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When to go · Naoshima

Naoshima, month by month

The best months for Naoshima: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. 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 / 1 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cheapest city month; Sapporo is the exception during the Snow Festival.10 °C / 1 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
  3. MarchGreatInside Naoshima's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.14 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGreatInside Naoshima's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayGreatInside Naoshima's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.27 °C / 19 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
  7. JulyMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rain ends mid-month then the heat begins; festivals everywhere.31 °C / 23 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  8. AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Mondays (museums closed), mid-August, typhoon season Sep.33 °C / 24 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Mondays (museums closed), mid-August, typhoon season Sep.29 °C / 21 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Naoshima's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 14 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberGreatInside Naoshima's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.17 °C / 8 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.12 °C / 3 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday