When to go · Kyoto
Kyoto in November
Good month. Autumn-leaf peak; mornings only in Higashiyama/Arashiyama.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 17° / 8°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Autumn-leaf peak; mornings only in Higashiyama/Arashiyama.
Weather in November
- KyotoHighs around 17 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 8 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimabest weather
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Autumn season
Maple colour mid to late November at Tōfuku-ji, Eikan-dō and Arashiyama; night illuminations at temples.
Watch: Mid-November is the busiest fortnight of the year.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Autumn leaves
Mid–late Nov
The busiest weeks of the year for Higashiyama, Arashiyama and Tōfuku-ji.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- High
- Prices · Japan overall
- High
- Room rates · Kyoto
- Peak
- Autumn leaves, usually mid to late month: the most expensive weeks.
Japan overall: Autumn leaves in Kyoto and Tokyo: excellent weather, peak hotel prices mid-to-late month.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings