Nagoya weather by month

The best time to visit Nagoya is April, May and October — 85/100 in May, 25°C and 11 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (80/100 on average).

The worst month is July at 54/100 — sweltering, soaked, muggy air. See July →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Japan →

Nagoya🇯🇵 Japan · Mainland Japan · City85
  1. 68Jan
  2. 70Feb
  3. 73Mar
  4. 81Apr
  5. 85May
  6. 69Jun
  7. 54Jul
  8. 58Aug
  9. 64Sep
  10. 82Oct
  11. 80Nov
  12. 72Dec

Best season: March to May (80/100 on average) · worst July (54/100)

Days
25°C
Nights
15°C
Wet days
11
Sun
9 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
14 h
Nagoya, Japan
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Nagoya, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Nagoya is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan68C10°C5 d8 hPeak2
Feb70B11°C6 d8 hPeak2
Mar73B16°C10 d8 hPeak3
Apr81A21°C10 d9 hPeak3
May85A25°C11 d9 hPeak2
Jun69C28°C14 d9 hShoulder1
Jul54D32°C15 d9 hBusy3
Aug58D34°C14 d10 hBusy2
Sep64C30°C15 d8 hQuiet2
Oct82A24°C11 d8 hPeak2
Nov80A18°C6 d8 hPeak2
Dec72B12°C5 d8 hPeak2

What's on in Nagoya through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri10 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Festival
March
  • Cherry blossom25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Nature
April
  • Golden Week29 Apr – 6 MayHoliday
June
  • Tsuyu rain season5 Jun – 20 Jul (usually)Season
July
  • Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament5–25 Jul (usually)Festival
  • Peak summer heat15 Jul – 5 Sep (usually)Season
August
  • Typhoon season1 Aug – 30 Sep (usually)Hazard
October
  • Nagoya Festival15–25 Oct (usually)Festival
  • Nabana no Sato illumination18 Oct – 31 May (usually)Festival
November
  • Korankei Gorge maples1–30 NovNature
December
  • New Year at Atsuta Shrine31 Dec – 3 JanHoliday

Everything on in Nagoya through the year →

Crowds in Nagoya in May

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.

Peak crowdsGolden Week, Nabana no Sato illumination, Golden Week in Japan(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Nagoya

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

May is one of Japan's best months — warm without being hot or humid, too early for typhoons, and the rainy season not usually starting until early June. Nagoya averages 23°C by day and 14 overnight, with rain on ten days. The timing advice is about crowds: Golden Week runs into the first week of the month, and from the second week it is business as usual. What May is not is blossom season — Nagoya's cherry blossom runs roughly 25 March to 10 April, so a May visit gets the gardens green rather than pink. The last two weeks are the pick: warm, plenty of flowers out, not yet humid.
Tripadvisor community · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe mid-to-late November in Nagoya as bringing temperatures that regularly settle into the mid-to-low teens Celsius, with a regular jacket generally sufficient, though posters recommend packing something warmer in case of an occasional dip into single digits. Posters consistently rate November as one of the best months to visit for weather alone - comfortable temperatures paired with thinner crowds than the peak autumn-foliage rush elsewhere in Japan. Posters point to nearby Korankei as a standout for autumn leaf viewing and Nabana no Sato for its winter illumination displays as popular November day-trip pairings from Nagoya. Posters generally rate November as mild, comfortable and well-timed for a Nagoya visit, cool evenings the main thing to plan around.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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