JPY to GBP — January 2020

0.006994GBP

for 1 Yen on 31 January 2020 · opened the month at 0.006967

0.38% over January 2020

European Central Bank reference rate
22 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 JPY = 0.004773 GBP (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

JPY to GBP in January 2020 at a glance

1 JPY in GBP
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.006967 GBP	2 January 2020
Closed	0.006994 GBP	31 January 2020
Highest	0.007061 GBP	3 January 2020
Lowest	0.006926 GBP	22 January 2020
Average	0.006998 GBP	22 trading days
Change	+0.38% GBP	open to close

Day by day

JPY to GBP, January 2020▲ 0.38%

1 JPY in GBP, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 January 2020	0.006967
3 January 2020	0.007061	+1.35%
6 January 2020	0.007041	-0.28%
7 January 2020	0.007031	-0.14%
8 January 2020	0.007022	-0.13%
9 January 2020	0.007017	-0.07%
10 January 2020	0.006975	-0.61%
13 January 2020	0.007015	+0.58%
14 January 2020	0.007000	-0.22%
15 January 2020	0.006999	-0.01%
16 January 2020	0.006960	-0.55%
17 January 2020	0.006958	-0.03%
20 January 2020	0.006982	+0.34%
21 January 2020	0.006952	-0.43%
22 January 2020	0.006926	-0.38%
23 January 2020	0.006955	+0.42%
24 January 2020	0.006970	+0.23%
27 January 2020	0.007023	+0.76%
28 January 2020	0.007049	+0.37%
29 January 2020	0.007045	-0.06%
30 January 2020	0.007013	-0.44%
31 January 2020	0.006994	-0.28%

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Common questions

What was the JPY to GBP rate in January 2020?

Over January 2020 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.006967 GBP per JPY on 2 January 2020 to 0.006994 on 31 January 2020, a change of +0.38%. The average across 22 trading days was 0.006998.

When was JPY strongest against GBP in January 2020?

The highest reading was 0.007061 GBP on 3 January 2020; the lowest was 0.006926 on 22 January 2020.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.004773 GBP per JPY; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 JPY = 0.004773 GBP, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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