Kumamoto in November: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Kumamoto station (38 m above sea level).

High

18.8°C (66°F)

Low

8.8°C (48°F)

Precipitation

84.4 mm

Wet days

7.3 days

Sunshine

154 hours

• Highs fall 6.2°C from October and drop another 5.9°C into December.
• That is 3.4°C below Kumamoto's yearly average high of 22.2°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Kumamoto is the 6th warmest in November: 1.8°C cooler than Kagoshima and 0.3°C warmer than Nagasaki.
• November is Kumamoto's 4th driest month (84.4 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Kumamoto has the 13th lowest precipitation in November: 0.9 mm less than Nikko and 4.3 mm more than Hachioji.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 7.3 days, and 10 mm or more on 2.8 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.3 days, and 3.7 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.
• On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 6:47 and sets at 17:16 in Kumamoto, giving 10 hours 29 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

13.5°C (56°F)

Humidity

72%

Days of 25°C or more

1.3 days

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Kumamoto is 4.4°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 November is the wettest (30.0 mm) and 21–30 November the driest (24.9 mm).

Cool: highs around 18.8°C

• Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 10.0°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 7.3 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

Ginkgo turns yellow

The JMA's sample ginkgo in Kumamoto turns yellow around 27 November and has lost most of its leaves by 8 December in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 12 December.

Dates are for one sample tree at or near the JMA observatory, not for every park in the city.

National holidays in November 2026:

• Tue 3 November — Culture Day
• Mon 23 November — Labor Thanksgiving Day

• Sat 21 November to Mon 23 November: 3 days off in a row

In November 2025, hotels and inns across Kumamoto Prefecture were 67.9% full on average (the busiest month of the year). Foreign guests spent 183,450 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 64.7% in October and 58.4% in December.

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