What are the temperature differences between Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Fukuoka, 5 more?

Sapporo stands out with its significantly colder temperatures, experiencing discomfort temperatures for more than half of the year. Kyoto has the lowest temperatures among the remaining cities during winter months, even reaching discomfort levels in January and February. Most of the other listed cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka, maintain relatively similar temperature ranges, with comfortable conditions prevailing for a significant portion of the year and hot summers. Nagoya and Saitama can be seen as having the hottest temperatures in the summer compared to other cities. Yokohama is the mildest of these cities.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Fukuoka, 5 more?

The data reveals a clear variation in sunshine hours and precipitation levels across the cities. Tokyo and Saitama generally have higher sun hours, particularly in winter, while cities like Osaka and Kyoto experience significantly lower sunshine, especially in January and February. Nagoya and Fukuoka receive relatively high precipitation, especially in July, which indicates a tendency for more rainfall during that month. Meanwhile, Sapporo shows the least sunlight hours overall, highlighting its colder climate and resulting weather patterns, with January averaging only 0.9 hours of sun.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Fukuoka, 5 more?

The sunrise times in these cities vary slightly, with Sapporo boasting the earliest sunrise at 03:56 in June, while Osaka records the latest at 07:03 in January. In terms of sunset, Nagoya has the latest sunset at 19:07 in June, while Sapporo enjoys a significantly earlier sunset of 16:02 in December. Day length is longest in Sapporo at 15:18 in June, contrasting with the shortest day recorded in Sapporo as well, at just 09:03 in December. Overall, northern cities like Sapporo experience more extreme variations in day length compared to those further south.

Japan: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Sapporo stands out with its significantly colder temperatures, experiencing discomfort temperatures for more than half of the year.
Kyoto has the lowest temperatures among the remaining cities during winter months, even reaching discomfort levels in January and February.
Most of the other listed cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka, maintain relatively similar temperature ranges, with comfortable conditions prevailing for a significant portion of the year and hot summers.
Nagoya and Saitama can be seen as having the hottest temperatures in the summer compared to other cities.
Yokohama is the mildest of these cities.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	9.7°C	9.1°C	8.9°C	10.0°C	9.6°C	-3.2°C	9.8°C	8.9°C	7.7°C	9.7°C
Feb	10.9°C	10.2°C	10.2°C	10.9°C	10.6°C	-2.6°C	10.8°C	9.8°C	8.9°C	11.1°C
Mar	14.7°C	14.5°C	14.9°C	14.3°C	14.8°C	2.8°C	14.4°C	14.0°C	13.5°C	15.3°C
Apr	18.5°C	19.2°C	19.5°C	17.9°C	19.1°C	10.2°C	18.1°C	18.4°C	18.4°C	19.6°C
May	22.7°C	23.6°C	23.9°C	21.7°C	23.4°C	16.8°C	22.1°C	22.6°C	23.3°C	24.1°C
Jun	25.7°C	26.9°C	27.4°C	24.5°C	26.5°C	20.2°C	24.9°C	26.0°C	26.6°C	27.0°C
Jul	29.9°C	30.9°C	31.0°C	28.6°C	30.2°C	24.9°C	29.1°C	29.8°C	30.5°C	31.4°C
Aug	31.4°C	32.7°C	32.8°C	30.2°C	32.0°C	24.6°C	30.7°C	31.6°C	32.2°C	32.8°C
Sep	27.8°C	29.2°C	29.0°C	27.2°C	28.2°C	20.6°C	27.5°C	28.4°C	28.2°C	28.7°C
Oct	22.0°C	22.9°C	23.0°C	21.9°C	22.7°C	13.8°C	22.1°C	22.4°C	21.7°C	22.5°C
Nov	17.6°C	17.6°C	17.7°C	17.7°C	17.8°C	6.6°C	17.7°C	17.3°C	16.5°C	17.8°C
Dec	12.1°C	11.4°C	11.1°C	12.4°C	11.3°C	-1.4°C	12.2°C	11.2°C	10.1°C	12.0°C
Average	20.5°C	19.9°C	20.0°C	19.8°C	20.8°C	20.7°C	21.0°C	11.1°C	20.3°C	19.8°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	3.5°C	3.2°C	1.5°C	4.4°C	4.0°C	-9.0°C	3.8°C	3.4°C	1.0°C	2.5°C
Feb	4.0°C	3.2°C	1.8°C	4.9°C	4.2°C	-9.0°C	4.3°C	3.5°C	1.1°C	3.1°C
Mar	7.7°C	6.5°C	5.4°C	8.3°C	7.4°C	-4.0°C	7.9°C	6.9°C	4.3°C	7.1°C
Apr	11.7°C	10.8°C	9.7°C	12.1°C	11.3°C	1.4°C	11.8°C	11.0°C	8.6°C	11.2°C
May	16.4°C	15.3°C	14.3°C	16.6°C	15.4°C	7.1°C	16.3°C	15.4°C	13.2°C	16.1°C
Jun	20.0°C	19.5°C	18.8°C	20.0°C	19.6°C	11.4°C	19.9°C	19.4°C	17.4°C	19.9°C
Jul	24.5°C	24.4°C	23.6°C	24.2°C	23.9°C	16.8°C	24.0°C	24.1°C	22.6°C	24.5°C
Aug	26.2°C	26.0°C	25.3°C	26.1°C	25.2°C	17.5°C	26.0°C	25.7°C	24.1°C	26.2°C
Sep	22.8°C	22.6°C	21.8°C	23.0°C	22.0°C	13.4°C	22.8°C	22.6°C	20.7°C	22.6°C
Oct	17.0°C	16.2°C	15.2°C	17.4°C	16.3°C	7.3°C	17.2°C	16.4°C	14.2°C	16.5°C
Nov	12.0°C	10.8°C	9.6°C	12.7°C	11.3°C	0.8°C	12.3°C	11.2°C	8.7°C	11.3°C
Dec	6.2°C	5.4°C	3.8°C	7.1°C	5.8°C	-6.2°C	6.5°C	5.7°C	3.2°C	5.2°C
Average	13.9°C	14.4°C	13.8°C	11.6°C	12.6°C	13.7°C	13.9°C	4.0°C	14.3°C	14.7°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

The data reveals a clear variation in sunshine hours and precipitation levels across the cities. Tokyo and Saitama generally have higher sun hours, particularly in winter, while cities like Osaka and Kyoto experience significantly lower sunshine, especially in January and February.
Nagoya and Fukuoka receive relatively high precipitation, especially in July, which indicates a tendency for more rainfall during that month. Meanwhile, Sapporo shows the least sunlight hours overall, highlighting its colder climate and resulting weather patterns, with January averaging only 0.9 hours of sun.

Sunny Weather

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	5.9 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	0.9 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
Feb	5.6 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day
Mar	5.0 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Apr	6.3 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	6.6 hours/day
May	5.8 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Jun	5.5 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Jul	5.6 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	5.1 hours/day
Aug	5.6 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	4.9 hours/day
Sep	3.5 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Oct	4.1 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Nov	5.0 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Dec	6.0 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
Average	4.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	1.6mm	1.7mm	1.4mm	1.9mm	2.5mm	5.2mm	1.9mm	1.8mm	1.9mm	1.6mm
Feb	1.8mm	2.1mm	2.1mm	2.3mm	3.3mm	4.2mm	2.1mm	2.1mm	2.4mm	1.8mm
Mar	4.6mm	3.6mm	4.7mm	5.6mm	4.4mm	4.3mm	5.5mm	3.7mm	4.3mm	4.4mm
Apr	4.6mm	4.9mm	5.7mm	5.2mm	4.7mm	2.5mm	5.0mm	4.9mm	5.5mm	4.7mm
May	4.4mm	5.8mm	6.8mm	5.4mm	4.9mm	2.9mm	5.2mm	6.2mm	6.2mm	4.3mm
Jun	6.2mm	7.3mm	7.4mm	7.6mm	8.0mm	4.0mm	7.0mm	7.6mm	7.1mm	6.6mm
Jul	6.4mm	8.2mm	9.1mm	6.3mm	11.5mm	4.2mm	6.3mm	8.7mm	8.4mm	6.8mm
Aug	4.2mm	6.0mm	6.8mm	4.8mm	9.1mm	7.1mm	4.5mm	6.7mm	6.4mm	4.5mm
Sep	6.3mm	5.9mm	7.0mm	7.9mm	6.8mm	4.2mm	7.4mm	6.5mm	5.7mm	7.7mm
Oct	7.2mm	5.9mm	5.7mm	8.1mm	2.7mm	4.7mm	7.9mm	6.2mm	6.1mm	7.5mm
Nov	2.8mm	2.2mm	2.3mm	3.4mm	2.4mm	6.0mm	3.3mm	2.4mm	2.1mm	2.7mm
Dec	1.4mm	1.6mm	1.5mm	1.8mm	2.1mm	4.9mm	1.7mm	1.6mm	1.6mm	1.4mm
Average	5.2mm	4.8mm	4.9mm	4.8mm	5.0mm	4.6mm	4.5mm	4.5mm	4.3mm	5.0mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	22.0km/h	18.8km/h	16.4km/h	26.9km/h	18.2km/h	19.3km/h	27.2km/h	21.7km/h	16.0km/h	19.8km/h
Feb	23.2km/h	18.4km/h	17.3km/h	29.0km/h	18.5km/h	18.7km/h	29.1km/h	21.3km/h	16.4km/h	20.6km/h
Mar	24.7km/h	17.5km/h	17.0km/h	29.6km/h	18.3km/h	18.3km/h	29.5km/h	20.7km/h	16.6km/h	21.6km/h
Apr	25.8km/h	17.1km/h	17.2km/h	29.8km/h	16.5km/h	18.7km/h	29.8km/h	20.1km/h	16.1km/h	23.5km/h
May	24.5km/h	15.0km/h	15.7km/h	27.3km/h	14.7km/h	16.8km/h	27.7km/h	17.6km/h	14.0km/h	22.2km/h
Jun	21.9km/h	14.7km/h	14.5km/h	24.8km/h	13.9km/h	14.9km/h	24.9km/h	16.8km/h	13.0km/h	20.4km/h
Jul	21.4km/h	14.7km/h	13.7km/h	24.7km/h	14.4km/h	12.7km/h	24.9km/h	16.3km/h	12.3km/h	19.4km/h
Aug	22.1km/h	16.0km/h	15.5km/h	24.8km/h	15.2km/h	14.2km/h	25.0km/h	17.8km/h	14.0km/h	20.2km/h
Sep	22.1km/h	14.5km/h	14.2km/h	25.8km/h	16.3km/h	15.0km/h	25.6km/h	17.2km/h	13.5km/h	19.8km/h
Oct	21.0km/h	15.6km/h	13.5km/h	25.8km/h	17.3km/h	17.3km/h	25.6km/h	18.6km/h	14.4km/h	18.2km/h
Nov	20.1km/h	14.9km/h	14.0km/h	25.6km/h	15.4km/h	20.3km/h	25.2km/h	18.0km/h	13.8km/h	16.9km/h
Dec	19.9km/h	17.6km/h	15.8km/h	25.2km/h	17.9km/h	20.7km/h	25.2km/h	20.4km/h	14.7km/h	17.7km/h
Average	16.4km/h	26.6km/h	18.9km/h	14.6km/h	15.4km/h	16.2km/h	20.0km/h	17.2km/h	22.4km/h	26.6km/h

Humidity

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	45.6%	59.3%	57.4%	49.9%	65.2%	85.7%	49.5%	63.3%	69.7%	43.3%
Feb	47.1%	57.9%	55.1%	51.9%	64.4%	84.6%	51.4%	61.9%	67.5%	44.2%
Mar	55.4%	59.9%	56.6%	60.1%	66.4%	79.2%	60.0%	63.3%	66.9%	52.1%
Apr	58.1%	60.5%	59.1%	63.5%	67.1%	68.8%	63.4%	64.8%	66.8%	54.0%
May	62.6%	63.0%	61.2%	69.0%	68.7%	72.3%	68.9%	67.9%	67.8%	57.6%
Jun	68.5%	69.6%	67.1%	74.9%	76.1%	80.2%	74.9%	74.5%	74.6%	63.7%
Jul	68.6%	71.2%	70.6%	76.0%	78.6%	83.2%	76.1%	77.3%	76.7%	63.8%
Aug	65.4%	65.5%	64.5%	72.7%	73.6%	84.1%	72.8%	72.3%	72.1%	60.7%
Sep	65.0%	66.3%	66.8%	70.5%	74.5%	79.0%	70.6%	71.1%	74.0%	61.6%
Oct	60.0%	63.9%	62.0%	64.2%	67.2%	76.5%	64.3%	67.4%	72.2%	57.4%
Nov	53.4%	60.1%	56.8%	57.8%	63.2%	78.9%	57.9%	63.6%	68.2%	50.6%
Dec	46.3%	59.2%	58.8%	50.5%	63.3%	82.6%	50.3%	63.4%	69.2%	44.0%
Average	69.0%	63.3%	67.6%	70.5%	61.3%	63.0%	54.4%	79.6%	58.0%	63.4%

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Astronomy

The sunrise times in these cities vary slightly, with Sapporo boasting the earliest sunrise at 03:56 in June, while Osaka records the latest at 07:03 in January.
In terms of sunset, Nagoya has the latest sunset at 19:07 in June, while Sapporo enjoys a significantly earlier sunset of 16:02 in December.
Day length is longest in Sapporo at 15:18 in June, contrasting with the shortest day recorded in Sapporo as well, at just 09:03 in December.
Overall, northern cities like Sapporo experience more extreme variations in day length compared to those further south.

Sunrise Time

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	6:49	7:04	6:59	6:49	7:22	7:02	6:49	7:05	7:04	6:50
Feb	6:28	6:43	6:38	6:28	7:02	6:32	6:28	6:44	6:43	6:28
Mar	5:51	6:08	6:02	5:52	6:28	5:46	5:51	6:09	6:07	5:52
Apr	5:09	5:27	5:21	5:10	5:49	4:53	5:09	5:28	5:26	5:09
May	4:37	4:56	4:49	4:37	5:19	4:11	4:37	4:57	4:54	4:37
Jun	4:26	4:45	4:38	4:26	5:09	3:56	4:26	4:47	4:43	4:25
Jul	4:37	4:57	4:50	4:38	5:20	4:10	4:38	4:58	4:55	4:37
Aug	5:01	5:19	5:13	5:01	5:41	4:41	5:01	5:20	5:17	5:01
Sep	5:24	5:41	5:35	5:25	6:02	5:14	5:24	5:43	5:40	5:25
Oct	5:49	6:04	5:59	5:49	6:23	5:49	5:49	6:05	6:04	5:49
Nov	6:17	6:32	6:27	6:17	6:50	6:27	6:17	6:33	6:31	6:17
Dec	6:43	6:57	6:53	6:43	7:15	6:58	6:43	6:59	6:57	6:44
Average	6:12	5:36	5:54	5:54	5:48	5:54	5:36	5:30	5:36	5:36

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	16:52	17:11	17:04	16:53	17:34	16:26	16:52	17:13	17:10	16:52
Feb	17:23	17:41	17:34	17:23	18:02	17:05	17:23	17:42	17:39	17:22
Mar	17:49	18:06	18:01	17:50	18:26	17:42	17:49	18:07	18:05	17:50
Apr	18:14	18:30	18:25	18:14	18:49	18:17	18:14	18:31	18:29	18:15
May	18:40	18:54	18:50	18:39	19:13	18:52	18:39	18:56	18:54	18:40
Jun	18:58	19:12	19:08	18:58	19:30	19:15	18:58	19:13	19:12	18:59
Jul	18:56	19:10	19:06	18:56	19:28	19:10	18:55	19:11	19:10	18:56
Aug	18:29	18:44	18:40	18:29	19:04	18:35	18:29	18:46	18:44	18:29
Sep	17:49	18:05	17:59	17:49	18:25	17:44	17:48	18:06	18:04	17:49
Oct	17:05	17:23	17:17	17:06	17:44	16:52	17:05	17:25	17:22	17:05
Nov	16:35	16:54	16:47	16:36	17:17	16:12	16:35	16:55	16:52	16:35
Dec	16:30	16:50	16:43	16:31	17:13	16:02	16:31	16:51	16:48	16:30
Average	18:24	17:48	18:06	18:00	18:00	18:06	17:48	17:42	17:48	17:48

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Tokyo	Osaka	Nagoya	Yokohama	Fukuoka	Sapporo	Kawasaki	Kobe	Kyoto	Saitama
Jan	9:52 hours	10:08 hours	10:04 hours	9:53 hours	10:13 hours	9:24 hours	9:52 hours	10:08 hours	10:06 hours	9:52 hours
Feb	10:23 hours	10:41 hours	10:34 hours	10:23 hours	10:59 hours	10:05 hours	10:23 hours	10:42 hours	10:39 hours	10:22 hours
Mar	10:49 hours	11:06 hours	11:01 hours	10:50 hours	11:26 hours	10:42 hours	10:49 hours	11:07 hours	11:05 hours	10:50 hours
Apr	11:14 hours	11:30 hours	11:25 hours	11:14 hours	11:49 hours	11:17 hours	11:14 hours	11:31 hours	11:29 hours	11:15 hours
May	11:40 hours	11:54 hours	11:50 hours	11:39 hours	12:13 hours	11:52 hours	11:39 hours	11:56 hours	11:54 hours	11:40 hours
Jun	11:58 hours	12:12 hours	12:08 hours	11:58 hours	12:30 hours	12:15 hours	11:58 hours	12:13 hours	12:12 hours	11:59 hours
Jul	11:56 hours	12:10 hours	12:06 hours	11:56 hours	12:28 hours	12:10 hours	11:55 hours	12:11 hours	12:10 hours	11:56 hours
Aug	11:29 hours	11:44 hours	11:40 hours	11:29 hours	12:04 hours	11:35 hours	11:29 hours	11:46 hours	11:44 hours	11:29 hours
Sep	10:49 hours	11:05 hours	10:59 hours	10:49 hours	11:25 hours	10:44 hours	10:48 hours	11:06 hours	11:04 hours	10:49 hours
Oct	10:05 hours	10:23 hours	10:17 hours	10:06 hours	10:44 hours	9:52 hours	10:05 hours	10:25 hours	10:22 hours	10:05 hours
Nov	9:35 hours	9:54 hours	9:47 hours	9:36 hours	10:17 hours	9:12 hours	9:35 hours	9:55 hours	9:52 hours	9:35 hours
Dec	9:30 hours	9:50 hours	9:43 hours	9:31 hours	9:58 hours	9:02 hours	9:31 hours	9:51 hours	9:48 hours	9:30 hours
Average	11:18 hours	10:48 hours	11:06 hours	11:00 hours	11:00 hours	11:06 hours	10:48 hours	10:42 hours	10:48 hours	10:48 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.