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

Nagoya weather in October

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Nagoya station (51 m above sea level).

High

23.3°C (74°F)

Low

14.8°C (59°F)

Precipitation

164.7 mm

Wet days

9.0 days

Sunshine

169 hours

Highs fall 5.8°C from September and drop another 6.0°C into November.

That is 2.2°C above Nagoya's yearly average high of 21.1°C.

Of our 14 places with temperature records, Nagoya is the 6th warmest in October: 0.1°C cooler than Kyoto and 0.7°C warmer than Nara.

October is Nagoya's 4th wettest month (164.7 mm).

Of our 15 places, Nagoya has the 8th highest precipitation in October: 3.2 mm less than Shirakawa-go and 9.2 mm more than Takayama.

Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 9.0 days, and 10 mm or more on 4.4 days.

Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.8 days, and 50 mm or more on 0.6 days.

The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 18.2 days, and 4.9 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

By the JMA's cloud records, 3.2 days are clear and 11.2 are overcast.

On 15 October 2026 the sun rises at 5:58 and sets at 17:18 in Nagoya, giving 11 hours 20 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

18.6°C (65°F)

Humidity

68%

Days of 25°C or more

9.9 days

Early, mid and late October

By the last ten days of October the average high in Nagoya is 3.9°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 October is the wettest (61.5 mm) and 21–31 October the driest (51.4 mm).

What to wear in Nagoya in October

Mild: highs around 23.3°C

• Long sleeves, or a T-shirt with a light jacket or cardigan.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 9.0 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

Rainy season and typhoons

In an average October, 0.7 typhoons come within 300 km of the Tokai region; across Japan, 1.7 come within 300 km and 0.3 make landfall (JMA, 1991–2020).

October records in Nagoya

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

Hottest October day

32.7°C (91°F) on 1 October 1961 (records since 1890)

Coldest October night

1.5°C (35°F) on 31 October 1926 (records since 1890)

Wettest October day

170.0 mm on 22 October 2017 (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 Aichi Prefecture were 73.4% full on average (2nd busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 457,850 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 70.0% in September and 74.1% in November.

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

What's on in Nagoya in October

Nagoya before and after October

• Nagoya in September
• Nagoya in November
• All 12 months in Nagoya

Other places in October

• All 15 places in October

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