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

Kanazawa weather in October

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Kanazawa station (6 m above sea level).

High

21.8°C (71°F)

Low

13.9°C (57°F)

Precipitation

177.1 mm

Wet days

12.7 days

Sunshine

152 hours

Highs fall 5.4°C from September and drop another 5.9°C into November.

That is 2.8°C above Kanazawa's yearly average high of 19.0°C.

Of our 14 places with temperature records, Kanazawa is the 6th coldest in October: 0.2°C cooler than Tokyo and 1.9°C warmer than Takayama.

October is Kanazawa's 6th driest month (177.1 mm).

Of our 15 places, Kanazawa has the 6th highest precipitation in October: 2.1 mm less than Naha and 9.2 mm more than Shirakawa-go.

Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 12.7 days, and 10 mm or more on 5.9 days.

Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.7 days.

The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 16.2 days, and 4.5 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

On 15 October 2026 the sun rises at 6:00 and sets at 17:18 in Kanazawa, giving 11 hours 18 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

17.6°C (64°F)

Humidity

70%

Days of 25°C or more

4.7 days

Early, mid and late October

By the last ten days of October the average high in Kanazawa is 4.1°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–31 October is the wettest (67.2 mm) and 11–20 October the driest (53.5 mm).

What to wear in Kanazawa in October

Mild: highs around 21.8°C

• Long sleeves, or a T-shirt with a light jacket or cardigan.
• An umbrella: rain falls on 12.7 days.

Pack

• Umbrella

• Our clothing rules

Rainy season and typhoons

In an average October, 0.4 typhoons come within 300 km of the Hokuriku region; across Japan, 1.7 come within 300 km and 0.3 make landfall (JMA, 1991–2020).

October records in Kanazawa

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

Hottest October day

33.1°C (92°F) on 12 October 1994 (records since 1882)

Coldest October night

2.2°C (36°F) on 31 October 1891 (records since 1882)

Wettest October day

144.5 mm on 13 October 1980 (records since 1882)

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 Ishikawa Prefecture were 65.2% full on average (2nd busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 252,540 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 58.5% in September and 67.4% in November.

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

What's on in Kanazawa in October

Kanazawa before and after October

• Kanazawa in September
• Kanazawa in November
• All 12 months in Kanazawa

Other places in October

• All 15 places in October

Related items

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