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Least crowded time to visit Kyoto

In Kyoto, the month with the fewest foreign visitors and the quietest month overall coincide (Jan).

Feb≈Janfewest foreign visitors per day
Aprmost foreign visitors per day
1.9×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Janquietest month, all guests
55.2%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

69,242January: 36,564 per dayJanFebruary: 36,447 per dayFebMarch: 49,098 per dayMarApril: 69,242 per dayAprMay: 57,626 per dayMayJune: 50,743 per dayJunJuly: 47,481 per dayJulAugust: 48,024 per dayAugSeptember: 49,215 per daySepOctober: 59,159 per dayOctNovember: 53,077 per dayNovDecember: 44,061 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

104,649January: 71,670 per dayJanFebruary: 75,136 per dayFebMarch: 88,770 per dayMarApril: 104,649 per dayAprMay: 101,645 per dayMayJune: 90,885 per dayJunJuly: 83,623 per dayJulAugust: 92,049 per dayAugSeptember: 92,543 per daySepOctober: 101,570 per dayOctNovember: 98,025 per dayNovDecember: 88,750 per dayDec

Highlighted bars are the quietest month(s); months within 3% of each other count as tied.

The numbers

MonthForeign / dayvs 2024All guests / dayCity-hotel occupancy
January ●36,564+36%71,67061.8%
February ●36,447+19%75,13666.0%
March49,098+5%88,77077.3%
April69,242+25%104,64989.2%
May57,626+10%101,64584.4%
June50,743+9%90,88577.3%
July47,481-1%83,62370.0%
August48,024+9%92,04974.0%
September49,215+8%92,54381.4%
October59,159+3%101,57089.4%
November53,077-3%98,02585.6%
December44,061-6%88,75073.9%

Guest nights in hotels and inns of all types, divided by days in the month. "vs 2024" compares foreign guests per day with the same month of 2024 (2024 was a leap year). City-hotel occupancy is shown where the agency publishes it. Whole-prefecture figures: a single famous spot can be busier than this. Method and sources.