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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Osaka across the year
Best-looking months for Osaka: Jan, May, Oct. Rated avoid: Aug.
- JanGoodLowLow4 events
- FebGoodLowLow1 event
- MarGoodHighHigh2 events
- AprGoodHighHigh3 events
- MayGreatMediumMedium1 event
- JunMixedLowMedium2 events
- JulMixedMediumMedium4 events
- AugAvoidHighHigh4 events
- SepMixedMediumMedium2 events
- OctGreatMediumMedium3 events
- NovGreatHighHigh1 event
- DecGoodMediumMedium3 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.
July in Osaka
Typical highs 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C), lows 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C), rain on about 11 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Heat; Tenjin Matsuri late July. Typical highs around 32 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 11 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Osaka
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Japan overall. Rain ends mid-month then the heat begins; festivals everywhere.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Japan overall.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events4 events
- 4 listed: Rainy season (tsuyu); Aizen Matsuri; Tenjin Matsuri; and 1 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Rainy season (tsuyu) (About early June to mid-July)Grey, humid days; the covered arcades and underground malls come into their own.
- Aizen Matsuri (30 June – 2 July)checkOpens Osaka's summer festival season; palanquins carried by women in yukata.
- Tenjin Matsuri (24–25 July)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 (Late July to 1 August)checkProcessions and a purification rite that closes the summer festival run.