Kanazawa vs Osaka: which is better, month by month

Osaka beats Kanazawa in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (73 vs 50) — while Kanazawa wins May, June, July and September; they are within 3 points in August and October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Kanazawa

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month: May 88/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Osaka

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month: November 84/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Kanazawa vs Osaka — all 12 months

Month	Kanazawa	Osaka	Winner	Gap
January	48Fcold, soaked, clean air	69Ccold, a little rain	Osaka	21
February	58Dcold, soaked, clean air	71Bcold, a little rain	Osaka	13
March	67Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	75Bcool, rainy	Osaka	8
April	76Bnice, soaked	83Anice, rainy	Osaka	7
May	88Anice, rainy	82Awarm, soaked	Kanazawa	6
June	78Bwarm, soaked, muggy air	66Chot, soaked, muggy air	Kanazawa	12
July	57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Kanazawa	6
August	56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
September	66Chot, soaked, clean air	61Csweltering, soaked, muggy air	Kanazawa	5
October	80Anice, soaked, clean air	80Awarm, soaked, muggy air	Tie	0
November	70Bcool, soaked, clean air	84Anice, a little rain, muggy air	Osaka	14
December	50Dcold, soaked, clean air	73Bcool, a little rain, muggy air	Osaka	23

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (50 vs 73). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.