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Kyoto

Destination brief

Japan

20°CLight drizzle
AirGood

Kyoto, officially Kyoto City, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.

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Travel Score

out of 100

Travel with care

In short

Worth going, with some care.

Storms or heavy rain are possible Monday.
Daytime highs of 20–21°.
Air quality is good.

Explore

What to do in Kyoto

Travelling as

A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.

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Best days to go

Weather forecast

No good stretch in this forecast

The best run is Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25, with an average weather score of only 34.

SatOct 2434In the best days
SunOct 2533In the best days
MonOct 269

Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.

Score breakdown

Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.

Weather7.6 / 30
Average daily weather score 25/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 94% chance of rain on Oct 26.
Air quality20 / 20
US EPA index 1: Good.
Safety20 / 20
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Hazards5 / 10
Heavy rain forecast on Oct 26.
Events5 / 10
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
SeasonEstimated5 / 10

Weather now

WeatherAPI

Kyoto, KyotoStation: GiommachiUpdated 12:45 PM local time

20°C

Light drizzle

Feels like 22°High 21° · Low 17°

Rain now

66%

Rain today

93% chance

Humidity

89%

Wind

Best time of year

NASA POWER climatology (public domain)

Usually the most comfortable: May, June and October. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.

January: wet, high 6°, low 2°, about 163 mm of rain, comfort 40 out of 100
February: wet, high 7°, low 2°, about 123 mm of rain, comfort 46 out of 100
March: wet, high 10°, low 4°, about 129 mm of rain, comfort 57 out of 100
April: wet, high 15°, low 8°, about 123 mm of rain, comfort 73 out of 100
May: wet, high 20°, low 13°, about 135 mm of rain, comfort 85 out of 100
June: wet, high 24°, low 18°, about 158 mm of rain, comfort 81 out of 100
July: wet, high 28°, low 22°, about 215 mm of rain, comfort 74 out of 100
August: wet, high 29°, low 24°, about 149 mm of rain, comfort 79 out of 100
September: wet, high 25°, low 20°, about 202 mm of rain, comfort 74 out of 100
October: wet, high 20°, low 15°, about 162 mm of rain, comfort 81 out of 100
November: wet, high 15°, low 10°, about 128 mm of rain, comfort 70 out of 100
December: wet, high 9°, low 5°, about 182 mm of rain, comfort 46 out of 100

Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.

August 2027 at a glance

Typical weather

29° 24°

Wet

About 149 mm of rain over the month

Festivals that month

Obon Aug 13–16, 2027

What to pack

Light clothesDays are usually warm.
A rain jacket or umbrellaRain is typical.

Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.

Month by month

Typical weather by month at this place
Month	Feels	High / low	Rain	Comfort
January	Wet	6° / 2°	163 mm	40
February	Wet	7° / 2°	123 mm	46
March	Wet	10° / 4°	129 mm	57
April	Wet	15° / 8°	123 mm	73
May	Wet	20° / 13°	135 mm	85
June	Wet	24° / 18°	158 mm	81
July	Wet	28° / 22°

Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.

Best time of year

Festivals

Festival calendar

Happening now

Nothing on right now

No listed festivals or events are happening today.

Upcoming3

Christmas Day
Religious
Worldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 62 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National Holiday
Worldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 69 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Cherry blossom season
Cultural
Japan · Nationwide
Mar–Apr 2027Approx.
The cherry blossoms flower from late March into early April in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, earlier in the south and later in the north.

Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.

Air quality

US EPA index

1 / 6

Good

Air quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.

PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³
PM10: 4.8 µg/m³
Ozone (O₃): 75.0 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): 10.4 µg/m³
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂): 8.2 µg/m³
Carbon monoxide (CO): 195.0 µg/m³

Safety & hazards

No known advisory

Where to next

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.

Towns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.

Where to next

Trip facts

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Country: Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Calling code: +81
Languages: Japanese
Plugs: Type A, B
Power: 100 V · 50 and 60 Hz
Driving: On the left

Exchange rate

1 USD ≈ 156.92 JPY, as of 23 Oct 2026

Show the rate in

A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)

Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.

Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .

Kyoto

What to do in Kyoto

Best days to go

Score breakdown

Weather now

Best time of year

August 2027 at a glance

Best time of year

Festivals

Happening now

Upcoming3

Air quality

Safety & hazards

Where to next

Where to next

Trip facts

Local time

Next 24 hours

3-day forecast

Emergency numbers

A few words in Japanese

Best time of year

August 2027 at a glance

Where to next