When to go · Izumo
Izumo, month by month
The best months for Izumo: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.9 °C / 2 °C, 15 rain days48 °F / 36 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cheapest city month; Sapporo is the exception during the Snow Festival.10 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain days50 °F / 36 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGreatInside Izumo's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.13 °C / 4 °C, 12 rain days55 °F / 39 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Izumo's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.18 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatInside Izumo's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.26 °C / 17 °C, 11 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-August Obon, New Year.30 °C / 22 °C, 12 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-August Obon, New Year.32 °C / 23 °C, 10 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.27 °C / 19 °C, 11 rain days81 °F / 66 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Izumo's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Izumo's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.17 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.12 °C / 4 °C, 14 rain days54 °F / 39 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday