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Best time to visit Kobe

October is the best time to visit Kobe for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. 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 88/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 56 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 8.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 88 22 °C 10 69
2 May 88 22 °C 10 52
3 April 79 18 °C 10 27
4 November 77 16 °C 7 44
5 June 75 25 °C 14 68
6 September 70 27 °C 13 79
7 July 57 29 °C 15 75
8 March 56 13 °C 10 9
9 December 55 11 °C 7 28
10 August 55 30 °C 13 74
11 February 47 9.1 °C 7 16
12 January 45 8.2 °C 6 20

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 8.2 °C 51 % 20
February 13 °C 9.1 °C 55 % 16
March 14 °C 13 °C 57 % 9
April 15 °C 18 °C 59 % 27
May 18 °C 22 °C 65 % 52
June 21 °C 25 °C 78 % 68
July 25 °C 29 °C 72 % 75
August 27 °C 30 °C 59 % 74
September 26 °C 27 °C 61 % 79
October 23 °C 22 °C 53 % 69
November 20 °C 16 °C 50 % 44
December 17 °C 11 °C 48 % 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 56 mm 51 %
February 9.1 °C 69 mm 55 %
March 12.6 °C 111 mm 57 %
April 17.6 °C 128 mm 59 %
May 22.2 °C 149 mm 65 %
June 25.5 °C 204 mm 78 %
July 28.9 °C 210 mm 72 %
August 30.4 °C 132 mm 59 %
September 27.0 °C 196 mm 61 %
October 21.6 °C 163 mm 53 %
November 16.0 °C 84 mm 50 %
December 10.6 °C 67 mm 48 %

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.