Kamakura weather in June
June in Kamakura: hot, soaked, with muggy air — fine if you can take 14 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#9 of 12 months in Kamakura · #988 of 1413 destinations to visit in June · comfort 69/100 (tier C)
- Days
- 26°C
- Nights
- 20°C
- Wet days
- 14
- Sun
- 8.2 h
- Humidity
- 84%
- Daylight
- 15 h

Traveller notes on Kamakura in June
Other months in Kamakura
Forum posters describe November in the greater Tokyo/Kamakura area as typical fall, pre-winter weather, with light jackets or hoodies sufficient by day, though it turns properly chilly at night, warranting a good jacket and beanie. Posters cite average November temperatures around 9-15C, noting the region doesn't really turn cold until the last week of the month, with short sleeves still viable by day into the fourth week in some years. Posters consistently rate November as one of the best times to visit Kamakura, pairing reasonable temperatures with thinner crowds, and flag popular evening temple and nearby Enoshima light-up displays running from November through February. Posters generally rate November as comfortable and well-timed for a Kamakura visit, layering for the day-to-night temperature swing the main preparation needed.
May lands before Japan's rainy season, which the forum dates to about 7–10 June, so it avoids the worst — though the record still shows thirteen wet days, and regulars describe May as changeable: three days of sun, then a day or two of rain. Plan for everything from short sleeves to a rain parka. Days average 20°C. May and June are the months many posters prefer over cherry-blossom season, with the gardens and temples deep green and mossy. One timing note if hydrangeas are the draw — Meigetsu-in and the Kita-Kamakura temples peak in June and July, not May. Kamakura is about an hour from Tokyo on frequent JR trains.
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Kamakura climate normals — June
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Kamakura in June
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyHydrangea season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Kamakura's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherKamakura's best weather comes in April, May and November — separate windows, not one continuous season.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Kamakura in June
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Nature
Hydrangea season
1–30 Jun · usuallyWildflowers & bloomsCrowdedMeigetsu-in and Hasedera are the two everyone comes for, and both run numbered entry when the queue outgrows the path. The Enoden fills from Kita-Kamakura by mid-morning on a June weekend. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Kamakura — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Kamakura?
Kamakura in June — FAQ
- Is June a good time to visit Kamakura?
- June in Kamakura: hot, soaked, with muggy air — fine if you can take 14 rainy days. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Kamakura on SeasonMap's comfort score (69/100).
- What is the weather like in Kamakura in June?
- In June, Kamakura averages a daily high of 26.1°C and a low of 20°C, with about 194.5 mm of rain over roughly 14.4 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Kamakura in June?
- Kamakura has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 71 in June.
Within 300 km: Hakone's Hydrangea train around 15 Jun – 20 Jul, and Matsumoto's Kamikochi open season around 17 Apr – 15 Nov.