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 October:warm, rain on many days Nara, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 23° Hottest day 33.7° (2019)
Mean low 14° Coldest night 4.6° (2025)
Rain days 10 days 5-18 by year
Rainfall 132mm Daylight 11.9 → 10.8 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 Finemild and storm risk
Humidity 70% 1 muggy day
Clear days 7 days 8 overcast days
Mean wind 8 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:02 / 17:23 Daylight 11.9 → 10.8 h
Nara in October The deer antler cutting ceremony (Shika no Tsunokiri) takes place in October. It dates to 1671 and was started to reduce injuries from autumn bucks. Dates change each year, so check the Nara tourism site.
Highs of 23°C and lows of 14°C: short sleeves by day, with mild nights. Rain fell on 10 days of the month on average. It varied a lot from year to year. October 2012 had 5 rain days; 2017 had 18.
The warmest year was 2024, with highs averaging 25.2°C, 2.1°C above normal.
Typhoons i 5 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Vongfong (2014), 21 km away tropical storm Melor (2009), 106 km away typhoon strength Phanfone (2014), 121 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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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 27° 17° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 17° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 26° 17° 1-3 rain on 35% of days 26° 17°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 25° 17° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 24° 16° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 16° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 16° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 15° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 24° 15° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 15° 4-10 rain on 38% of days 25° 16°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 24° 16° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 15° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 14° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 14° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 14° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 14° 11-17 rain on 27% of days 24° 14°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 23° 13° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 13° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 13° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 12° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 12° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 13° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 12° 18-24 rain on 32% of days 22° 13°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 12° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 12° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 11° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 10° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 11° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 20° 10° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 10° 25-31 rain on 29% of days 20° 11°
1-3 rain on 35% of days 26° 17° 4-10 rain on 38% of days 25° 16° 11-17 rain on 27% of days 24° 14° 18-24 rain on 32% of days 22° 13° 25-31 rain on 29% of days 20° 11°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 27° 17° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 17° 1-2 rain on 33% of days 27° 17°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 26° 17° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 25° 17° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 24° 16° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 25° 16° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 16° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 15° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 24° 15° 3-9 rain on 40% of days 25° 16°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 25° 15° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 24° 16° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 15° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 14° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 14° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 23° 14° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 24° 13° 10-16 rain on 26% of days 24° 14°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 14° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 23° 13° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 13° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 13° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 12° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 12° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 13° 17-23 rain on 33% of days 22° 13°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 12° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 12° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 12° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 11° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 10° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 11° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 20° 10° 24-30 rain on 29% of days 21° 11°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 10°
October 31 rain on 30% of days 20° 10°
1-2 rain on 33% of days 27° 17° 3-9 rain on 40% of days 25° 16° 10-16 rain on 26% of days 24° 14° 17-23 rain on 33% of days 22° 13° 24-30 rain on 29% of days 21° 11° October 31 rain on 30% of days 20° 10°
Tap another date to change
2006 30mm
2007 9mm
2008 24mm
2009 1mm
2010 none
2011 10mm
2012 none
2013 3mm
2014 4mm
2015 none
2016 1mm
2017 none
2018 none
2019 none
2020 1mm
2021 none
2022 4mm
2023 none
2024 none
2025 6mm
Holidays in October (2026) October 12 Sports DayOctober 12 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 11 Sports DayOctober 11 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 9° 18° 26° 35° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 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) ~ October 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. 2012 had 5 rain days, 2017 had 18.
What to pack With highs of 23°C, breathable clothes work best. Nights at 14°C are cooler, so add a real jacket for after dark.
A packable rain jacket weighs almost nothing and covers 10 rain days. Leave the suede at home.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Nara in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 18 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Nara in October? Days averaged 23°C and nights 14°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, a light layer for the evenings, and T-shirts.
Is October a good time to visit Nara? On warmth and rain days alone, Nara's easiest months were May and October. October ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Nara get in October? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 8 overcast days (80% or more).
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