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 September:hot, rain on many days Kyoto, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 30° Hottest day 37.1° (2010)
Mean low 22° Coldest night 12.7° (2011)
Rain days 10 days 5-19 by year
Rainfall 185mm Daylight 12.9 → 11.9 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 Finemuggy and storm risk
Humidity 76% 17 muggy days
Clear days 4 days 11 overcast days
Mean wind 8 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:39 / 18:05 Daylight 12.9 → 11.9 h
Kyoto in September Heat lingers and the autumn rain front and typhoons make it a wet month. Decide on riverside plans by the weather. After mid month evenings feel noticeably cooler and walking gets easier.
It was a hot month: 30°C by day and 22°C after dark. About 10 days a month saw rain, enough that a wet-weather plan was worth having. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 5, another 19.
With 15 days above 30°C on average, most of the month felt like high summer. The warmest year was 2024, with highs averaging 33.4°C, 3.5°C above normal. Rain days averaged 18 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.
Jebi (2018), 57 km away typhoon strength Talim (2017), 65 km away tropical storm Trami (2018), 82 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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September 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 24° September 2 Thursday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° September 3 Friday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° September 4 Saturday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 24° 1-4 rain on 38% of days 32° 24°
September 5 Sunday 5 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 24° September 6 Monday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 23° September 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 23° September 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 23° September 9 Thursday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 31° 22° September 10 Friday 10 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 22° September 11 Saturday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 22° 5-11 rain on 39% of days 31° 23°
September 12 Sunday 12 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 22° September 13 Monday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 31° 22° September 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 22° September 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 30° 22° September 16 Thursday 16 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 22° September 17 Friday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 22° September 18 Saturday 18 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 22° 12-18 rain on 35% of days 30° 22°
September 19 Sunday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 30° 21° September 20 Monday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 29° 20° September 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 20° September 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 20° September 23 Thursday 23 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 28° 20° September 24 Friday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 19° September 25 Saturday 25 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 28° 19° 19-25 rain on 27% of days 29° 20°
September 26 Sunday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 19° September 27 Monday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 19° September 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 19° September 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 27° 19° September 30 Thursday 30 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 27° 19°
26-30 rain on 31% of days 28° 19°
1-4 rain on 38% of days 32° 24° 5-11 rain on 39% of days 31° 23° 12-18 rain on 35% of days 30° 22° 19-25 rain on 27% of days 29° 20° 26-30 rain on 31% of days 28° 19°
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September 1 Friday 1 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 24° September 2 Saturday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° 1-2 rain on 38% of days 32° 24°
September 3 Sunday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° September 4 Monday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 24° September 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 24° September 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 23° September 7 Thursday 7 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 23° September 8 Friday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 31° 23° September 9 Saturday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 31° 22° 3-9 rain on 37% of days 32° 23°
September 10 Sunday 10 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 22° September 11 Monday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 31° 22° September 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 31° 22° September 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 31° 22° September 14 Thursday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 22° September 15 Friday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 30° 22° September 16 Saturday 16 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 22° 10-16 rain on 36% of days 31° 22°
September 17 Sunday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 22° September 18 Monday 18 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 22° September 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 30° 21° September 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 29° 20° September 21 Thursday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 20° September 22 Friday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 29° 20° September 23 Saturday 23 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 28° 20° 17-23 rain on 31% of days 29° 21°
September 24 Sunday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 19° September 25 Monday 25 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 28° 19° September 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 19° September 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 19° September 28 Thursday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 19° September 29 Friday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 27° 19° September 30 Saturday 30 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 27° 19° 24-30 rain on 30% of days 28° 19°
1-2 rain on 38% of days 32° 24° 3-9 rain on 37% of days 32° 23° 10-16 rain on 36% of days 31° 22° 17-23 rain on 31% of days 29° 21° 24-30 rain on 30% of days 28° 19°
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2006 none
2007 11mm
2008 8mm
2009 13mm
2010 7mm
2011 3mm
2012 79mm
2013 none
2014 none
2015 none
2016 3mm
2017 none
2018 76mm
2019 2mm
2020 none
2021 none
2022 none
2023 9mm
2024 none
2025 none
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° 32° 39° 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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10 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2009 had 5 rain days, 2018 had 19.
What to pack At 30°C by day and 22°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 September? Over the past 20 years September averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 19 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kyoto in September? Days averaged 30°C and nights 22°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.
Is September a good time to visit Kyoto? On warmth and rain days alone, Kyoto's easiest months were May and October. September ranked 6 of 12.
Is Kyoto humid in September? Mean relative humidity was 76%, with about 17 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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