When to go · Osaka
Osaka in June
Mixed month. Rainy season — covered arcades help.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Rainy season — covered arcades help.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than June?
June is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in June
- OsakaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimarainy
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Summer season
Tenjin Matsuri boats and fireworks (24–25 July), summer shrine festivals, rooftop beer gardens.
Watch: Rainy season in June; heat above 33 °C in July and August.
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.
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Low
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Osaka, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 12
May: 10 (better)
Crowds
Jun: Low
May: Medium
Prices
Jun: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Jun: 2
May: 1
June: Rainy season — covered arcades help.
May: Avoid Golden Week.
Osaka: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast