Osaka in July

Heat; Tenjin Matsuri late July.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

July is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• OctoberGreatBest walking weather.
• NovemberGreatLeaves at the castle park.
• MayGreatAvoid Golden Week.
• DecemberGoodIlluminations; closures Dec 29–Jan 3.

• OsakaHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 11 days
• Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimahot

  Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.

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.

• Rainy season (tsuyu)

  About early June to mid-July · Whole city

  Grey, humid days; the covered arcades and underground malls come into their own.

• Aizen Matsuri check

  30 June – 2 July · Aizendō Shōman-in, near Shitennō-ji

  Opens Osaka's summer festival season; palanquins carried by women in yukata.

• Tenjin Matsuri

  24–25 July · Osaka Tenmangū and the Ōkawa river

  One of Japan's three great festivals: a boat procession and fireworks on the 25th. Riverside streets near Tenma are closed and packed from mid-afternoon.

• Sumiyoshi Matsuri check

  Late July to 1 August · Sumiyoshi Taisha to Sakai

  Processions and a purification rite that closes the summer festival run.

Crowds · Japan overall

Medium

Prices · Japan overall

Medium

Japan overall: Rain ends mid-month then the heat begins; festivals everywhere.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Osaka, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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