Okinawa in October: weather, what to wear and what's on

Okinawa weather in October

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Naha station (28 m above sea level).

High

28.1°C (83°F)

Low

23.5°C (74°F)

Precipitation

179.2 mm

Wet days

8.8 days

Sunshine

163 hours

Highs fall 2.5°C from September and drop another 3.1°C into November.

That is 2.1°C above Naha's yearly average high of 26.0°C.

Of our 14 places with temperature records, Naha is the warmest in October, 4.4°C warmer than Osaka.

October is Naha's 6th wettest month (179.2 mm).

Of our 15 places, Naha has the 5th highest precipitation in October: 38.9 mm less than Nikko and 2.1 mm more than Kanazawa.

Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 8.8 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.5 days.

Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.6 days, and 50 mm or more on 1.1 days.

5.5 days reach 30°C or more.

On 6.4 nights the low stays at 25°C or above.

The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 18.8 days, and 2.6 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

By the JMA's cloud records, 1.0 days are clear and 9.0 are overcast.

On 15 October 2026 the sun rises at 6:28 and sets at 18:02 in Naha, giving 11 hours 34 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

25.5°C (78°F)

Humidity

72%

Days of 25°C or more

28.9 days

Early, mid and late October

By the last ten days of October the average high in Naha is 2.1°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 October is the wettest (63.1 mm) and 21–31 October the driest (54.7 mm).

What to wear in Okinawa in October

Warm: highs around 28.1°C

This is for Naha (28 m above sea level).

• Short sleeves or thin long sleeves, with a light layer for air-conditioning and evenings.
• Warm nights: on 6.4 nights the temperature stays at 25°C or above.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 8.8 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella
• A light layer for air-conditioning

• Our clothing rules

Rainy season and typhoons

In an average October, 1.1 typhoons come within 300 km of the Okinawa region; across Japan, 1.7 come within 300 km and 0.3 make landfall (JMA, 1991–2020).

October records in Okinawa

The extremes the JMA has measured in October at its Naha station.

Hottest October day

34.2°C (94°F) on 3 October 2025 (records since 1890)

Coldest October night

14.8°C (59°F) on 15 October 1947 (records since 1890); also on 30 October 1913

Wettest October day

468.9 mm on 16 October 1959 (records since 1890)

Holidays and crowds in October

National holidays in October 2026:

• Mon 12 October — Sports Day

• Sat 10 October to Mon 12 October: 3 days off in a row

In October 2025, hotels and inns across Okinawa Prefecture were 66.6% full on average (the busiest month of the year). Foreign guests spent 989,040 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 62.6% in September and 61.3% in November.

• Japan in October: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in October

What's on in Okinawa in October

Okinawa before and after October

• Okinawa in September
• Okinawa in November
• All 12 months in Okinawa

Other places in October

• All 15 places in October

Related items

• Okinawa by month
• Japan in October
• Okinawa in September
• Okinawa in November