Osaka in September:
properly hot,

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

Mean high30°Hottest day 37.7° (2020)
Mean low22°Coldest night 14.9° (2011)
Rain days10 days4-19 by year
Rainfall158mmDaylight 12.9 → 11.9 h
Osaka's 12 months iBest: May and October
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finemuggy and storm risk
Humidity71%16 muggy days
Clear days5 days10 overcast days
Mean wind8 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)05:40 / 18:06Daylight 12.9 → 11.9 h

Osaka in September

Heat lingers and the autumn rain front can meet typhoons. In Kishiwada, south of Osaka, the danjiri festival is held in September and again in October in other districts, with heavy wooden floats racing through the streets.

It was a hot month: 30°C by day and 22°C after dark. There were 10 rain days on average, roughly one day in three. A visitor in 2009 met 4 rain days; one in 2018 met 19. The average of 10 hid that gap.

Highs topped 30°C on 15 days of the month on average. Mixing in indoor stops at midday made sense. The warmest year was 2024, with highs averaging 33.2°C, 3.2°C above normal. Wet days did not mess around: about 16 mm each, the kind of rain that drives you into a doorway.

Typhoons i

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

  • Talim (2017), 39 km away tropical storm
  • Trami (2018), 63 km away typhoon strength
  • Malakas (2016), 70 km away typhoon strength
1 2 3 4 5 26 77 88 109 510 11 12

Date by date i

‹ August September 2027 October ›
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Week
1-4rain on 38% of days32° 24°
5-11rain on 37% of days31° 24°
12-18rain on 34% of days30° 23°
19-25rain on 26% of days29° 21°
26-30rain on 27% of days28° 20°

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

1-4rain on 38% of days32° 24°
5-11rain on 37% of days31° 24°
12-18rain on 34% of days30° 23°
19-25rain on 26% of days29° 21°
26-30rain on 27% of days28° 20°
Tap another date to change

200617mm
2007none
20084mm
2009none
2010none
2011none
20121mm
20135mm
20143mm
201510mm
2016none
20178mm
201814mm
2019none
20202mm
2021none
2022none
2023none
2024none
2025none
Holidays in September (2027)
  • September 18 to September 20 Respect for the Aged Day long weekend
  • September 23 Autumnal Equinox Day
  • September 6 Labor Day

1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)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
4 d 11 d
2007
1 d 6 d
2008
2 d 11 d
2009
0 d 4 d
2010
1 d 7 d
2011
1 d 13 d
2012
5 d 13 d
2013
2 d 8 d
2014
5 d 8 d
2015
4 d 11 d
2016
2 d 12 d
2017
1 d 7 d
2018
5 d 19 d
2019
2 d 7 d
2020
4 d 9 d
2021
2 d 11 d
2022
4 d 11 d
2023
3 d 7 d
2024
1 d 6 d
2025
3 d 11 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. 2009 had 4 rain days, 2018 had 19.

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 September?

Over the past 20 years September averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 4 in the driest to 19 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Osaka in September?

Days averaged 30°C and nights 22°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.

Is September a good time to visit Osaka?

On warmth and rain days alone, Osaka's easiest months were May and October. September ranked 6 of 12.

Is Osaka humid in September?

Mean relative humidity was 71%, with about 16 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.