C

Sapporo

Marathon and

race walk events

Daily maximum temperature, Summer Games

0C

10

20

30

40

Montreal 1976

Average maximum temperature during the Games

Moscow 1980

Los Angeles 1984

Temperatures were consistently high during the 1984 Games

Each dot represents the maximum temperature on a day of the Games

Seoul 1988

Barcelona 1992

Atlanta 1996

Sydney 2000

The hottest days were recorded during the Sydney and Beijing Olympics

Athens 2004

Beijing 2008

London 2012

Rio de Janeiro 2016

20-year average for the dates

of this year’s Games

33.7 C

38.1 C

Tokyo 2020

The events were moved to the northern Japanese city where temperatures have been lower historically

Sapporo

Marathon and

race walk events