Beppu in September:
hot, frequent rain

Beppu, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.

Mean high29°Hottest day 36.4° (2010)
Mean low21°Coldest night 14.4° (2017)
Rain days10 days3-17 by year
Rainfall258mmDaylight 12.9 → 11.9 h
Beppu's 12 months iBest: May and October
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finemuggy and storm risk
Humidity79%22 muggy days
Clear days4 days11 overcast days
Mean wind7 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)05:57 / 18:21Daylight 12.9 → 11.9 h

Beppu in September

Wet days increase from August and typhoons are still frequent. Heavy rain can come down all at once, so check the weather often. Leaving room to swap sightseeing for a day at the baths takes the stress out of a rainy spell.

Beppu in September ran hot: 29°C by day and 21°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. About 10 days a month saw rain, enough that a wet-weather plan was worth having. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 3, another 17.

Highs passed 30°C on 10 days on average. September 2024 averaged 31.7°C by day, 3.0°C above the 20-year mean. Rain days averaged 25 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.

Typhoons i

12 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.

  • Chanthu (2021), 59 km away tropical storm
  • Nanmadol (2022), 90 km away typhoon strength
  • Talim (2017), 115 km away tropical storm
1 2 3 4 15 6 67 108 129 410 11 12

Date by date i

‹ August September 2027 October ›
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Week
1-4rain on 43% of days30° 23°
5-11rain on 29% of days30° 22°
12-18rain on 45% of days29° 22°
19-25rain on 28% of days28° 20°
26-30rain on 30% of days27° 20°

0-5/206-8/209-11/2012-20/20

1-4rain on 43% of days30° 23°
5-11rain on 29% of days30° 22°
12-18rain on 45% of days29° 22°
19-25rain on 28% of days28° 20°
26-30rain on 30% of days27° 20°
Tap another date to change

200616mm
2007none
20086mm
2009none
2010none
201139mm
201271mm
2013none
2014none
201520mm
20164mm
201755mm
2018none
2019none
202010mm
20214mm
2022none
202315mm
2024none
202512mm
Holidays in September (2027)
  • September 18 to September 20 Respect for the Aged Day long weekend
  • September 23 Autumnal Equinox Day
  • September 6 Labor Day

1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)

Day by day temperature i

18°25°31°38° 1815222930

Mean high Mean low Coldest to warmest high in 20 years

Your trip dates, the past 20 years

Trip dates ~

You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain.
Trip rain days Month rain days
2006
4 d 10 d
2007
0 d 6 d
2008
2 d 17 d
2009
0 d 3 d
2010
0 d 5 d
2011
0 d 10 d
2012
4 d 13 d
2013
1 d 8 d
2014
3 d 11 d
2015
2 d 10 d
2016
2 d 16 d
2017
2 d 9 d
2018
3 d 15 d
2019
3 d 11 d
2020
6 d 15 d
2021
2 d 10 d
2022
0 d 8 d
2023
3 d 10 d
2024
0 d 5 d
2025
3 d 14 d
Years with rain
Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year.
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Rain days on trip
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No rain1-9 mm10 mm or more Dates outside your trip are dimmed.

One row per year, one cell per day. 2009 had 3 rain days, 2008 had 17.

Beppu through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfall
January 11°3°4 days46mm
February 12°3°8 days76mm
March 15°6°8 days97mm
April 20°11°9 days112mm
MayGood 24°15°9 days144mm
June 27°19°14 days327mm
July 31°24°12 days286mm
August 32°24°9 days182mm
September 29°21°10 days258mm
OctoberGood 24°15°7 days131mm
November 18°10°6 days75mm
December 13°4°5 days46mm

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Beppu in September?

Over the past 20 years September averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 3 in the driest to 17 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Beppu in September?

Days averaged 29°C and nights 21°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.

Is September a good time to visit Beppu?

On warmth and rain days alone, Beppu's easiest months were May and October. September ranked 5 of 12.

Is Beppu humid in September?

Mean relative humidity was 79%, with about 22 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.