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When is the best time to visit Nara?

The best time to visit Nara is between April and July, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Nara has four seasons without a desert summer or a guaranteed freeze. Pack for mixed weather. The good outdoor weeks are real, and so are the grey ones. Nara is a city in Japan. This page is about Nara, not a country average.

Most visitors come for cities, walking and the milder stretch of the year. Treat midwinter as museums and food unless you like weather for its own sake. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Nara actually feels.

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Spring

Spring in Nara is when the year becomes walkable again. March, April and May are mixed: bright days, wet days, and the odd reminder that winter has not fully left.

In Nara the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is a good month-range for a city break that wants outdoor hours without betting the packing list on heat. Carry a shell.

Read Nara in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Nara is the most usable stretch of the year: June, July and August. Long days, milder nights, and outdoor weather that makes a city break feel like a holiday.

In Nara the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. It is still a mixed-sky climate. A grey afternoon is not a surprise. Pack for sitting outside and for the hour you duck into a museum because the sky decided otherwise.

Read Nara in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Autumn

Autumn in Nara is the second spring, then a slide: September, October and November. Early weeks are for walking. Later weeks are for jackets and shorter outdoor plans.

In Nara the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Rain returns as a planning constraint. Nara in these months is still a good city-break climate if you pack for weather instead of for a brochure afternoon.

Read Nara in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Nara is grey, wet and short on daylight: December, January and February. Snow is possible and not the identity of the season. Museums, food and walking between showers are the trip.

In Nara the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. A bright winter afternoon in Nara is worth going out for. The rest of the day is not a failed summer. It is the climate this place actually has.

Read Nara in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Nara weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Nara, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Nara weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January6°C / 44°F50 mm
February7°C / 44°F72 mm
March10°C / 50°F98 mm
April15°C / 60°F106 mm
May20°C / 69°F99 mm
June24°C / 76°F165 mm
July28°C / 82°F200 mm
August30°C / 85°F141 mm
September26°C / 78°F151 mm
October20°C / 68°F144 mm
November14°C / 57°F72 mm
December9°C / 48°F68 mm

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Climate averages for Nara, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Nara is between April and July, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 30°C.

July is the wettest month, with about 200 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 6°C (44°F) against 30°C (85°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.