Osaka in December
What December is usually like, from the Japan Meteorological Agency's averages for 1991 to 2020 (not a forecast), and what falls in it: public holidays, fixed-date festivals and big events, each from the page that holds it.
Weather, on average
High / low12.3° / 5.3°
Rain56 mm
Days with 1 mm or more6.1
Sunshine152 h
Humidity62%
The season
Maple red: the Osaka observation in 2025 was 4 Dec, 3 days later than average.
Big events
Midosuji Illumination 2026 Tue 3 Nov to Thu 31 Dec 2026, 17:00–25:00 (1:00 the next day) Christmas Commons Fri 11 Dec to Fri 25 Dec 2026, 17:00–22:00 OSAKA Hikari-Renaissance 2026 Fri 11 Dec to Fri 25 Dec 2026 Morinomiya Ruins exhibition room, open days Fri 18 Dec to Sat 19 Dec 2026, 11:00–15:00Closed over the New Year
Museums and gardens whose own site gives the dates.
Osaka Castle Museum 28 Dec to 1 Jan Osaka International Peace Center 28 Dec to 4 Jan Osaka Prefectural Archive of Kamigata Comedy and Performing Arts 29 Dec to 3 Jan Osaka Museum of History 28 Dec to 4 Jan キッズプラザ大阪 28 Dec to 2 Jan National Museum of Art, Osaka 28 Dec to 4 Jan Osaka Science Museum 28 Dec to 4 Jan Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts 28 Dec to 4 Jan Osaka Museum of Natural History 28 Dec to 4 Jan Fujita Art Museum 29 Dec to 5 Jan 大阪市立阿倍野防災センター「あべのタスカル」 28 Dec to 4 Jan Tennoji Zoo 29 Dec to 1 Jan Osaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden 28 Dec to 4 Jan 野鳥園南港緑地 28 Dec to 4 Jan Keitaku-en 29 Dec to 1 Jan Nagai Botanical Garden 28 Dec to 4 Jan Sakuya Konohana Kan 28 Dec to 4 Jan Tekijuku 28 Dec to 4 Jan Kagaya Shinden Kaisho 28 Dec to 4 Jan Osaka City Central Public Hall 27 Dec to 4 Jan Bank of Japan Osaka Branch 31 Dec to 3 JanSunrise and sunset, December 2026
1 Dec sunrise 6:46, sunset 16:47 (10 h 1 min)
10 Dec sunrise 6:54, sunset 16:47 (9 h 53 min)
20 Dec sunrise 7:00, sunset 16:50 (9 h 50 min)
31 Dec sunrise 7:05, sunset 16:57 (9 h 52 min)
Every day
Every month
Daishi-e, "O-Daishi-san" Every month on the 21st Taishi-ki, "Taishi-san" Every month on the 22ndWeather: 気象庁 normals for its Osaka station, 1991 to 2020, with the cherry blossom, rainy season and autumn colour records (公共データ利用規約 1.0). Holidays: the Cabinet Office list. Festivals and events: each shrine's, temple's or organiser's own page.
