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Kyoto in October

Warm and damp, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Kyoto is warm: highs near 75°F, lows near 58°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 45 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Kyoto is warm: highs near 24°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 45 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
75°F24°Caverage
Low
58°F14°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 36% of days
Daylight
11h 12mon average

Is October a good time to visit Kyoto?

Yes. October is one of Kyoto's best months (May, or October).

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 October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 75°F in October, against 49°F to 91°F through the year.Highs near 24°C in October, against 9°C to 33°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

36% of days in October, against 27% to 59% through the year.

Cloud cover

46% cover in October, against 41% to 70% through the year.

Daylight

11h 12m in October, against 9h 50m to 14h 28m through the year.

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

Either side

  1. September85°29°low 68°low 20°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. October75°24°low 58°low 14°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. November64°18°low 47°low 8°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Kyoto sits, in October

Asia/Tokyo
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
6:02 AMsets 5:23 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 October, 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 October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Kyoto

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.