Kobe in July:
properly hot,

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

Mean high31°Hottest day 36.7° (2022)
Mean low25°Coldest night 19.3° (2008)
Rain days11 days5-20 by year
Rainfall214mmDaylight 14.5 → 13.9 h
Kobe's 12 months iBest: May and October
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finehot, muggy and storm risk
Humidity78%30 muggy days
Clear days4 days15 overcast days
Mean wind9 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)04:57 / 19:13Daylight 14.5 → 13.9 h

Kobe in July

The wettest month of the year, and it heats up as soon as the rains end. Suma Beach opens for swimming around early to mid July, so you can swim right from the city. Opening dates change each year.

Kobe in July ran hot: 31°C by day and 25°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. With 11 rain days on average, a wet day was rarely more than a few days away. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 5, another 20.

19 days past 30°C made it a month for early starts and a long lunch indoors. July 2025 averaged 33.0°C by day, 2.3°C above the 20-year mean. Rain days averaged 20 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.

Typhoons i

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

  • Jongdari (2018), 55 km away typhoon strength
  • Nanmadol (2017), 113 km away tropical storm
  • Ma-On (2011), 122 km away typhoon strength
1 2 3 4 5 26 77 108 119 510 11 12

Date by date i

‹ June July 2027 August ›
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Week
1-3rain on 42% of days29° 24°
4-10rain on 46% of days29° 24°
11-17rain on 39% of days30° 25°
18-24rain on 26% of days31° 25°
25-31rain on 24% of days32° 26°

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

1-3rain on 42% of days29° 24°
4-10rain on 46% of days29° 24°
11-17rain on 39% of days30° 25°
18-24rain on 26% of days31° 25°
25-31rain on 24% of days32° 26°
Tap another date to change

20064mm
200770mm
2008none
2009none
201018mm
2011none
20122mm
20134mm
20147mm
2015none
20164mm
2017none
2018none
20197mm
202026mm
20217mm
202234mm
2023none
202446mm
202512mm
Holidays in July (2027)
  • July 19 Marine Day
  • July 3 to July 5 Independence Day weekend

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

Day by day temperature i

22°27°33°38° 1815222931

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
2 d 15 d
2007
4 d 15 d
2008
2 d 5 d
2009
4 d 15 d
2010
1 d 9 d
2011
4 d 11 d
2012
4 d 12 d
2013
2 d 9 d
2014
3 d 9 d
2015
4 d 12 d
2016
2 d 7 d
2017
4 d 12 d
2018
4 d 6 d
2019
3 d 12 d
2020
7 d 20 d
2021
6 d 12 d
2022
5 d 14 d
2023
3 d 7 d
2024
0 d 9 d
2025
1 d 5 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
24241442342443765301

No rain1-9 mm10 mm or more Dates outside your trip are dimmed.

One row per year, one cell per day. 2008 had 5 rain days, 2020 had 20.

Kobe through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfall
January 10°4°4 days35mm
February 10°4°6 days57mm
March 14°7°9 days102mm
April 19°12°9 days112mm
MayGood 24°17°9 days149mm
June 27°21°10 days191mm
July 31°25°11 days214mm
August 33°27°7 days129mm
September 29°23°9 days152mm
OctoberGood 24°17°8 days110mm
November 18°12°6 days63mm
December 12°6°6 days48mm

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Kobe in July?

Over the past 20 years July averaged 11 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 20 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Kobe in July?

Days averaged 31°C and nights 25°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.

Is July a good time to visit Kobe?

On warmth and rain days alone, Kobe's easiest months were May and October. July ranked 8 of 12.

Is Kobe humid in July?

Mean relative humidity was 78%, with about 30 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.