Quick answer: Kyoto sits at 35.0° N and gets about 13 h 13 min of daylight today, with the sun 66° up at solar noon. The panel above scores each upcoming day 0–100 and returns a direct go, wait or skip verdict.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
Wondering if today is a good day for hiking in Kyoto, Japan? This page gives a direct yes/no answer based on current conditions, then breaks down exactly why. We score every hour from now until midnight on temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, humidity and (where relevant) UV index, then highlight the best continuous window to go hiking in Kyoto today. The score uses activity-specific weighting — for example, hiking cares more about wind and rain than other activities. We also show the next 7 days so you can compare today against the rest of the week and pick the single best day for hiking in Kyoto. The forecast is re-fetched from Open-Meteo each time you open the page, with a lead-time confidence band shown so you know when to trust the recommendation.
Any weather decision in Kyoto starts from the light budget. In August the location gets about 13 h 13 min of daylight, with the sun peaking 66° above the horizon — that sets how warm afternoons run, how long outdoor plans stay viable and how much usable photographic light the day contains. The scores above layer the live Open-Meteo forecast on top of that baseline.
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length below are calculated for Kyoto's own coordinates (35.01° N, 135.77° E) on the 15th of each month. Temperature and rain-day figures come from the curated climate record for this city.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour | Avg high / low, rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 0 min | 34° | 55 min | 9°C / 1°C, 5 rain days |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 42° | 51 min | 9°C / 1°C, 5 rain days |
| March | 11 h 54 min | 52° | 49 min | 13°C / 4°C, 8 rain days |
| April | 13 h 0 min | 64° | 50 min | 18°C / 10°C, 8 rain days |
| May | 14 h 0 min | 74° | 53 min | 24°C / 15°C, 6 rain days |
| June | 14 h 30 min | 78° | 55 min | 29°C / 21°C, 14 rain days |
| July | 14 h 18 min | 77° | 54 min | 33°C / 24°C, 15 rain days |
| August | 13 h 30 min | 69° | 51 min | 33°C / 24°C, 5 rain days |
| September | 12 h 18 min | 57° | 49 min | 29°C / 21°C, 14 rain days |
| October | 11 h 12 min | 45° | 50 min | 24°C / 15°C, 14 rain days |
| November | 10 h 18 min | 36° | 54 min | 18°C / 10°C, 4 rain days |
| December | 9 h 48 min | 32° | 56 min | 13°C / 4°C, 5 rain days |
Scores are capped by dealbreakers — heavy rain, dangerous wind, thick fog or hazardous UV pull a day down no matter how pleasant the rest of the numbers look. Forecast data is Open-Meteo; solar and lunar values are computed for Kyoto's own coordinates and time zone. Full details on the methodology page.