Hiroshima · Month comparison

April vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs April at #2. Miyajima Fire Festival in October and early autumn colour makes this a genuinely great month without April's price spike.

Hiroshima April — cherry blossom sakura peak spring bloom

April

#2 of 12 months

Best match

Cherry blossom peak plus Golden Week builds a crowd double-whammy — the Peace Park rows are stunning but photographed around tripods.

  • ↑Full sakura bloom along the Peace Memorial Park's iconic tree rows
  • ↑Miyajima torii surrounded by cherry blossom — iconic composition
Hiroshima October — Itsukushima Shrine wooden torii gate at Miyajima

October

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Miyajima Fire Festival in October and early autumn colour makes this a genuinely great month without April's price spike.

  • ↑Miyajima Fire Festival (Taimatsu Shinji) — torchlit procession to the shrine
  • ↑Early autumn maple colour on Mount Misen and Shukkeien Garden
FactorAprilOctober
Weather score
8
8
Value score
4
5
Crowd score
3
5
Events score
8
7
Atmosphere
9
8
Avg high temp20°C23°C
Monthly rain105mm90mm
Daily sunshine6.5hrs6.5hrs

April trade-offs

  • ↓Golden Week (late Apr–May 5) fills every hotel — book 2 months ahead
  • ↓Miyajima ferry queues 45+ min on busy weekend days

October trade-offs

  • ↓Miyajima Fire Festival weekend books hotels weeks ahead
  • ↓Autumn koyo (foliage) season draws crowds back to near-spring levels
See all 12 months for Hiroshima →April in detail →October in detail →
Scores compare months within Hiroshima. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →