Tokyo in October

Good walking weather.

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

No other month rates higher than October for Tokyo in this guide.

• TokyoHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °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.

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.

• Typhoon season

  Peaks late August–September · Whole city

  Trains can stop for half a day; Hakone, Fuji and island trips are the first cancelled. Watch the forecast two days out.

• Halloween in Shibuya check

  Around 31 October · Shibuya crossing and Center-gai

  Police crowd control and a street-drinking ban around the station; many shops close early.

• Tokyo International Film Festival check

  Late October – early November (check) · Hibiya and Ginza

  Screenings with English subtitles; open to the public.

Crowds · Japan overall

Medium

Prices · Japan overall

Medium

Japan overall: Clear, mild and dry: the best all-round month.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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