Nara Weather in July

Season: Summer
In Short: Hot and muggy, plum rainy season

The weather in July is pretty hot and muggy. The temperature keeps increasing and in late month, the temperature often exceeds 30°C (86°F). Because it’s in the plum rainy season, the air is humid and the sweat can’t evaporate from the body at once, making people feel uncomfortable, so breathable clothes are necessary. Umbrella is also a must while traveling in Nara in this month. In addition, sun cream or parasol are also necessary to prevent getting sunburn from the scorching sun when the sun is out somedays.

Temperature

The highest temperature is 31°C (87.8°F) averagely. Even the lowest average temperature hovers around 24°C (75.2°F). In the plum rainy season, the high temperature mixing with the humid air makes the weather pretty muggy.
Average High Temperature: 31°C / 87.8°F

Average Low Temperature: 24°C / 75.2°F

Rainfall

It rains about 13 days and the average rainfall is 181mm in this month. The humidity exceeds 70% which means the air is pretty sultry. In plum rainy season, things tend to get moldy easily. It is advisable to bring some dehumidifying products if you travel in Nara for a long time.
Average Rainy Days: 13 days
Average Humidity: 71%

Sunrise & Sunset

The time when the sun rises is about 04:53 and it sets at 19:10. The duration of daytime is about 14.1h and the sunshine hours is around 5.2h. Traveling in the sunshine time, visitors need to bring parasol or drink enough water to prevent getting heatstroke.
Daylight hours: about 14.1h
Sunshine hours: around 5.2h

Recommended Clothes to Wear in July

On account of the hot and muggy weather, breathable and sweat-absorbent clothes are needed to dissipate the uncomfortable feeling.

Girls

Tops: For tops, short-sleeve clothes like T-shirt and blouse are good choices. Both of them can help you feel cooler in the hot summer. Girls can also choose dress in bright colors to take beautiful pictures.
Bottoms & shoes: For girls, beautiful skirts are also great choices. A pair of sandals is a good match with the skirts or dress.

Boys

Tops: Most of the short-sleeve clothes are suitable for boys in this month. Boys are also recommended to wear clothes in bright colors which absorb less heat.
Bottoms & shoes: Boys can choose shorts or light pants to adapt to the weather. Casual shoes and sandals are both suitable for the weather.

Accessories: To prevent getting sunburn, parasol, sunhat and sunglasses are highly recommended. In plum rainy season, umbrella is needed, too.

Top Attractions to Visit in Nara in July

Travel Recommendation:

In hot July, more indoor places are recommended. But in the morning and evening, the temperature is not that high so you can choose these period to travel in Nara. Below places are recommended if you decide to travel to Nara in the hot July 2025.

1. Nara Park - Deer Gathering ‘Shikayose’

Cute Deer in July

In July, you have the chance to see the deer galloping in the Nara Park. The volunteers of the Nara Deer Protection Association play the Beethoven's Symphony No.6 Pastoral with the French horn, to guide the deer to gallop. The whole scene is super spectacular and after the galloping, you can feed the deer with the special crackers. This activity is held in the morning so the weather is too hot yet.

Tips:
1. When feeding the deer, please don’t feed them other food except the special crackers for deer.
2. Please take away all your garbage before leaving the Nara Park or the garbage may be eaten by the deer.

2. Nara National Museum

Visitors may prefer cool indoor places in the hot and muggy July in Nara. For indoor places, the Nara National Museum near the Nara Park is a good place. It is the second national museum in Japan and it has plenty of national treasures and cultural relics. Most of the relics were created between the Asuka period (592-710AD) and Kamakura period (1185-1333AD). If you are interested in Japanese Buddhist culture, here must be your first choice while traveling in Nara.

Nara National Museum

3. Goldfish Museum, Mi Nara

Another recommended indoor place is the Mi Nara. It has many stores to satisfy your traveling desire, especially the Goldfish Museum. The Goldfish Museum is the largest one of its kind in Japan and it has more than 2,000 gold fish for visitors to watch. If you travel in Nara with your kids, it is absolutely a good place for you to enjoy the parent-child time.

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