January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 10 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May25° · ☂ 9 June 29° · ☂ 11 July 33° · ☂ 13 August 34° · ☂ 9 September 30° · ☂ 10 ★ October24° · ☂ 9 November 18° · ☂ 6 December 12° · ☂ 7 Kyoto in July:very hot, frequent rain Kyoto, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 33° Hottest day 39.2° (2025)
Mean low 24° Coldest night 18° (2007)
Rain days 13 days 7-21 by year
Rainfall 258mm Daylight 14.5 → 13.9 h
Kyoto'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 Poorhot, frequent rain, muggy and storm risk
Humidity 79% 30 muggy days
Clear days 3 days 16 overcast days
Mean wind 7 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 04:54 / 19:12 Daylight 14.5 → 13.9 h
Kyoto in July Gion Matsuri runs through the whole month, with the big float processions on July 17 and 24. The three evenings before each are yoiyama, when streets glow with lanterns. This is the wettest month, and once the rain ends the basin turns steamy.
Days averaged 33°C and nights 24°C. Midday was for air conditioning, a cold drink or a long lunch out of the sun. Rain fell on 13 days of the month on average. It varied a lot from year to year. July 2008 had 7 rain days; 2020 had 21.
With 24 days above 30°C on average, most of the month felt like high summer. The warmest year was 2025, with highs averaging 35.9°C, 3.3°C above normal. Wet days did not mess around: about 20 mm each, the kind of rain that drives you into a doorway.
Typhoons i 7 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Jongdari (2018), 35 km away typhoon strength Nanmadol (2017), 133 km away tropical storm Ma-On (2011), 158 km away typhoon strength 1 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 7 8 8 11 9 5 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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July 1 Thursday 1 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 31° 23° July 2 Friday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 23° July 3 Saturday 3 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 23° 1-3 rain on 52% of days 31° 23°
July 4 Sunday 4 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 23° July 5 Monday 5 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 23° July 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 31° 24° July 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 31° 23° July 8 Thursday 8 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° July 9 Friday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 24° July 10 Saturday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° 4-10 rain on 53% of days 31° 24°
July 11 Sunday 11 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° July 12 Monday 12 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° July 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° July 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° July 15 Thursday 15 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 24° July 16 Friday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 24° July 17 Saturday 17 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° 11-17 rain on 46% of days 32° 24°
July 18 Sunday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 24° July 19 Monday 19 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 24° July 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 24° July 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 24° July 22 Thursday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 25° July 23 Friday 23 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 24° July 24 Saturday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 34° 24° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 33° 24°
July 25 Sunday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 25° July 26 Monday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 35° 25° July 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 34° 25° July 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 34° 25° July 29 Thursday 29 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 34° 25° July 30 Friday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 25° July 31 Saturday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 35° 25° 25-31 rain on 33% of days 34° 25°
1-3 rain on 52% of days 31° 23° 4-10 rain on 53% of days 31° 24° 11-17 rain on 46% of days 32° 24° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 33° 24° 25-31 rain on 33% of days 34° 25°
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July 1 Saturday 1 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 31° 23° July 1 rain on 50% of days 31° 23°
July 2 Sunday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 23° July 3 Monday 3 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 23° July 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 23° July 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 23° July 6 Thursday 6 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 31° 24° July 7 Friday 7 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 31° 23° July 8 Saturday 8 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° 2-8 rain on 56% of days 31° 23°
July 9 Sunday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 24° July 10 Monday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° July 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° July 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° July 13 Thursday 13 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° July 14 Friday 14 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° July 15 Saturday 15 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 24° 9-15 rain on 47% of days 32° 24°
July 16 Sunday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 24° July 17 Monday 17 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° July 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 24° July 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 24° July 20 Thursday 20 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 24° July 21 Friday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 24° July 22 Saturday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 25° 16-22 rain on 36% of days 33° 24°
July 23 Sunday 23 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 24° July 24 Monday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 34° 24° July 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 25° July 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 35° 25° July 27 Thursday 27 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 34° 25° July 28 Friday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 34° 25° July 29 Saturday 29 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 34° 25° 23-29 rain on 33% of days 34° 25°
July 30 Sunday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 25° July 31 Monday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 35° 25°
30-31 rain on 23% of days 35° 25°
July 1 rain on 50% of days 31° 23° 2-8 rain on 56% of days 31° 23° 9-15 rain on 47% of days 32° 24° 16-22 rain on 36% of days 33° 24° 23-29 rain on 33% of days 34° 25° 30-31 rain on 23% of days 35° 25°
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2006 1mm
2007 2mm
2008 none
2009 2mm
2010 64mm
2011 none
2012 75mm
2013 9mm
2014 40mm
2015 none
2016 2mm
2017 none
2018 none
2019 20mm
2020 64mm
2021 17mm
2022 29mm
2023 none
2024 none
2025 18mm
Holidays in July (2027) July 19 Marine DayJuly 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 21° 28° 34° 41° 1 8 15 22 29 31
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 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2008 had 7 rain days, 2020 had 21.
What to pack At 33°C by day and 24°C at night with humid air, sweat hardly dried. Quick-dry fabrics beat heavy cotton, and a spare top saved the evening.
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 Kyoto in July? Over the past 20 years July averaged 13 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 7 in the driest to 21 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kyoto in July? Days averaged 33°C and nights 24°C. Pack an umbrella, sandals that can get wet, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.
Is July a good time to visit Kyoto? On warmth and rain days alone, Kyoto's easiest months were May and October. July ranked 11 of 12.
Is Kyoto humid in July? Mean relative humidity was 79%, with about 30 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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