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Best time to visit Himeji

October is the best time to visit Himeji for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 9 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 91/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 48 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 8.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 91 21 °C 9 70
2 May 87 21 °C 11 46
3 June 79 24 °C 13 65
4 November 78 16 °C 6 45
5 April 75 17 °C 11 23
6 September 74 26 °C 13 79
7 July 59 28 °C 16 75
8 August 59 29 °C 13 76
9 December 57 11 °C 6 28
10 March 55 12 °C 11 8
11 February 48 9.0 °C 7 16
12 January 47 8.2 °C 6 20

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 8.2 °C 53 % 20
February 13 °C 9.0 °C 57 % 16
March 13 °C 12 °C 59 % 8
April 15 °C 17 °C 59 % 23
May 18 °C 21 °C 65 % 46
June 21 °C 24 °C 78 % 65
July 25 °C 28 °C 74 % 75
August 27 °C 29 °C 61 % 76
September 26 °C 26 °C 62 % 79
October 23 °C 21 °C 52 % 70
November 20 °C 16 °C 49 % 45
December 16 °C 11 °C 49 % 28

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 8.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.2 °C 48 mm 53 %
February 9.0 °C 64 mm 57 %
March 12.2 °C 115 mm 59 %
April 16.9 °C 131 mm 59 %
May 21.0 °C 151 mm 65 %
June 24.2 °C 191 mm 78 %
July 27.6 °C 222 mm 74 %
August 29.3 °C 143 mm 61 %
September 26.1 °C 209 mm 62 %
October 21.1 °C 138 mm 52 %
November 15.7 °C 71 mm 49 %
December 10.5 °C 58 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.