Kanazawa vs Tokyo: which is better, month by month

Tokyo beats Kanazawa in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (67 vs 48) — while Kanazawa wins June and October; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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 vs Tokyo — all 12 months

MonthKanazawaTokyoWinnerGap
January48Fcold, soaked, clean air67Ccold, a little rainTokyo19
February58Dcold, soaked, clean air72Bcold, a little rainTokyo14
March67Ccold, rainy, reliable snow70Bcool, rainyTie3
April76Bnice, soaked80Anice, rainyTokyo4
May88Anice, rainy85Awarm, rainy, muggy airTie3
June78Bwarm, soaked, muggy air71Bwarm, soaked, muggy airKanazawa7
July57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
August56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air62Csweltering, rainy, muggy airTokyo6
September66Chot, soaked, clean air66Chot, soaked, muggy airTie0
October80Anice, soaked, clean air75Bnice, soaked, muggy airKanazawa5
November70Bcool, soaked, clean air77Bnice, rainy, muggy airTokyo7
December50Dcold, soaked, clean air69Ccold, a little rainTokyo19

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (48 vs 67). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Kanazawa

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month
May 88/100
Months won
2 of 12

Tokyo

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month
May 85/100
Months won
6 of 12

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