Japan in November

November is one of Japan's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 32 destinations average 74/100, led by Kagoshima at 84 — 21°C and 9 rainy days — while Furano is cooler at 2°C and scores 71.

#3 of 12 months for Japan · 32 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇯🇵 Japan, month by month

74/100 in November

Where in Japan in November

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Kagoshima	City	21°C	112 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
2	Osaka	City	17°C	63 mm · 6 days	84 tier A	Yes
3	Beppu	City	18°C	54 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	Yes
4	Fukuoka	City	18°C	70 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	Yes
5	Hiroshima	City	17°C	60 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	Yes
6	Kobe	City	16°C	67 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	Yes
7	Fujikawaguchiko	Trekking hub	12°C	91 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	Yes
8	Kumamoto	City	19°C	83 mm · 9 days	81 tier A	Yes
9	Kyoto	City	16°C	63 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	Yes
10	Nagasaki	City	17°C	92 mm · 9 days	81 tier A	Yes
11	Nagoya	City	16°C	69 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
12	Nara	City	17°C	58 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
13	Kamakura	City	17°C	88 mm · 10 days	79 tier B	Yes
14	Tokyo	City	16°C	82 mm · 10 days	77 tier B	Yes
15	Sendai	City	13°C	52 mm · 9 days	76 tier B	—
16	Yokohama	City	16°C	90 mm · 10 days	76 tier B	Yes
17	Nikko	City	11°C	79 mm · 10 days	73 tier B	—
18	Okinawa	Beach	24°C	125 mm · 12 days	73 tier B	—
19	Matsumoto	City	13°C	109 mm · 14 days	72 tier B	—
20	Miyakojima	Island	26°C	128 mm · 13 days	72 tier B	—
21	Furano	Ski resort	2°C	132 mm · 20 days	71 tier B	—
22	Hakone	City	11°C	117 mm · 13 days	71 tier B	—
23	Yakushima	National park	11°C	154 mm · 12 days	71 tier B	Yes
24	Ishigaki	Island	27°C	156 mm · 15 days	70 tier B	—
25	Kanazawa	City	14°C	164 mm · 16 days	70 tier B	—
26	Nagano	City	13°C	114 mm · 16 days	70 tier B	—
27	Karuizawa	City	8°C	56 mm · 7 days	69 tier C	—
28	Takayama	City	12°C	132 mm · 15 days	68 tier C	—
29	Niseko	Ski resort	5°C	107 mm · 17 days	64 tier C	—
30	Sapporo	City	6°C	108 mm · 17 days	59 tier D	—
31	Hakuba	Ski resort	10°C	186 mm · 17 days	52 tier D	—
32	Nozawa Onsen	Ski resort	10°C	160 mm · 18 days	47 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means November is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Japan in November

Cranes winter at Izumi · Kagoshima · 1 Nov – 25 Mar (usually)
Ohara Festival · Kagoshima · 2–3 Nov
Autumn colour · Osaka and 12 more places · 15 Nov – 5 Dec (usually)
Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament · Fukuoka · 5–25 Nov (usually)
Autumn leaves · Fukuoka · 15 Nov – 8 Dec (usually)
Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival · Fujikawaguchiko · 1–29 Nov (usually)
Shosoin treasures exhibition · Nara · 25 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)
Shurijo Castle Festival · Okinawa · 28 Oct – 8 Nov (usually)

Seasons in force

Ski season · 6 places Harvest · 3 places Foraging season · 2 places Trail season · 2 places Fog season · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place Sea warm enough · 1 place Volcanic activity · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 2 of Japan's 21 well-known places this month.

Better months for Japan

April · 75/100 May · 74/100 March · 71/100 Weakest: July · 54/100

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