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