When to go · Osaka
Osaka in July
Mixed month. Heat; Tenjin Matsuri late July.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 32° / 25°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Heat; Tenjin Matsuri late July.
Weather in July
- OsakaHighs around 32 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 11 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimahot
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Summer season
Tenjin Matsuri boats and fireworks (24–25 July), summer shrine festivals, rooftop beer gardens.
Watch: Rainy season in June; heat above 33 °C in July and August.
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.
Rainy season (tsuyu)
About early June to mid-July · Whole city
Grey, humid days; the covered arcades and underground malls come into their own.
Aizen Matsuri check
30 June – 2 July · Aizendō Shōman-in, near Shitennō-ji
Opens Osaka's summer festival season; palanquins carried by women in yukata.
Tenjin Matsuri
24–25 July · Osaka Tenmangū and the Ōkawa river
One of Japan's three great festivals: a boat procession and fireworks on the 25th. Riverside streets near Tenma are closed and packed from mid-afternoon.
Sumiyoshi Matsuri check
Late July to 1 August · Sumiyoshi Taisha to Sakai
Processions and a purification rite that closes the summer festival run.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Rain ends mid-month then the heat begins; festivals everywhere.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast