Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Kyoto across the year
Best-looking months for Kyoto: Jan, May, Oct. Rated avoid: Aug.
- JanGoodLowLow1 event
- FebGoodLowLowNone listed
- MarGoodHighHigh1 event
- AprGoodHighHigh2 events
- MayGreatMediumMedium2 events
- JunMixedLowLowNone listed
- JulMixedMediumMedium1 event
- AugAvoidHighHigh2 events
- SepMixedMediumMediumNone listed
- OctGreatMediumMedium1 event
- NovGoodHighHigh1 event
- DecGoodMediumMedium2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Kyoto
Typical highs 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C), lows 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C), rain on about 9 days.
- WeatherGood
- Cold, clear, fewer people (after Jan 3). Typical highs around 9 °C, lows around 1 °C, rain on about 9 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Kyoto
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Japan overall. Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: hotel prices in Kyoto.Based on: Room price calendar: hotel prices in Kyoto
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- New Year (Dec 31–Jan 3)Huge shrine crowds (Yasaka, Fushimi Inari); many shops and restaurants closed.