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When is the best time to visit Osaka?

The best time to visit Osaka is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Osaka 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. Osaka is a city in Japan. This page is about Osaka, 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 Osaka actually feels.

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Spring

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

Summer

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

Autumn

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

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

Winter

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

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

Osaka 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 Osaka, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Osaka weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January6°C / 44°F47 mm
February7°C / 44°F61 mm
March10°C / 50°F103 mm
April15°C / 60°F103 mm
May20°C / 69°F136 mm
June24°C / 76°F185 mm
July28°C / 82°F175 mm
August30°C / 85°F113 mm
September26°C / 78°F146 mm
October20°C / 68°F140 mm
November14°C / 57°F73 mm
December9°C / 48°F56 mm

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Climate averages for Osaka, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Osaka is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

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

June is the wettest month, with about 185 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.