Kyoto, Japan climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kyoto, Japan, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 0°C.
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. via Wikipedia
Kyoto average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kyoto, Japan, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| February | 8°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| March | 12°C | 3°C | 5 mm |
| April | 18°C | 9°C | 5 mm |
| May | 22°C | 13°C | 5 mm |
| June | 26°C | 18°C | 8 mm |
| July | 29°C | 22°C | 10 mm |
| August | 31°C | 23°C | 5 mm |
| September | 27°C | 20°C | 5 mm |
| October | 22°C | 13°C | 5 mm |
| November | 16°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| December | 10°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 38°C on 1994-08-07
- Coldest day on record: -11°C on 1984-02-08
Percentiles compare each day to Kyoto, Japan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →