When to go · Osaka
Osaka in February
Good month. Cold, cheap rooms.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 11° / 3°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Low
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Low
- Japan overall
Verdict
GoodVoykit month rating for Osaka
Cold, cheap rooms.
Weather in February
- OsakaHighs around 11 °C, lows around 3 °C, rain on about 6 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimacool
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Winter season
Illuminations from Umeda to Nakanoshima, fugu season, Tōka Ebisu in January, cheap rooms.
Watch: Closures around 28 Dec–3 Jan.
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.
Osaka Marathon check
Late February (check) · Osaka Castle to Nakanoshima via Midōsuji and Namba
Main roads closed through the morning; hotels on the course fill.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Low
- Prices · Japan overall
- Low
Japan overall: Cheapest city month; Sapporo is the exception during the Snow Festival.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket