When to go · Kyoto
Kyoto in October
Great month. Comfortable walking weather.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Comfortable walking weather.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Kyoto in this guide.
Weather in October
- KyotoHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimabest weather
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Autumn season
Maple colour mid to late November at Tōfuku-ji, Eikan-dō and Arashiyama; night illuminations at temples.
Watch: Mid-November is the busiest fortnight of the year.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Jidai Matsuri
Oct 22
Historical procession; road closures in the centre.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
- Room rates · Kyoto
- Normal
- Rising; Jidai Matsuri 22 Oct.
Japan overall: Clear, mild and dry: the best all-round month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kyoto, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Oct: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 9 (better)
May: 10
Crowds
Oct: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
May: Medium
Room prices
Oct: Normal
May: Normal
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
May: 2
October: Comfortable walking weather.
May: Avoid Golden Week (late Apr–early May).
Kyoto: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.