Autumn Leaves in Kyoto in Mid November: Will You Catch Them? (2026)
In an average year, Kyoto's autumn leaves reach peak color around December 5. For a November 11–20 trip, the chance of overlapping peak color is ~3%, and the chance of seeing at least some autumn color is ~27%.
3%chance of peak color · 27% chance of catching at least some
usual color
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Nov 3darker = peak colorDec 20
What you'll likely see
Still green · ~8.5 daysColours turning · ~1 day
Across November 11–20 in an average year, expect roughly 8.5 days of still green, and 1 day of colours turning. Leaves still mostly green — colour hasn't reached this city yet in most years.
This window is a stretch in Kyoto — on the same dates you'd likely have better odds of autumn leaves in Nagano (68%) or Aomori (Tohoku) (68%) instead. Hotels there for these dates: Nagano · Aomori.