When to go · Kyoto
Kyoto in September
Mixed month. Heat lingers; typhoon risk.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Heat lingers; typhoon risk.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in September
- KyotoHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimastorm or typhoon risk
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
- Room rates · Kyoto
- Normal
- Holiday weekends run high.
Japan overall: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kyoto, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Sep: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Sep: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 11
May: 10 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Room prices
Sep: Normal
May: Normal
Festivals listed
Sep: 0
May: 2
September: Heat lingers; typhoon risk.
May: Avoid Golden Week (late Apr–early May).
Kyoto: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries