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Best time to visit Kurashiki

October is the best time to visit Kurashiki for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °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 90/100
A beach holiday September sea 27 °C
The least cloud December 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 51 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 9.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 90 22 °C 9 73
2 May 88 23 °C 10 55
3 April 80 18 °C 10 28
4 November 79 16 °C 7 46
5 June 77 26 °C 12 73
6 September 74 27 °C 10 84
7 July 61 29 °C 12 80
8 August 60 31 °C 9 80
9 March 59 13 °C 10 10
10 December 55 11 °C 7 25
11 February 49 10 °C 8 15
12 January 46 9.1 °C 7 17

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °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 9.1 °C 53 % 17
February 13 °C 10 °C 56 % 15
March 13 °C 13 °C 57 % 10
April 15 °C 18 °C 58 % 28
May 18 °C 23 °C 62 % 55
June 22 °C 26 °C 76 % 73
July 25 °C 29 °C 68 % 80
August 28 °C 31 °C 57 % 80
September 27 °C 27 °C 60 % 84
October 23 °C 22 °C 50 % 73
November 20 °C 16 °C 49 % 46
December 16 °C 11 °C 48 % 25

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 9.1 °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 9.1 °C 51 mm 53 %
February 10.0 °C 61 mm 56 %
March 13.3 °C 101 mm 57 %
April 18.3 °C 116 mm 58 %
May 22.8 °C 129 mm 62 %
June 25.8 °C 184 mm 76 %
July 29.4 °C 172 mm 68 %
August 31.0 °C 98 mm 57 %
September 27.2 °C 154 mm 60 %
October 21.8 °C 117 mm 50 %
November 16.5 °C 59 mm 49 %
December 11.2 °C 55 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.