Nara in June:
properly hot, frequent rain

Nara, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.

Mean high28°Hottest day 35.8° (2013)
Mean low18°Coldest night 10.2° (2016)
Rain days11 days6-16 by year
Rainfall189mmDaylight 14.3 → 14.5 h
Nara's 12 months iBest: May and October
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Fine
Humidity70%7 muggy days
Clear days2 days18 overcast days
Mean wind7 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)04:43 / 19:11Daylight 14.3 → 14.5 h

Nara in June

The rainy season begins and humidity climbs. Yatadera's hydrangea garden is open from early June to early July, with a regular bus from Koriyama Station. A fair month if you like hydrangeas and damp stone lanterns.

It was a hot month: 28°C by day and 18°C after dark. With 11 rain days on average, a wet day was rarely more than a few days away. Counts moved moderately between years: 6 in 2013, 16 in 2008.

About 7 days a month still climbed past 30°C, the ones where you looked for shade. Each rainy day brought about 17 mm, closer to downpours than drizzle.

Typhoons i

2 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.

  • Guchol (2012), 101 km away tropical storm
  • Sepat (2019), 204 km away tropical storm
1 2 3 4 5 26 77 88 119 510 11 12

Date by date i

‹ May June 2027 July ›
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Week
1-5rain on 21% of days26° 16°
6-12rain on 34% of days27° 17°
13-19rain on 44% of days28° 19°
20-26rain on 44% of days29° 20°
27-30rain on 41% of days30° 21°

0-5/206-8/209-11/2012-20/20

1-5rain on 21% of days26° 16°
6-12rain on 34% of days27° 17°
13-19rain on 44% of days28° 19°
20-26rain on 44% of days29° 20°
27-30rain on 41% of days30° 21°
Tap another date to change

200674mm
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20085mm
2009none
201017mm
2011none
20123mm
201313mm
2014none
2015none
2016none
2017none
20186mm
201919mm
20202mm
20212mm
20225mm
20232mm
2024none
20251mm
Holidays in June (2027)
  • June 18 Juneteenth (observed)
  • June 19 Juneteenth National Independence Day

1 US holidays (flights fill up)

Day by day temperature i

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Mean high Mean low Coldest to warmest high in 20 years

Your trip dates, the past 20 years

Trip dates ~

You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain.
Trip rain days Month rain days
2006
2 d 10 d
2007
2 d 11 d
2008
3 d 16 d
2009
2 d 10 d
2010
0 d 14 d
2011
3 d 13 d
2012
3 d 12 d
2013
0 d 6 d
2014
0 d 6 d
2015
5 d 15 d
2016
2 d 16 d
2017
2 d 7 d
2018
5 d 12 d
2019
3 d 9 d
2020
2 d 11 d
2021
1 d 13 d
2022
2 d 7 d
2023
5 d 15 d
2024
2 d 13 d
2025
3 d 9 d
Years with rain
Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year.
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Rain days on trip
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No rain1-9 mm10 mm or more Dates outside your trip are dimmed.

One row per year, one cell per day. 2013 had 6 rain days, 2008 had 16.

Nara through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfall
January 9°0°6 days46mm
February 10°1°8 days68mm
March 15°4°11 days111mm
April 20°8°9 days111mm
MayGood 25°13°9 days143mm
June 28°18°11 days189mm
July 32°23°12 days200mm
August 34°24°8 days155mm
September 29°20°10 days157mm
OctoberGood 23°14°10 days132mm
November 17°8°7 days70mm
December 12°3°7 days57mm

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Nara in June?

Over the past 20 years June averaged 11 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 6 in the driest to 16 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Nara in June?

Days averaged 28°C and nights 18°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, a light layer for the evenings, and sunscreen plus a hat.

Is June a good time to visit Nara?

On warmth and rain days alone, Nara's easiest months were May and October. June ranked 4 of 12.

Is Nara humid in June?

Mean relative humidity was 70%, with about 7 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.