Ōtsu Weather in September
Ōtsu in September
The short of it: Ōtsu in September averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 181 mm (7.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 20° · rain 181 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Ōtsu an average September high of 27°, a low of 20° and some 181 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against August, to near 27°; nights run about 20°. Wet spells are common — about 181 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 min in mid-September, 67 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Ōtsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in September. Kusatsu, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
September in Ōtsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 5° colder, 51 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KusatsuShiga | 9 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 185 mm |
| KyotoKyoto | 11 km WNW | 29° | 20° | 185 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 11 km WNW | 29° | 20° | 185 mm |
| MoriyamaShiga | 13 km NE | 28° | 20° | 183 mm |
| UjiKyoto | 13 km SSW | 28° | 20° | 179 mm |
| KōtariKyoto | 17 km WSW | 29° | 21° | 174 mm |
| ŌmihachimanShiga | 25 km NE | 28° | 20° | 179 mm |
| KameokaKyoto | 26 km W | 28° | 20° | 174 mm |