Hiroshima · Month comparison

June vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs June at #12. Miyajima Fire Festival in October and early autumn colour makes this a genuinely great month without April's price spike.

Hiroshima June — Miyajima island forest mist and rain

June

#12 of 12 months

Strong option

Rainy season (tsuyu) dumps 210mm in the month — indoor museum time, but the Itsukushima shrine in light rain is actually atmospheric.

  • ↑Itsukushima Shrine in drizzle has a mist-over-water atmosphere worth experiencing
  • ↑Hotels affordable again after the spring peak
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
FactorJuneOctober
Weather score
4
8
Value score
7
5
Crowd score
7
5
Events score
2
7
Atmosphere
5
8
Avg high temp29°C23°C
Monthly rain210mm90mm
Daily sunshine5.5hrs6.5hrs

June trade-offs

  • ↓Rainy season: 210mm — daily rain disrupts any outdoor-heavy itinerary
  • ↓Humidity climbs to 76% making the walks between sites uncomfortable

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