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 January:properly cold, Kobe, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 10° Hottest day 17.2° (2021)
Mean low 4° Coldest night −3.3° (2023)
Rain days 4 days 0-8 by year
Rainfall 35mm Daylight 9.9 → 10.5 h
Kobe's 12 months i Best: May and October
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Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finecold and mostly dry
Humidity 71% 0 muggy days
Clear days 7 days 5 overcast days
Mean wind 10 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 07:06 / 17:10 Daylight 9.9 → 10.5 h
Kobe in January January 17 is the anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and the city has a quiet, commemorative mood around it. Winter days are mostly clear, but the wind off the sea is cold, so a scarf helps.
Daytime in Kobe hovered around 10°C in January, cold enough to need a heavy coat. With about 4 rain days, showers were an occasional nuisance rather than the rule. In 2011, January had no rain day at all; in 2009 it had 8.
Days were short. Daylight grew from 9.9 to 10.5 hours across the month, so plan outdoor sights early. Frost touched 1 night of the month on average, enough to glaze puddles and shaded steps at first light. Not every year was typical: 2020 ran 2.4°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 11.9°C. The lowest night on record was −3.3°C in 2023.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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January 1 Friday 1 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 10° 3° January 2 Saturday 2 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° 1-2 rain on 3% of days 10° 4°
January 3 Sunday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 4 Monday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 10° 4° January 7 Thursday 7 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 3° January 8 Friday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 4° January 9 Saturday 9 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 10° 4° 3-9 rain on 9% of days 10° 4°
January 10 Sunday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 11 Monday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 10° 3° January 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° January 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 3° January 14 Thursday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 3° January 15 Friday 15 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° January 16 Saturday 16 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 9° 3° 10-16 rain on 11% of days 9° 3°
January 17 Sunday 17 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 4° January 18 Monday 18 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 10° 3° January 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 4° January 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 4° January 21 Thursday 21 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 4° January 22 Friday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 4° January 23 Saturday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 9° 4° 17-23 rain on 21% of days 10° 4°
January 24 Sunday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 3° January 25 Monday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 2° January 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 2° January 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 3° January 28 Thursday 28 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° January 29 Friday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 10° 3° January 30 Saturday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 4° 24-30 rain on 16% of days 9° 3°
January 31 Sunday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 4°
January 31 rain on 25% of days 9° 4°
1-2 rain on 3% of days 10° 4° 3-9 rain on 9% of days 10° 4° 10-16 rain on 11% of days 9° 3° 17-23 rain on 21% of days 10° 4° 24-30 rain on 16% of days 9° 3° January 31 rain on 25% of days 9° 4°
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January 1 Saturday 1 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 10° 3° January 1 rain on 0% of days 10° 3°
January 2 Sunday 2 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 3 Monday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 6 Thursday 6 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 10° 4° January 7 Friday 7 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 3° January 8 Saturday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 4° 2-8 rain on 9% of days 10° 4°
January 9 Sunday 9 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 10° 4° January 10 Monday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 10° 4° January 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 10° 3° January 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° January 13 Thursday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 3° January 14 Friday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 3° January 15 Saturday 15 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° 9-15 rain on 12% of days 9° 3°
January 16 Sunday 16 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 9° 3° January 17 Monday 17 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 4° January 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 10° 3° January 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 4° January 20 Thursday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 4° January 21 Friday 21 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 4° January 22 Saturday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 4° 16-22 rain on 16% of days 10° 4°
January 23 Sunday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 9° 4° January 24 Monday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 3° January 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 2° January 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 2° January 27 Thursday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 3° January 28 Friday 28 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° January 29 Saturday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 10° 3° 23-29 rain on 17% of days 9° 3°
January 30 Sunday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 4° January 31 Monday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 4°
30-31 rain on 28% of days 10° 4°
January 1 rain on 0% of days 10° 3° 2-8 rain on 9% of days 10° 4° 9-15 rain on 12% of days 9° 3° 16-22 rain on 16% of days 10° 4° 23-29 rain on 17% of days 9° 3° 30-31 rain on 28% of days 10° 4°
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2006 none
2007 none
2008 7mm
2009 1mm
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 1mm
2016 none
2017 none
2018 none
2019 none
2020 13mm
2021 20mm
2022 12mm
2023 3mm
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in January (2027) December 29 to January 3 Year-end and New Year holidaysJanuary 1 New Year's DayJanuary 11 Coming of Age DayJanuary 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in January (2028) December 29 to January 3 Year-end and New Year holidays 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) ~ January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) 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. 2011 had 0 rain days, 2009 had 8.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kobe in January? Over the past 20 years January averaged 4 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 8 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kobe in January? Days averaged 10°C and nights 4°C. Pack a warm coat and a compact umbrella.
Is January a good time to visit Kobe? On warmth and rain days alone, Kobe's easiest months were May and October. January ranked 9 of 12.
How many clear days does Kobe get in January? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 5 overcast days (80% or more).
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