When to go · Osaka
Osaka in May
Great month. Avoid Golden Week.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Avoid Golden Week.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Osaka in this guide.
Weather in May
- OsakaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimabest weather
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Spring season
Plum blossom in the castle park in February, cherry blossom late March to early April, the Mint Bureau passage in mid-April.
Watch: Golden Week (late Apr–early May): full trains and hotels.
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.
Golden Week
About 29 April – 5 May · Nationwide
Trains to Kyoto and Nara full, USJ at peak; Osaka hotels expensive.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: After Golden Week, one of the best months: warm, green, calmer.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Osaka, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Oct: Great
Daytime high
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Oct: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Oct: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Oct: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Oct: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Oct: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Oct: 3
May: Avoid Golden Week.
October: Best walking weather.
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