January 13° · ☂ 8 February 15° · ☂ 11 March 18° · ☂ 11 ★ April22° · ☂ 10 ★ May25° · ☂ 10 June 28° · ☂ 16 July 32° · ☂ 12 August 33° · ☂ 11 September 31° · ☂ 11 ★ October26° · ☂ 7 November 21° · ☂ 9 December 15° · ☂ 9 Kagoshima in October:warm, rain here and there Kagoshima, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 26° Hottest day 32.7° (2016)
Mean low 18° Coldest night 10.9° (2012)
Rain days 7 days 1-15 by year
Rainfall 107mm Daylight 11.9 → 11.0 h
Kagoshima's 12 months i Best: April, May and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finemild and storm risk
Humidity 74% 8 muggy days
Clear days 11 days 7 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:20 / 17:46 Daylight 11.9 → 11.0 h
Kagoshima in October Wet days thin out and clear days stack up, a good month for Sakurajima and Ibusuki. Midday is still warm and mornings and evenings are mild. If you want the Ohara Matsuri in early November, start looking for rooms toward the end of this month.
Highs of 26°C and lows of 18°C: short sleeves by day, with mild nights. 7 rain days in a typical October: noticeable, but most days stayed dry. The average is 7, but individual years ran from 1 (2006) to 15 (2024).
Highs passed 30°C on 3 days on average.
Typhoons i 4 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Vongfong (2014), 27 km away tropical storm Saola (2017), 141 km away tropical storm Phanfone (2014), 196 km away typhoon strength 1 2 3 4 2 5 1 6 7 7 12 8 12 9 4 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 29° 21° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 21° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 21° 1-3 rain on 22% of days 29° 21°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 21° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 28° 21° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 20° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 27° 20° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 27° 20° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 28° 20° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 27° 20° 4-10 rain on 26% of days 28° 20°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 19° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 19° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 18° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 19° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 18° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 18° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 18° 11-17 rain on 20% of days 26° 18°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 17° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 26° 18° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 17° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 25° 17° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 18° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 24° 17° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 17° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 25° 17°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 16° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 16° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 16° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 16° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 15° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 23° 15° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 15° 25-31 rain on 19% of days 24° 16°
1-3 rain on 22% of days 29° 21° 4-10 rain on 26% of days 28° 20° 11-17 rain on 20% of days 26° 18° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 25° 17° 25-31 rain on 19% of days 24° 16°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 29° 21° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 21° 1-2 rain on 20% of days 29° 21°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 21° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 21° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 28° 21° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 20° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 27° 20° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 27° 20° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 28° 20° 3-9 rain on 27% of days 28° 20°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 27° 20° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 19° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 19° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 18° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 19° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 18° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 18° 10-16 rain on 18% of days 27° 19°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 18° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 26° 17° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 26° 18° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 17° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 25° 17° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 18° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 24° 17° 17-23 rain on 31% of days 25° 17°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 17° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 16° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 16° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 16° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 16° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 15° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 23° 15° 24-30 rain on 19% of days 24° 16°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 15°
October 31 rain on 25% of days 23° 15°
1-2 rain on 20% of days 29° 21° 3-9 rain on 27% of days 28° 20° 10-16 rain on 18% of days 27° 19° 17-23 rain on 31% of days 25° 17° 24-30 rain on 19% of days 24° 16° October 31 rain on 25% of days 23° 15°
Tap another date to change
2006 3mm
2007 none
2008 3mm
2009 none
2010 2mm
2011 none
2012 10mm
2013 8mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 29mm
2017 none
2018 none
2019 41mm
2020 2mm
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 2mm
2025 9mm
Holidays in October (2026) October 12 Sports DayOctober 12 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 11 Sports DayOctober 11 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 14° 21° 27° 34° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 23 Fri Pick October 23
10 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 1 rain day, 2024 had 15.
Kagoshima through the year What to pack Cotton and linen suited 26°C afternoons, with sandals or light sneakers for walking. Evenings needed little more than a thin top.
Most days stayed dry, yet a thin packable jacket cost nothing to carry and saved the odd soaked afternoon.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kagoshima in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 7 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 1 in the driest to 15 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kagoshima in October? Days averaged 26°C and nights 18°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, a light layer for the evenings, and sunscreen plus a hat.
Is October a good time to visit Kagoshima? On warmth and rain days alone, Kagoshima's easiest months were April, May and October. October ranked first of 12.
Is Kagoshima humid in October? Mean relative humidity was 74%, with about 8 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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