climigo

Kansai

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are May, October, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against November–April, June, September either. Avoid July–August (hot, at times often rainy).

Climate zones

ShikokuChugokuChubuOsakaOsakaOsakaKyotoKyotoKyotoKobeKobeKobeNaraNaraNaraHimejiHimejiHimeji

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 8°0°
February 9°0°
March 13°3°
April 18°8°
May 23°13°
June 26°18°
July 30°22°
August 31°23°
September 27°19°
October 22°13°
November 16°8°
December 10°2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 · 7.5 °CJanuary: 0.0 · 7.5 °C0.4 · 8.6 °CFebruary: 0.4 · 8.6 °C3.2 · 12.7 °CMarch: 3.2 · 12.7 °C8.0 · 17.9 °CApril: 8.0 · 17.9 °C13.0 · 22.5 °CMay: 13.0 · 22.5 °C17.8 · 26.0 °CJune: 17.8 · 26.0 °C22.1 · 29.6 °CJuly: 22.1 · 29.6 °C22.9 · 30.8 °CAugust: 22.9 · 30.8 °C19.4 · 27.3 °CSeptember: 19.4 · 27.3 °C13.4 · 21.6 °COctober: 13.4 · 21.6 °C7.6 · 15.9 °CNovember: 7.6 · 15.9 °C2.4 · 10.1 °CDecember: 2.4 · 10.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 0.0 – 7.5 °C
Feb 0.4 – 8.6 °C
Mar 3.2 – 12.7 °C
Apr 8.0 – 17.9 °C
May 13.0 – 22.5 °C
Jun 17.8 – 26.0 °C
Jul 22.1 – 29.6 °C
Aug 22.9 – 30.8 °C
Sep 19.4 – 27.3 °C
Oct 13.4 – 21.6 °C
Nov 7.6 – 15.9 °C
Dec 2.4 – 10.1 °C

How much it rains

January 78 mm12 d
February 82 mm12 d
March 128 mm13 d
April 140 mm12 d
May 168 mm11 d
June 232 mm14 d
July 234 mm15 d
August 182 mm14 d
September 214 mm14 d
October 181 mm11 d
November 94 mm10 d
December 78 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day82 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 82 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day128 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a dayMarch: 128 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a day140 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 140 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a day168 mm · 11 rain days · 15 mm a dayMay: 168 mm · 11 rain days · 15 mm a day232 mm · 14 rain days · 17 mm a dayJune: 232 mm · 14 rain days · 17 mm a day234 mm · 15 rain days · 16 mm a dayJuly: 234 mm · 15 rain days · 16 mm a day182 mm · 14 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 182 mm · 14 rain days · 13 mm a day214 mm · 14 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 214 mm · 14 rain days · 15 mm a day181 mm · 11 rain days · 16 mm a dayOctober: 181 mm · 11 rain days · 16 mm a day94 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 94 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day78 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 78 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 78 mm12 d
Feb 82 mm12 d
Mar 128 mm13 d
Apr 140 mm12 d
May 168 mm11 d
Jun 232 mm14 d
Jul 234 mm15 d
Aug 182 mm14 d
Sep 214 mm14 d
Oct 181 mm11 d
Nov 94 mm10 d
Dec 78 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 06
February 10 h 57
March 11 h 56
April 13 h 03
May 13 h 58
June 14 h 27
July 14 h 15
August 13 h 28
September 12 h 25
October 11 h 21
November 10 h 22
December 9 h 51

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 2 cm
February 2 cm
March –
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December –

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 cmJanuary: 2 cm2 cmFebruary: 2 cm0 cmMarch: 0 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm0 cmDecember: 0 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 2 cm
Feb 2 cm
Mar 0 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 0 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Osaka

Kyoto

Kobe

Cities