Thermograph

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

Kyoto weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kyoto, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 1994-08-07; its coldest fell to -11°C on 1984-02-08.

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
16°C1997-01-01
0°C2003-01-29
11°C1989-01-19
-11°C2023-01-25
February
20°C2010-02-25
-2°C1984-02-07
14°C2024-02-19
-11°C1984-02-08
March
23°C2025-03-27
3°C1981-03-01
16°C2023-03-23
-6°C1981-03-02
April
28°C2005-04-30
7°C1988-04-07
20°C2022-04-26
-2°C1981-04-02
May
31°C2015-05-27
11°C2008-05-10
23°C2004-05-30
3°C1991-05-04
June
34°C1987-06-06
17°C2002-06-25
25°C2011-06-26
8°C1981-06-02
July
37°C2025-07-30
20°C1989-07-02
27°C2024-07-30
15°C1986-07-03
August
38°C1994-08-07
21°C1996-08-27
28°C2019-08-14
15°C1981-08-06
September
35°C2010-09-04
15°C2008-09-29
27°C2022-09-18
9°C1987-09-26
October
32°C2019-10-01
11°C1980-10-31
23°C2016-10-02
2°C1983-10-30
November
25°C2023-11-06
7°C1992-11-27
19°C2023-11-05
-4°C1981-11-29
December
21°C2018-12-04
1°C2005-12-22
13°C1992-12-07
-9°C2021-12-26

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
-2°C1984-02-07
14°C2024-02-19
-11°C1984-02-08
Spring (Mar–May)
31°C2015-05-27
3°C1981-03-01
23°C2004-05-30
-6°C1981-03-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
38°C1994-08-07
17°C2002-06-25
28°C2019-08-14
8°C1981-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
35°C2010-09-04
7°C1992-11-27
27°C2022-09-18
-4°C1981-11-29

All-time records

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

High

Highest 38°C 1994-08-07
Lowest -2°C 1984-02-07

Low

Highest 28°C 2019-08-14
Lowest -11°C 1984-02-08

Feels-like

Highest 56°C 2023-08-20
Lowest -19°C 1984-02-06

Humidity

Highest 25.1 g/m³ 2023-08-20
Lowest 1.8 g/m³ 1981-02-26

Wind

Highest 54 km/h 2018-09-04
Lowest 3 km/h 1989-11-04

Gust

Highest 156 km/h 2018-09-04
Lowest 7 km/h 2026-07-17

Precip

Wettest 170 mm 2017-10-22
Driest 8-day dry spell 2017-05-15

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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