January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 11 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May25° · ☂ 9 June 28° · ☂ 11 July 32° · ☂ 12 August 34° · ☂ 8 September 29° · ☂ 10 ★ October23° · ☂ 10 November 17° · ☂ 7 December 12° · ☂ 7 Nara in April:cool and fresh, Nara, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 20° Hottest day 29.4° (2025)
Mean low 8° Coldest night −0.7° (2011)
Rain days 9 days 4-14 by year
Rainfall 111mm Daylight 12.5 → 13.5 h
Nara'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 Goodmild
Humidity 63% 0 muggy days
Clear days 6 days 11 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:26 / 18:28 Daylight 12.5 → 13.5 h
Nara in April Cherry blossoms are best in early April in many years, and in Nara Park you can fit flowers and deer in one frame. Golden Week brings more people from the end of the month, so start early.
Nara saw 20°C by day and 8°C at night in April. A light layer covered most days. Nights were about 12°C cooler than the afternoons. There were 9 rain days on average, roughly one day in three. Individual years ran between 4 and 14 rain days.
About 5 nights a month dipped under 5°C, cold enough to want a jacket for the walk back. Not every year was typical: 2024 ran 2.4°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 22.5°C. The coldest night came in 2011, at −0.7°C.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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April 1 Thursday 1 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 6° April 2 Friday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 7° April 3 Saturday 3 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 7° 1-3 rain on 28% of days 18° 7°
April 4 Sunday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 6° April 5 Monday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 7° April 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 7° April 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 7° April 8 Thursday 8 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 7° April 9 Friday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 7° April 10 Saturday 10 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 7° 4-10 rain on 28% of days 19° 7°
April 11 Sunday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 8° April 12 Monday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 8° April 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 8° April 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 20° 8° April 15 Thursday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 8° April 16 Friday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 8° April 17 Saturday 17 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 20° 9° 11-17 rain on 36% of days 20° 8°
April 18 Sunday 18 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 9° April 19 Monday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 9° April 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 9° April 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 10° April 22 Thursday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 10° April 23 Friday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 9° April 24 Saturday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 10° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 21° 10°
April 25 Sunday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 9° April 26 Monday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 9° April 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 10° April 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 10° April 29 Thursday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 10° April 30 Friday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 23° 11°
25-30 rain on 29% of days 22° 10°
1-3 rain on 28% of days 18° 7° 4-10 rain on 28% of days 19° 7° 11-17 rain on 36% of days 20° 8° 18-24 rain on 31% of days 21° 10° 25-30 rain on 29% of days 22° 10°
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April 1 Saturday 1 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 6° April 1 rain on 35% of days 18° 6°
April 2 Sunday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 7° April 3 Monday 3 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 7° April 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 6° April 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 7° April 6 Thursday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 7° April 7 Friday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 18° 7° April 8 Saturday 8 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 7° 2-8 rain on 29% of days 18° 7°
April 9 Sunday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 7° April 10 Monday 10 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 7° April 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 8° April 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 8° April 13 Thursday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 8° April 14 Friday 14 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 20° 8° April 15 Saturday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 8° 9-15 rain on 31% of days 20° 8°
April 16 Sunday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 8° April 17 Monday 17 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 20° 9° April 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 9° April 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 9° April 20 Thursday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 9° April 21 Friday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 10° April 22 Saturday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 10° 16-22 rain on 32% of days 21° 9°
April 23 Sunday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 9° April 24 Monday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 10° April 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 9° April 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 9° April 27 Thursday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 10° April 28 Friday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 10° April 29 Saturday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 10° 23-29 rain on 31% of days 21° 10°
April 30 Sunday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 23° 11°
April 30 rain on 30% of days 23° 11°
April 1 rain on 35% of days 18° 6° 2-8 rain on 29% of days 18° 7° 9-15 rain on 31% of days 20° 8° 16-22 rain on 32% of days 21° 9° 23-29 rain on 31% of days 21° 10° April 30 rain on 30% of days 23° 11°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 2mm
2008 2mm
2009 34mm
2010 none
2011 none
2012 1mm
2013 none
2014 none
2015 15mm
2016 1mm
2017 none
2018 14mm
2019 11mm
2020 none
2021 3mm
2022 9mm
2023 none
2024 none
2025 2mm
Holidays in April (2027) April 29 Showa DayApril 29 to May 5 Golden Week 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 5° 14° 22° 31° 1 8 15 22 29 30
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates April 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) ~ April 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) 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. 2009 had 4 rain days, 2015 had 14.
What to pack A long-sleeve top and one thin layer cover highs of 20°C. After dark, a proper jacket was welcome. On average 5 nights still dipped below 5°C. With a 12°C swing between day and night, dress in layers you can peel off at two in the afternoon and put back on at dusk.
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 Nara in April? Over the past 20 years April averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 4 in the driest to 14 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Nara in April? Days averaged 20°C and nights 8°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, a light layer for the evenings, and T-shirts.
Is April a good time to visit Nara? On warmth and rain days alone, Nara's easiest months were May and October. April ranked 3 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Nara get in April? About 6 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 11 overcast days (80% or more).
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