Weather in Osaka in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Osaka in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +11°C with a maximum of +18°C and a minimum of -5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +12°C.
Is Osaka warm or cold in December?
Osaka is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Osaka, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Osaka in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +9°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -8°C | -11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +20°C | +15°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 77 mm | 50 mm | 45 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 73% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 77 mm to 50 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 73%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in November to 4 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Osaka is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Osaka?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Osaka in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2023 (+20°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 846 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1993 with 1901 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Osaka, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.