Osaka in October:
comfortably warm, occasional rain

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

Mean high24°Hottest day 33.1° (2019)
Mean low16°Coldest night 8° (2025)
Rain days9 days3-16 by year
Rainfall136mmDaylight 11.9 → 10.8 h
Osaka's 12 months iBest: May and October
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finemild and storm risk
Humidity71%2 muggy days
Clear days7 days8 overcast days
Mean wind8 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)06:03 / 17:24Daylight 11.9 → 10.8 h

Osaka in October

Clear, mild days increase and the city gets easier to walk, and outdoor plans work well. A light jacket is enough. Autumn color is still early, so save the leaf trips for next month.

Afternoons reached 24°C and nights settled at 16°C, warm enough to linger over lunch outdoors. Showers came now and then, about 9 rain days in all, and most of the month stayed dry. A visitor in 2015 met 3 rain days; one in 2017 met 16. The average of 9 hid that gap.

Wet days did not mess around: about 15 mm each, the kind of rain that drives you into a doorway.

Typhoons i

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

  • Vongfong (2014), 35 km away tropical storm
  • Melor (2009), 127 km away typhoon strength
  • Phanfone (2014), 141 km away typhoon strength
1 2 3 4 5 26 77 88 109 510 11 12

Date by date i

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Week
1-3rain on 27% of days27° 19°
4-10rain on 34% of days26° 18°
11-17rain on 24% of days24° 17°
18-24rain on 30% of days23° 15°
25-31rain on 27% of days21° 13°

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

1-3rain on 27% of days27° 19°
4-10rain on 34% of days26° 18°
11-17rain on 24% of days24° 17°
18-24rain on 30% of days23° 15°
25-31rain on 27% of days21° 13°
Tap another date to change

200636mm
20078mm
200823mm
2009none
2010none
20118mm
2012none
20132mm
20147mm
2015none
20161mm
2017none
2018none
2019none
20201mm
2021none
20223mm
2023none
2024none
20258mm
Holidays in October (2026)
  • October 12 Sports Day
  • October 12 Columbus Day

1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)

Day by day temperature i

11°19°27°35° 1815222931

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
3 d 8 d
2007
4 d 7 d
2008
2 d 9 d
2009
3 d 7 d
2010
3 d 9 d
2011
1 d 8 d
2012
0 d 5 d
2013
2 d 12 d
2014
3 d 8 d
2015
0 d 3 d
2016
2 d 8 d
2017
2 d 16 d
2018
3 d 8 d
2019
1 d 11 d
2020
5 d 8 d
2021
0 d 8 d
2022
5 d 7 d
2023
3 d 8 d
2024
3 d 12 d
2025
2 d 15 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. 2015 had 3 rain days, 2017 had 16.

Osaka through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfall
January 10°3°5 days41mm
February 11°3°6 days65mm
March 15°6°10 days106mm
April 20°11°9 days114mm
MayGood 25°16°9 days149mm
June 28°20°11 days192mm
July 32°25°11 days208mm
August 34°26°8 days147mm
September 30°22°10 days158mm
OctoberGood 24°16°9 days136mm
November 18°10°6 days72mm
December 12°5°6 days55mm

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Osaka in October?

Over the past 20 years October averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 3 in the driest to 16 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Osaka in October?

Days averaged 24°C and nights 16°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a light layer for the evenings, and T-shirts.

Is October a good time to visit Osaka?

On warmth and rain days alone, Osaka's easiest months were May and October. October ranked first of 12.

How many clear days does Osaka get in October?

About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 8 overcast days (80% or more).