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 January:cold, occasional rain Nara, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 9° Hottest day 17.7° (2021)
Mean low 0° Coldest night −7.9° (2023)
Rain days 6 days 2-11 by year
Rainfall 46mm Daylight 9.9 → 10.5 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 Finecold
Humidity 67% 0 muggy days
Clear days 6 days 5 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 07:03 / 17:08 Daylight 9.9 → 10.5 h
Nara in January The Wakakusa Yamayaki mountain burning is held on the fourth Saturday of January, lighting up the hillside in the evening. Bad weather can change or cancel it, so check the city notice. Some shops close for the first three days of the year.
Highs of 9°C and lows of 0°C. It was cold, and it felt colder once the sun went down. 6 rain days in a typical January: noticeable, but most days stayed dry. Most years sat near the average of 6, though 2011 dipped to 2 and 2024 climbed to 11.
With as little as 9.9 hours of daylight, the sightseeing day was short and dinner came after dark. Nights dropped below 0°C on 15 days of the month on average, so early-morning paths could be icy. The warmest year was 2020, with highs averaging 11.3°C, 2.2°C above normal. Cold snaps happened: the record low for January was −7.9°C, set in 2023.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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January 1 Friday 1 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 0° January 2 Saturday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° 1-2 rain on 13% of days 9° 0°
January 3 Sunday 3 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 10° 1° January 4 Monday 4 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 10° 1° January 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 1° January 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 1° January 7 Thursday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 8° 0° January 8 Friday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 1° January 9 Saturday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 1° 3-9 rain on 15% of days 9° 1°
January 10 Sunday 10 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 0° January 11 Monday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 0° January 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 8° 0° January 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 0° January 14 Thursday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° January 15 Friday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° January 16 Saturday 16 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 0° 10-16 rain on 14% of days 9° 0°
January 17 Sunday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 1° January 18 Monday 18 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 0° January 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° January 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 10° 1° January 21 Thursday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 1° January 22 Friday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 9° 1° January 23 Saturday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 9° 1° 17-23 rain on 29% of days 9° 1°
January 24 Sunday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 8° −1° January 25 Monday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 8° −1° January 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° −1° January 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 0° January 28 Thursday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 0° January 29 Friday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 1° January 30 Saturday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 1° 24-30 rain on 25% of days 9° 0°
January 31 Sunday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 1°
January 31 rain on 25% of days 9° 1°
1-2 rain on 13% of days 9° 0° 3-9 rain on 15% of days 9° 1° 10-16 rain on 14% of days 9° 0° 17-23 rain on 29% of days 9° 1° 24-30 rain on 25% of days 9° 0° January 31 rain on 25% of days 9° 1°
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January 1 Saturday 1 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 0° January 1 rain on 5% of days 9° 0°
January 2 Sunday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° January 3 Monday 3 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 10° 1° January 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 10° 1° January 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 1° January 6 Thursday 6 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 1° January 7 Friday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 8° 0° January 8 Saturday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 1° 2-8 rain on 14% of days 9° 1°
January 9 Sunday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 1° January 10 Monday 10 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 0° January 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 0° January 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 8° 0° January 13 Thursday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 0° January 14 Friday 14 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° January 15 Saturday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° 9-15 rain on 17% of days 9° 0°
January 16 Sunday 16 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 9° 0° January 17 Monday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 1° January 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 0° January 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 0° January 20 Thursday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 10° 1° January 21 Friday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 1° January 22 Saturday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 9° 1° 16-22 rain on 24% of days 9° 1°
January 23 Sunday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 9° 1° January 24 Monday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 8° −1° January 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 8° −1° January 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° −1° January 27 Thursday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 0° January 28 Friday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 0° January 29 Saturday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 9° 1° 23-29 rain on 26% of days 9° 0°
January 30 Sunday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 1° January 31 Monday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 1°
30-31 rain on 28% of days 9° 1°
January 1 rain on 5% of days 9° 0° 2-8 rain on 14% of days 9° 1° 9-15 rain on 17% of days 9° 0° 16-22 rain on 24% of days 9° 1° 23-29 rain on 26% of days 9° 0° 30-31 rain on 28% of days 9° 1°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 none
2008 8mm
2009 none
2010 1mm
2011 none
2012 5mm
2013 none
2014 1mm
2015 none
2016 none
2017 1mm
2018 none
2019 2mm
2020 none
2021 none
2022 1mm
2023 none
2024 3mm
2025 1mm
Holidays in January (2027) December 29 to January 3 Year-end and New Year holidaysJanuary 1 New Year's DayJanuary 11 Coming of Age DayJanuary 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in January (2028) December 29 to January 3 Year-end and New Year holidays 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) ~ January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) 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. 2011 had 2 rain days, 2024 had 11.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Nara in January? Over the past 20 years January averaged 6 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 2 in the driest to 11 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Nara in January? Days averaged 9°C and nights 0°C. Pack a compact umbrella and a warm coat.
Is January a good time to visit Nara? On warmth and rain days alone, Nara's easiest months were May and October. January ranked 9 of 12.
How many clear days does Nara get in January? About 6 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 5 overcast days (80% or more).
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