Hiroshima · Month comparison

January vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs January at #9. Miyajima Fire Festival in October and early autumn colour makes this a genuinely great month without April's price spike.

Hiroshima January — Peace Memorial Park winter quiet

January

#9 of 12 months

Worth considering

Cheapest month of the year — cold and grey, but the Peace Park is almost entirely yours and hotels are at bottom price.

  • ↑Peace Memorial Museum accessible without any queues — take your time
  • ↑Cheapest flights and hotels of the year, including Miyajima ryokan
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
FactorJanuaryOctober
Weather score
3
8
Value score
9
5
Crowd score
9
5
Events score
2
7
Atmosphere
5
8
Avg high temp9°C23°C
Monthly rain48mm90mm
Daily sunshine4hrs6.5hrs

January trade-offs

  • ↓Miyajima deer are active but the island can feel grim in wet 2C weather
  • ↓Short 4-hour sunshine windows limit outdoor photography

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 →January in detail →October in detail →
Scores compare months within Hiroshima. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →