January 10° · ☂ 4 February 10° · ☂ 6 March 14° · ☂ 9 April 19° · ☂ 9 ★ May24° · ☂ 9 June 27° · ☂ 10 July 31° · ☂ 11 August 33° · ☂ 7 September 29° · ☂ 9 ★ October24° · ☂ 8 November 18° · ☂ 6 December 12° · ☂ 6 Kobe in April:cool, frequent rain Kobe, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 19° Hottest day 26.7° (2024)
Mean low 12° Coldest night 3.5° (2006)
Rain days 9 days 5-14 by year
Rainfall 112mm Daylight 12.5 → 13.5 h
Kobe's 12 months i Best: May and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Goodmild
Humidity 67% 0 muggy days
Clear days 7 days 11 overcast days
Mean wind 10 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:28 / 18:31 Daylight 12.5 → 13.5 h
Kobe in April Cherry blossoms open, centered on early April much like Osaka and Kyoto. Popular spots get crowded from the end of the month with Golden Week, so Kitano and Harborland are easier on weekday mornings.
Highs averaged 19°C and lows 12°C, an easy range for walking around all day. Rain fell on 9 days of the month on average. Most years sat near the average of 9, though 2020 dipped to 5 and 2015 climbed to 14.
April 2024 averaged 21.4°C by day, 2.5°C above the 20-year mean.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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April 1 Thursday 1 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 9° April 2 Friday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 10° April 3 Saturday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° 1-3 rain on 22% of days 17° 10°
April 4 Sunday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 9° April 5 Monday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° April 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 18° 10° April 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° April 8 Thursday 8 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 10° April 9 Friday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 10° April 10 Saturday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 11° 4-10 rain on 27% of days 18° 10°
April 11 Sunday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° April 12 Monday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 11° April 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 12° April 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 12° April 15 Thursday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° April 16 Friday 16 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 11° April 17 Saturday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 12° 11-17 rain on 36% of days 19° 12°
April 18 Sunday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° April 19 Monday 19 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 20° 13° April 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 13° April 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 14° April 22 Thursday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 13° April 23 Friday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 13° April 24 Saturday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 20° 13°
April 25 Sunday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 13° April 26 Monday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 13° April 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 13° April 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 13° April 29 Thursday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 14° April 30 Friday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 14°
25-30 rain on 29% of days 21° 14°
1-3 rain on 22% of days 17° 10° 4-10 rain on 27% of days 18° 10° 11-17 rain on 36% of days 19° 12° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 20° 13° 25-30 rain on 29% of days 21° 14°
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April 1 Saturday 1 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 9° April 1 rain on 25% of days 17° 9°
April 2 Sunday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 10° April 3 Monday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° April 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 9° April 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° April 6 Thursday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 18° 10° April 7 Friday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° April 8 Saturday 8 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 10° 2-8 rain on 26% of days 17° 10°
April 9 Sunday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 10° April 10 Monday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 11° April 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° April 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 11° April 13 Thursday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 12° April 14 Friday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 12° April 15 Saturday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° 9-15 rain on 31% of days 18° 11°
April 16 Sunday 16 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 11° April 17 Monday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 12° April 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° April 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 20° 13° April 20 Thursday 20 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 13° April 21 Friday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 14° April 22 Saturday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 13° 16-22 rain on 32% of days 20° 13°
April 23 Sunday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 13° April 24 Monday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° April 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 13° April 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 13° April 27 Thursday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 13° April 28 Friday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 13° April 29 Saturday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 14° 23-29 rain on 31% of days 20° 13°
April 30 Sunday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 14°
April 30 rain on 30% of days 22° 14°
April 1 rain on 25% of days 17° 9° 2-8 rain on 26% of days 17° 10° 9-15 rain on 31% of days 18° 11° 16-22 rain on 32% of days 20° 13° 23-29 rain on 31% of days 20° 13° April 30 rain on 30% of days 22° 14°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 1mm
2008 2mm
2009 37mm
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 10mm
2016 1mm
2017 none
2018 19mm
2019 14mm
2020 none
2021 none
2022 11mm
2023 none
2024 none
2025 5mm
Holidays in April (2027) April 29 Showa DayApril 29 to May 5 Golden Week 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 8° 15° 21° 28° 1 8 15 22 29 30
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates April 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) ~ April 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) 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 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2020 had 5 rain days, 2015 had 14.
What to pack Jeans or light trousers, a tee and a thin sweater were the easy uniform for 19°C days. A cardigan or thin jacket was welcome after dark. On average 12 days still reached 20°C.
Rainy days were mixed in often enough that shoes you cannot get wet are a bad bet.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kobe in April? Over the past 20 years April averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 14 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kobe in April? Days averaged 19°C and nights 12°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a light layer for the evenings.
Is April a good time to visit Kobe? On warmth and rain days alone, Kobe's easiest months were May and October. April ranked 5 of 12.
How many clear days does Kobe get in April? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 11 overcast days (80% or more).
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