Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kyoto, Japan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kyoto, Japan, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 2025-07-30; its coldest fell to -8°C on 1981-02-26.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
18°C1989-01-20
-3°C2004-01-22
9°C1996-01-15
-7°C1984-01-30
February
19°C2004-02-22
-4°C1981-02-26
12°C2010-02-26
-8°C1981-02-26
March
23°C2025-03-27
1°C1984-03-01
12°C2022-03-14
-6°C1984-03-01
April
26°C2005-04-30
6°C1996-04-03
18°C1998-04-24
-3°C1987-04-01
May
29°C2014-05-31
11°C1991-05-03
21°C2004-05-30
1°C1991-05-05
June
32°C2022-06-30
18°C1985-06-18
24°C2005-06-30
8°C1981-06-03
July
34°C2025-07-30
21°C1993-07-02
25°C2024-07-24
13°C1982-07-01
August
34°C1994-08-07
22°C2003-08-14
26°C2022-08-16
14°C1981-08-06
September
33°C2024-09-12
16°C2008-09-29
25°C2024-09-16
9°C1992-09-28
October
29°C2013-10-10
11°C1982-10-25
22°C1998-10-01
3°C1981-10-24
November
24°C2024-11-02
5°C1988-11-25
17°C2011-11-06
-1°C1993-11-25
December
21°C2018-12-04
0°C1995-12-25
13°C2018-12-04
-4°C2012-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
21°C2018-12-04
-4°C1981-02-26
13°C2018-12-04
-8°C1981-02-26
Spring (Mar–May)
29°C2014-05-31
1°C1984-03-01
21°C2004-05-30
-6°C1984-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
34°C2025-07-30
18°C1985-06-18
26°C2022-08-16
8°C1981-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2024-09-12
5°C1988-11-25
25°C2024-09-16
-1°C1993-11-25

All-time records

The most extreme value Kyoto has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2025-07-30
Lowest -4°C 1981-02-26

Low

Highest 26°C 2022-08-16
Lowest -8°C 1981-02-26

Feels-like

Highest 52°C 2024-08-03
Lowest -18°C 1981-02-26

Humidity

Highest 24.3 g/m³ 2025-08-05
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 1981-02-26

Wind

Highest 86 km/h 2017-10-23
Lowest 4 km/h 1985-06-12

Precip

Wettest 182 mm 2023-06-02
Driest 16-day dry spell 2013-08-07

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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