Osaka in October
What October 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 / low23.7° / 16°
Rain136 mm
Days with 1 mm or more8.3
Sunshine166 h
Humidity65%
The season
Typhoons: on average 0.7 a year come within 300 km of the Kinki region in October.
Public holidays
Mon 12 Oct 2026 Sports Day
Big events
1st Anniversary EXPO 2025 (Expo memorial event) Sun 11 Oct 2026, 10:00–19:00 · Mon 12 Oct 2026, 10:00–16:00 Nakanoshima Art Lights 2026 Fri 16 Oct to Sun 25 Oct 2026, 18:00–22:00 Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks (38th) Sat 17 Oct 2026, 19:00–20:00 Hanaranman 2026 (city flower and green fair) Sat 31 Oct to Sun 1 Nov 2026, 10:00–16:00Festivals and fairs
Takara-no-ichi, the harvest rite and market 17 Oct Rice from the shrine's field is offered, and a market is held in the grounds that day.Sunrise and sunset, October 2026
1 Oct sunrise 5:52, sunset 17:43 (11 h 51 min)
10 Oct sunrise 5:59, sunset 17:31 (11 h 32 min)
20 Oct sunrise 6:07, sunset 17:18 (11 h 11 min)
31 Oct sunrise 6:17, sunset 17:06 (10 h 49 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.
