Osaka month by month
Plan your visit to Osaka by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 42 mm
January in Osaka is defined by one thing above all else: the first week is a ghost town. Oshogatsu — Japanese New Year — shuts down the city from roughly January 1st through the…
- February
- High
- 10°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 61 mm
February in Osaka is cold. There's no getting around that. Daytime temperatures hover around 9.9°C (50°F), and once the sun drops, it slips close to freezing — 1.4°C (35°F) on a…
- March
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 123 mm
March in Osaka is really about one thing: cherry blossoms. The city's sakura typically begin opening in the last week of the month, and if you time it right — which, to be fair, is…
- April
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 158 mm
April is sakura month in Osaka, and that single fact reshapes the entire city for roughly two weeks. The cherry blossoms typically peak in the first week of April — sometimes a few…
- May
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 235 mm
May in Osaka is a tale of two halves, and the first week changes everything. Golden Week — Japan's longest holiday stretch, running from late April through May 5 — floods the city…
- June
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 253 mm
June in Osaka means one thing above all else: tsuyu, the rainy season. It typically settles in during the first or second week of the month and tends to stick around until…
- July
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 202 mm
July in Osaka is, honestly, a test of endurance. Daytime temperatures hover around 32°C (90°F), but that number alone doesn't capture what it actually feels like — the humidity…
- August
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 206 mm
August in Osaka is, to put it plainly, a test of your heat tolerance. Daytime temperatures hover around 33°C (92°F), which looks survivable on paper until the 74% humidity wraps…
- September
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 197 mm
September in Osaka is a negotiation with the tail end of summer. The heat is still real — daily highs around 30°C (87°F) that feel closer to 35 with the humidity — but the worst of…
- October
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 135 mm
October in Osaka is when the city finally becomes walkable again. After months of summer humidity so dense you could practically feel it on your skin, daytime temperatures settle…
- November
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 97 mm
November in Osaka is all about the leaves. Koyo — autumn foliage season — hits its peak across Kansai from mid-to-late November, and the city's parks, temple grounds, and riverside…
- December
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 44 mm
December in Osaka is defined by two things: winter illuminations and the city's best eating season. Nakanoshima and Midosuji Boulevard light up in the evenings, fugu season hits…