Osaka, Japan
Osaka
Osaka is a major city in Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 2,751,862 (2021). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now13°C
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Population2.75M
Local time06:27
34.69° N, 135.50° EElevation 4 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
Postal codes550-0002, 550-0003October: high / low22° / 14°
Rain this month123mm
Sea this month23°
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best: Apr–May · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Osaka at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:17 · 17:0810 h 51 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaning gibbous72% · Moonrise 21:36Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext concert26 Novtuki. · フェスティバルホール
Best time to visitApr–May · Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month32°C
Average high in August
Coolest month1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
172 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
48 mm of rain
Warmest sea27°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.4 km
How Osaka has grown
People living in the built-up area (2,212 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-12%14.4M in 1975 → 12.7M in 2025Weather in Osaka
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 5 km/h · humidity 100%
Today31 Oct22°13°1.7 mm
Sun1 Nov19°10°
Mon2 Nov17°14°14.9 mm
Tue3 Nov21°12°
Wed4 Nov19°11°
Thu5 Nov20°14°18.2 mm
Fri6 Nov22°15°1.6 mm
Sat7 Nov14°10°
Sun8 Nov15°8°
Mon9 Nov15°7°
When to go to Osaka
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 24 | 23 | 39 | 69 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 51 | 66 | 61 | 30 |
| High | 8° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 28° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low | 1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 48 | 68 | 114 | 116 | 163 | 205 | 172 | 108 | 175 | 123 | 78 | 48 |
| Wet days | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
| Sea | 14° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
What's on in Osaka
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Concerts and shows
26Novtuki.フェスティバルホール · 18:00
Osaka's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Osaka
0.2 km
Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima LibraryBuilt 1904
0.3 km
Osaka City Central Public HallBuilt 1918
2.4 km
Osaka CastleBuilt 1583
1.1 km
Ōsaka TenmangūBuilt 949
1.9 km
大阪府庁舎Built 1926
1.9 km
SenpukanBuilt 1871
Museum0.9 km
National Museum of Art, OsakaBuilt 1977
Museum0.9 km
Osaka Science MuseumBuilt 1989More museums: Gallery Kaze · Hankyu Brick Museum · design museum · まほうびん記念館 · コヤノ美術館 · ダイビルサロン“1923” · Kosetsu Museum · Baikado · 武田科学振興財団杏雨書屋 · Tsunami / Storm Surge Disaster Prevention Station · 田辺三菱製薬史料館 · Koji Kinutani Tenku Art Museum
Outdoors around Osaka
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Viewpoints53Golf courses17Climbing13Camp sites8Theme parks7Hot springs & thermal baths6Zoos4Surf spots1Water parks1
TsūtenkakuViewpoints
1.4 kmRadium OnsenHot springs & thermal baths
1.4 km京阪ゴルフ 倶楽部Golf courses
1.5 kmKids Plaza OsakaTheme parks
1.5 kmTennoji ZooZoos
1.6 kmpumpClimbing
1.8 km六甲山スノーパークSki area · 0 km of pistes · 2 lifts
25 kmFUNDive site
1.4 kmGolden AnchorsDive site
2 kmSupman新町店Dive site
2.1 kmマリンブルーDive site
2.5 kmNature around Osaka
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Osaka
Earthquakes around Osaka
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195057magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record78within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
6.9Akashi 8 km ↓1995 · 46 km
6.7Minami 32 km ↘1950 · 149 km
6.3Mihama 21 km ↖1963 · 125 km
6.3Maizuru 11 km ↘1967 · 77 km
Tropical storms · Osaka
TSTropical Storm Peipah (2025)88 km · 72 km/hC4Typhoon Lan (2023)69 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Trami (2018)63 km · 130 km/hC5Typhoon Jebi (2018)90 km · 148 km/hC2Typhoon Jongdari (2018)27 km · 111 km/hC4Typhoon Talim (2017)94 km · 102 km/hC4Typhoon Noru (2017)86 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Malakas (2016)70 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Vongfong (2014)35 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Meari (2004)1 km · 102 km/hC3Typhoon Etau (2003)78 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Zia (1999)85 km · 65 km/hTSTropical Storm Waldo (1998)99 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Vicki (1998)64 km · 167 km/hC5Hurricane Oliwa (1997)92 km · 83 km/hC5Typhoon Eve (1996)36 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Orchid (1994)61 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Zola (1993)85 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Nathan (1993)99 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Flo (1990)90 km · 157 km/hTSTropical Storm Roger (1989)25 km · 74 km/hC2Typhoon Kelly (1987)94 km · 130 km/h
Universities and research institutes
The University of OsakaUniversity or college · founded 1724
Osaka Prefectural Kitano High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1873
Doshisha Kaori Junior and Senior High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1875
大阪女学院大学University or college · founded 1884
大阪信愛女学院短期大学University or college · founded 1884
Soai UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1888
Osaka Health Science UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1895
Osaka Municipal Miyakojima Technical High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1907
Osaka Prefecture Hannan Visual Support SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1914
Osaka Shoin Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1917
Osaka University of TourismUniversity or college · founded 1920
Osaka Municipal Nishi High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1921
Osaka Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1922
Setsunan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1922
四天王寺大学University or college · founded 1922
Kindai UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1925
Osaka Prefectural Sano Polytechnic High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1925
四條畷学園大学University or college · founded 1926
Osaka Tokiwakai Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1927
Kansai Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1928
Osaka Sangyo UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1928
Osaka University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1932
Osaka Yukioka Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1932
大阪物療大学University or college · founded 1933
大阪成蹊大学University or college · founded 1933
Osaka University of Human SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1933
Osaka Municipal Ikuno Technical High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1940
Osaka University of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1945
大阪府立城山高等学校University or college · founded 1948
Osaka Municipal Toyosaki Junior High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1949
大阪夕陽丘学園短期大学University or college · founded 1950
大阪キリスト教短期大学University or college · founded 1952
Otemae College of NutritionUniversity or college · founded 1955
Kansai Vocational College of MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1957
Fujiidera Technical High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1962
Osaka Prefectural Education CenterUniversity or college · founded 1962
Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1963
Shijonawate Gakuen Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1964
帝塚山学院大学University or college · founded 1966
Osaka Jogakuin CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1968
Neyagaya School for Special Needs EducationUniversity or college · founded 1975
ECC Kokusai College of Foreign LanguagesUniversity or college · founded 1984
Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Jikei InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1987
Osaka Municipal College of DesignUniversity or college · founded 1988
学校法人プール学院University or college · founded 1996
Osaka Tokiwakai Gakuen UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1999
Seibi High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2003
Osaka University of Comprehensive Children EducationUniversity or college · founded 2006
Morinomiya University of Medical SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2007
International Professional University of Technology in OsakaUniversity or college · founded 2021
大阪公立大学University or college · founded 2022
Jikei University of Health Care SciencesUniversity or college
Osaka Shin-Ai Gakuin UniversityUniversity or college
Osaka University of Arts Junior CollegeUniversity or college
Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1916
Osaka International Cancer InstituteResearch institute · founded 1959
Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka PrefectureResearch institute · founded 1968
Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public HealthResearch institute · founded 1972
Osaka City Education CenterResearch institute · founded 1984
Institute for Laser TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1987
Amanosan Cultural Heritages Research InstituteResearch institute
Child Information and Research CenterResearch institute
Electron Science InstituteResearch institute
Environmental Management And Technology CenterResearch institute
Hanshin Expressway Research Institute for Advanced TechnologyResearch institute
International Economy and Work Research InstituteResearch institute
Laboratories of Image Information Science and TechnologyResearch institute
Miyakojima iGRT ClinicResearch institute
Osaka City Research Center of Environmental ScienceResearch institute
Osaka Design CenterResearch institute
Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy CenterResearch institute
Osaka Industrial Design CenterResearch institute
Osaka Occupational Health Research CenterResearch institute
Research Institute of Human Engineering for Quality LifeResearch institute
The Calamity Science InstituteResearch institute
Urban Innovation InstituteResearch institute
Towns and villages around Osaka
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Nanjiaowai0.1 kmDōjima0.6 km梅田1.3 kmTenma1.4 kmChayamachi1.6 kmŌtemae1.8 kmNakatsu2.2 kmBanbachō2.3 kmKawaguchi2.4 kmGamō2.7 kmChiyozaki3.1 kmSakuragawa3.1 kmDōtonbori3.2 kmKujō3.3 kmDaini-Higashi3.5 kmTomobuchichō3.5 kmNishikujō3.6 kmJūsō-honmachi3.6 kmKemachō3.7 kmNozato3.8 kmAjiharacho3.9 kmAshihara3.9 kmSangen’ya-nishi4 kmTsukamoto4.1 kmIchioka4.1 kmTsuruhashi4.2 kmKunijima4.2 kmSangen’ya-higashi4.2 kmShikanjima4.4 kmShinpōinchō4.5 kmHimejima4.5 kmImafuku-nishi4.5 kmIzuo4.6 kmSekime4.7 kmKatsuyama4.9 kmMitsuya4.9 kmKasugade-naka4.9 kmMitejima5 kmMikuni-honmachi5 kmChishima5.2 kmŌmiya5.4 kmAwaji5.4 kmKamiji5.4 kmTsumori5.6 kmShin’imazato5.6 kmKitamura5.6 kmHanaten-higashi5.7 kmKobayashi-higashi5.9 kmFukae-minami5.9 kmTsukuda5.9 kmTorishima6 kmFukuzaki6.1 kmShinmori6.2 kmTajima6.3 kmNishijima6.5 kmYawataya6.5 kmKamishinjō6.5 kmTatsumi-naka6.9 kmDaidō-minami7 kmMinami-okajimachō7.1 kmTsurumachi7.4 kmHannanchō7.5 kmShōwachō7.7 kmFunamachi8.1 kmKitaeguchi8.1 kmKitakagaya8.2 kmNishi-tanabechō8.4 kmShibatani8.8 kmItakano8.8 kmHirano-honmachi9 kmHirabayashi-kita9.2 kmHirabayashi-minami9.9 kmNankohigashi10 kmKarita10 kmMinamikagaya10 kmKitajima10 km
Osaka from above
Around Osaka42 places to see, do and reach nearby
Yodo RiverNature7.5 kmYamato RiverNature11 kmKyū-Yodo RiverNature7.5 kmMuko RiverNature12 kmNeya RiverNature1.8 kmKanzaki RiverNature7.6 kmYumeshimaNature11 kmNakanoshima, OsakaNature0.9 kmMount KongōMountain34 kmMount Yamato KatsuragiMountain31 kmMount Naka KatsuragiMountain37 kmMount RokkōMountain24 kmMount Minami KatsuragiMountain38 kmMount UshirohachimakiMountain23 km六甲山スノーパークSki area25 kmDive siteDive site1.4 kmGolden AnchorsDive site2.0 kmSupman新町店Dive site2.1 kmOsaka Prefectural Nakanoshima LibraryMonument0.2 kmOsaka City Central Public HallMonument0.3 kmOsaka CastleMonument2.4 kmŌsaka TenmangūMonument1.1 km大阪府庁舎Monument1.9 kmSenpukanMonument1.9 kmOsaka Castle ParkMonument2.4 kmMido BuildingMonument1.1 kmNational Museum of Art, OsakaMuseum0.9 kmOsaka Science MuseumMuseum0.9 kmOsaka Museum of HistoryMuseum2.2 kmYuki Museum of ArtMuseum0.7 kmFujita Art MuseumMuseum2.2 kmStationStation0.1 kmStationStation0.1 kmStationStation0.5 kmOsaka · ferry portFerry port0.1 kmOsaka · ferry portFerry port0.2 kmAmagasakiPlace8.1 kmTakatsukiPlace20 kmTakarazukaPlace18 kmMoriguchiPlace7.4 kmMinohPlace15 kmMatsubaraPlace15 km
Postal codes
550-0002550-0003
Getting to Osaka
Osaka Itami International AirportITM
11 kmKobe AirportUKB
26 kmKansai International AirportKIX
38 km大江橋Railway station
0.1 km淀屋橋Railway station
0.1 kmなにわ橋Railway station
0.5 km淀屋橋港Ferry port
0.1 km堂島浜船着場Ferry port
0.2 kmPlaces near Osaka
Places with a climate like Osaka
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Osaka?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, May and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Osaka.
What is the hottest month in Osaka?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 24°C.
What is the coldest month in Osaka?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Osaka?
July is the wettest month with about 172 mm of precipitation on 18 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Osaka?
The sea is warmest in August at about 27°C and coolest in February at about 13°C.
What is the postal code of Osaka?
Osaka has 2 postal codes: 550-0002, 550-0003.