Climate · Kyoto

Kyoto in July

Hot and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

July in Kyoto is hot: highs near 88°F, lows near 71°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 23 minutes from the first week to the last.July in Kyoto is hot: highs near 31°C, lows near 22°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 23 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
88°F31°Caverage
Low
71°F22°Caverage
Wet days
4a week · 59% of days
Daylight
14h 15mon average

Is July a good time to visit Kyoto?


July sits outside Kyoto's best months, which run in two parts: May, or October. Expect hot days and rain on about four days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How July sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 88°F in July, against 49°F to 91°F through the year.Highs near 31°C in July, against 9°C to 33°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

59% of days in July, against 27% to 59% through the year.

Cloud cover

70% cover in July, against 41% to 70% through the year.

Daylight

14h 15m in July, against 9h 50m to 14h 28m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with July shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. June82°28°low 64°low 18°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  2. July88°31°low 71°low 22°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  3. August91°33°low 74°low 23°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.

Where Kyoto sits, in July

Asia/Tokyo

this place
typical high in July 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-July
4:54 AMsets 7:12 PM
Above the sea
50 mlow-lying
Latitude
35.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Osaka43 km south-west

The land around Kyoto, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Japan in July

high · low · wet days

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Kyoto. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (50 m) against the climate model's (144 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (50 m) against the climate model's (144 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.