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 September:properly hot, frequent rain Kobe, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 29° Hottest day 36.2° (2023)
Mean low 23° Coldest night 15.3° (2017)
Rain days 9 days 4-19 by year
Rainfall 152mm Daylight 12.9 → 11.9 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 Finemuggy and storm risk
Humidity 74% 18 muggy days
Clear days 5 days 10 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:42 / 18:07 Daylight 12.9 → 11.9 h
Kobe in September When the autumn rain front meets a typhoon the rain can drag on, so keep a spare day for harbor and coastal plans. After mid month the heat starts to ease and the Kitano slopes become easier to climb.
September brought serious heat to Kobe, 29°C on a typical afternoon and 23°C overnight. Early mornings were the best time to be outside. There were 9 rain days on average, roughly one day in three. It varied a lot from year to year. September 2009 had 4 rain days; 2018 had 19.
12 days past 30°C made it a month for early starts and a long lunch indoors. Not every year was typical: 2024 ran 3.0°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 32.2°C. Rain days averaged 17 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.
Typhoons i 11 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Talim (2017), 15 km away tropical storm Jebi (2018), 51 km away typhoon strength Trami (2018), 85 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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September 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 25° September 2 Thursday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° September 3 Friday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 25° September 4 Saturday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 25° 1-4 rain on 39% of days 31° 25°
September 5 Sunday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 31° 25° September 6 Monday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 25° September 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 25° September 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 25° September 9 Thursday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 30° 24° September 10 Friday 10 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 24° September 11 Saturday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 24° 5-11 rain on 35% of days 30° 24°
September 12 Sunday 12 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 24° September 13 Monday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 30° 24° September 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 30° 24° September 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 24° September 16 Thursday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 24° September 17 Friday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 24° September 18 Saturday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 29° 24° 12-18 rain on 31% of days 30° 24°
September 19 Sunday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 23° September 20 Monday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 22° September 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 22° September 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 28° 22° September 23 Thursday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 22° September 24 Friday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 21° September 25 Saturday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 28° 21° 19-25 rain on 23% of days 28° 22°
September 26 Sunday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 21° September 27 Monday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 21° September 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 21° September 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 20° September 30 Thursday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 26° 20°
26-30 rain on 26% of days 27° 21°
1-4 rain on 39% of days 31° 25° 5-11 rain on 35% of days 30° 24° 12-18 rain on 31% of days 30° 24° 19-25 rain on 23% of days 28° 22° 26-30 rain on 26% of days 27° 21°
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September 1 Friday 1 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 25° September 2 Saturday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 25° 1-2 rain on 35% of days 31° 25°
September 3 Sunday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 25° September 4 Monday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 25° September 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 31° 25° September 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 25° September 7 Thursday 7 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 25° September 8 Friday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 25° September 9 Saturday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 30° 24° 3-9 rain on 36% of days 31° 25°
September 10 Sunday 10 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 30° 24° September 11 Monday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 24° September 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 24° September 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 30° 24° September 14 Thursday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 30° 24° September 15 Friday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 24° September 16 Saturday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 24° 10-16 rain on 33% of days 30° 24°
September 17 Sunday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 24° September 18 Monday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 29° 24° September 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 23° September 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 22° September 21 Thursday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 22° September 22 Friday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 28° 22° September 23 Saturday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 22° 17-23 rain on 25% of days 28° 23°
September 24 Sunday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 21° September 25 Monday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 28° 21° September 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 21° September 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 21° September 28 Thursday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 21° September 29 Friday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 20° September 30 Saturday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 26° 20° 24-30 rain on 26% of days 27° 21°
1-2 rain on 35% of days 31° 25° 3-9 rain on 36% of days 31° 25° 10-16 rain on 33% of days 30° 24° 17-23 rain on 25% of days 28° 23° 24-30 rain on 26% of days 27° 21°
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2006 none
2007 none
2008 none
2009 none
2010 none
2011 67mm
2012 none
2013 39mm
2014 4mm
2015 none
2016 1mm
2017 none
2018 40mm
2019 5mm
2020 9mm
2021 11mm
2022 none
2023 none
2024 none
2025 26mm
Holidays in September (2027) September 18 to September 20 Respect for the Aged Day long weekendSeptember 23 Autumnal Equinox DaySeptember 6 Labor Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in September (2028)
Day by day temperature i 17° 24° 31° 38° 1 8 15 22 29 30
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates September 1 (Wed) 2 (Thu) 3 (Fri) 4 (Sat) 5 (Sun) 6 (Mon) 7 (Tue) 8 (Wed) 9 (Thu) 10 (Fri) 11 (Sat) 12 (Sun) 13 (Mon) 14 (Tue) 15 (Wed) 16 (Thu) 17 (Fri) 18 (Sat) 19 (Sun) 20 (Mon) 21 (Tue) 22 (Wed) 23 (Thu) 24 (Fri) 25 (Sat) 26 (Sun) 27 (Mon) 28 (Tue) 29 (Wed) 30 (Thu) ~ September 1 (Wed) 2 (Thu) 3 (Fri) 4 (Sat) 5 (Sun) 6 (Mon) 7 (Tue) 8 (Wed) 9 (Thu) 10 (Fri) 11 (Sat) 12 (Sun) 13 (Mon) 14 (Tue) 15 (Wed) 16 (Thu) 17 (Fri) 18 (Sat) 19 (Sun) 20 (Mon) 21 (Tue) 22 (Wed) 23 (Thu) 24 (Fri) 25 (Sat) 26 (Sun) 27 (Mon) 28 (Tue) 29 (Wed) 30 (Thu) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
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One row per year, one cell per day. 2009 had 4 rain days, 2018 had 19.
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Averaging 9 rain days, keep a light waterproof or a compact umbrella in the bag. In windy spots umbrellas flip easily.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kobe in September? Over the past 20 years September averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 4 in the driest to 19 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kobe in September? Days averaged 29°C and nights 23°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.
Is September a good time to visit Kobe? On warmth and rain days alone, Kobe's easiest months were May and October. September ranked 6 of 12.
Is Kobe humid in September? Mean relative humidity was 74%, with about 18 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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