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 July:properly hot, Kobe, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 31° Hottest day 36.7° (2022)
Mean low 25° Coldest night 19.3° (2008)
Rain days 11 days 5-20 by year
Rainfall 214mm Daylight 14.5 → 13.9 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 Finehot, muggy and storm risk
Humidity 78% 30 muggy days
Clear days 4 days 15 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 04:57 / 19:13 Daylight 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 2 6 7 7 10 8 11 9 5 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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July 1 Thursday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 29° 23° July 2 Friday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 24° July 3 Saturday 3 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 29° 24° 1-3 rain on 42% of days 29° 24°
July 4 Sunday 4 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 29° 24° July 5 Monday 5 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 29° 24° July 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 29° 24° July 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 29° 24° July 8 Thursday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 25° July 9 Friday 9 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 30° 25° July 10 Saturday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 25° 4-10 rain on 46% of days 29° 24°
July 11 Sunday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 25° July 12 Monday 12 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 25° July 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 25° July 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 30° 25° July 15 Thursday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° July 16 Friday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 31° 25° July 17 Saturday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 31° 25° 11-17 rain on 39% of days 30° 25°
July 18 Sunday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° July 19 Monday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 31° 25° July 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° July 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 26° July 22 Thursday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 31° 26° July 23 Friday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 31° 25° July 24 Saturday 24 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 32° 26° 18-24 rain on 26% of days 31° 25°
July 25 Sunday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 26° July 26 Monday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 26° July 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 26° July 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 26° July 29 Thursday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 26° July 30 Friday 30 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 26° July 31 Saturday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 33° 26° 25-31 rain on 24% of days 32° 26°
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1-3 rain on 42% of days 29° 24° 4-10 rain on 46% of days 29° 24° 11-17 rain on 39% of days 30° 25° 18-24 rain on 26% of days 31° 25° 25-31 rain on 24% of days 32° 26°
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July 1 Saturday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 29° 23° July 1 rain on 55% of days 29° 23°
July 2 Sunday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 24° July 3 Monday 3 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 29° 24° July 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 29° 24° July 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 29° 24° July 6 Thursday 6 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 29° 24° July 7 Friday 7 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 29° 24° July 8 Saturday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 25° 2-8 rain on 44% of days 29° 24°
July 9 Sunday 9 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 30° 25° July 10 Monday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 25° July 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 25° July 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 25° July 13 Thursday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 25° July 14 Friday 14 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 30° 25° July 15 Saturday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° 9-15 rain on 45% of days 30° 25°
July 16 Sunday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 31° 25° July 17 Monday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 31° 25° July 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° July 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 31° 25° July 20 Thursday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° July 21 Friday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 26° July 22 Saturday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 31° 26° 16-22 rain on 29% of days 31° 25°
July 23 Sunday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 31° 25° July 24 Monday 24 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 32° 26° July 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 26° July 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 26° July 27 Thursday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 26° July 28 Friday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 26° July 29 Saturday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 26° 23-29 rain on 24% of days 32° 26°
July 30 Sunday 30 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 26° July 31 Monday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 33° 26°
30-31 rain on 20% of days 33° 26°
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July 1 rain on 55% of days 29° 23° 2-8 rain on 44% of days 29° 24° 9-15 rain on 45% of days 30° 25° 16-22 rain on 29% of days 31° 25° 23-29 rain on 24% of days 32° 26° 30-31 rain on 20% of days 33° 26°
Tap another date to change
2006 4mm
2007 70mm
2008 none
2009 none
2010 18mm
2011 none
2012 2mm
2013 4mm
2014 7mm
2015 none
2016 4mm
2017 none
2018 none
2019 7mm
2020 26mm
2021 7mm
2022 34mm
2023 none
2024 46mm
2025 12mm
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° 1 8 15 22 29 31 Mean high Mean low Coldest to warmest high in 20 years
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates July 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) ~ July 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 No rain 1-9 mm 10 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.
What to pack Compact umbrella T-shirts Sunscreen and hat Insect repellent Loose, light-colored clothes, sandals and a hat did most of the work at 31°C. Sights went in the morning, with a break in the middle of the day.
A packable rain jacket weighs almost nothing and covers 11 rain days. Leave the suede at home.
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.
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