Best time to visit Kamakura
Month-by-month weather averages for Kamakura.
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 °C / 50 °F | 6.1 °C / 43 °F | 69 mm / 2.7 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 10.5 °C / 51 °F | 6.2 °C / 43 °F | 102 mm / 4 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 13 °C / 55 °F | 8.8 °C / 48 °F | 160 mm / 6.3 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 15.9 °C / 61 °F | 12.5 °C / 55 °F | 165 mm / 6.5 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 19.3 °C / 67 °F | 16.8 °C / 62 °F | 169 mm / 6.6 in | good month |
| June | 22.1 °C / 72 °F | 20.2 °C / 68 °F | 206 mm / 8.1 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 25.5 °C / 78 °F | 23.8 °C / 75 °F | 174 mm / 6.8 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 27.2 °C / 81 °F | 25.4 °C / 78 °F | 122 mm / 4.8 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 25.2 °C / 77 °F | 22.8 °C / 73 °F | 201 mm / 7.9 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 21 °C / 70 °F | 18.1 °C / 65 °F | 237 mm / 9.3 in | good month |
| November | 17 °C / 63 °F | 13.5 °C / 56 °F | 128 mm / 5 in | good month |
| December | 12.6 °C / 55 °F | 8.8 °C / 48 °F | 91 mm / 3.6 in | good month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: good
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: good
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: good
- Good
- May, October–December
Why these months
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.8 °C / 68 °F, average daily high 19.3 °C / 67 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 65%, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F, wet days 11.6 days.
Against: precipitation 169 mm / 6.6 in, days with heavy rain 5.2 days, relative humidity 81%.
October · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 21 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 21 °C / 70 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 66%, average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 75%.
Against: precipitation 237 mm / 9.3 in, wet days 14.6 days, days with heavy rain 5.8 days.
November · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 15.3 °C / 60 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, average daily high 17 °C / 63 °F, precipitation 128 mm / 5 in, average daily low 13.5 °C / 56 °F, days with heavy rain 3.7 days, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 12.4 days.
December · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 77%, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, wet days 9.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, relative humidity 65%, average daily low 8.8 °C / 48 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 9.4 °C / 49 °F, average daily high 12.6 °C / 55 °F.
Beach and swimming
Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- August
Why these months
August · good
In its favour: average daily high 27.2 °C / 81 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, feels like (high) 32.1 °C / 90 °F, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, average daily low 25.4 °C / 78 °F, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph.
Against: precipitation 122 mm / 4.8 in, wet days 11 days.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: best
- Best
- December
- Good
- January–February, November
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, average daily high 10 °C / 50 °F, wet days 8.1 days, days with heavy rain 2 days, average daily low 6.1 °C / 43 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 81%, feels like (high) 6.2 °C / 43 °F, daylight per day 10.1 h, wind (daily max) 29 km/h / 18 mph.
February · good
In its favour: average daily high 10.5 °C / 51 °F, precipitation 102 mm / 4 in, wet days 9.6 days, average daily low 6.2 °C / 43 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, days with heavy rain 3 days, daylight per day 10.9 h, feels like (high) 6.8 °C / 44 °F, wind (daily max) 31 km/h / 19 mph.
November · good
In its favour: average daily high 17 °C / 63 °F, feels like (high) 15.3 °C / 60 °F, average daily low 13.5 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, precipitation 128 mm / 5 in, days with heavy rain 3.7 days, wet days 12.4 days, daylight per day 10.3 h, wind (daily max) 28 km/h / 17 mph.
December · best
In its favour: average daily high 12.6 °C / 55 °F, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, wet days 9.2 days, average daily low 8.8 °C / 48 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, feels like (high) 9.4 °C / 49 °F, wind (daily max) 30 km/h / 18 mph.
Against: daylight per day 9.8 h.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is シャトレーゼスキーバレー小海, Chateraise Ski Valley Koumi, 132 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 6.2 °C | 6.8 °C | 10.2 °C | 14.3 °C | 19.8 °C | 24.4 °C | 29.6 °C | 32.1 °C | 28 °C | 21 °C | 15.3 °C | 9.4 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 2 days | 3 days | 5.2 days | 5.2 days | 5.2 days | 5.9 days | 4.5 days | 2.9 days | 5.9 days | 5.8 days | 3.7 days | 2.9 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 3 pm | 8 am | 9 am | 10 pm | 6 am | 7 am | 4 am | 6 am | 1 am | 3 am | 1 am | 1 am |
| Sunshine per day | 8.2 h | 7.9 h | 8.4 h | 8.9 h | 9.1 h | 8.4 h | 9.3 h | 10.5 h | 8.5 h | 7.4 h | 7.2 h | 7.5 h |
| Relative humidity | 62% | 65% | 70% | 75% | 81% | 86% | 89% | 87% | 81% | 75% | 71% | 65% |
Sea temperature
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature 2022–2025 | 16.6 °C | 15.7 °C | 15.7 °C | 17.2 °C | 18.8 °C | 22 °C | 25.7 °C | 27.5 °C | 26.6 °C | 23.8 °C | 21 °C | 18.4 °C |
| Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–2025 | 16.8 °C | 15.9 °C | 15.9 °C | 17.4 °C | 19.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 26.1 °C | 27.9 °C | 26.9 °C | 23.9 °C | 21.1 °C | 18.5 °C |
- Very cold 10 °C or less
- Cold 10 to 15 °C
- Cool 15 to 20 °C
- Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
- Warm 25 to 28 °C
- Very warm over 28 °C
The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 11.4 µg/m³ | 11.7 µg/m³ | 16.8 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | 17.3 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 13.4 µg/m³ | 13.4 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 20.9 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 29.8 µg/m³ | 28.6 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | 30.1 µg/m³ | 26 µg/m³ | 18.1 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 23 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.