When to go · Osaka
Osaka in June
Mixed month. Rainy season — covered arcades help.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 28° / 20°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Rainy season — covered arcades help.
Weather in June
- OsakaHighs around 28 °C, lows around 20 °C, rain on about 12 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimarainy
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Low
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast