Kyoto in November

☀️ ~17°
Typical daytime high ~17°C · usually dry
Autumn colour peaks late November — spectacular and packed

What's on in November

Around Autumn colourWorth timingBook ahead

Maples at their peak — Kyoto especially. Spectacular, and busy with it. Go at dawn; book the illuminations.

Around Winter illuminationsWorth timing

Illuminations and Christmas markets — a draw, not a crush.

In short: Autumn colour peaks late November — spectacular and packed. Autumn colour is the season's draw — lovely, and busy with it.

Going in November?

We'll plan Kyoto around your dates — weather and crowds factored in — in about a minute, free.

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