Nagano vs Tokyo: which is better, month by month

Tokyo beats Nagano in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (67 vs 47) — while Nagano wins June and September; they are within 3 points in the other 5 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.

Nagano vs Tokyo — all 12 months

MonthNaganoTokyoWinnerGap
January47Fcold, rainy, clean air67Ccold, a little rainTokyo20
February55Dcold, rainy, clean air72Bcold, a little rainTokyo17
March66Ccold, rainy, muggy air70Bcool, rainyTokyo4
April78Bnice, rainy, muggy air80Anice, rainyTie2
May86Awarm, rainy, clean air85Awarm, rainy, muggy airTie1
June79Bhot, soaked, muggy air71Bwarm, soaked, muggy airNagano8
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie2
August60Csweltering, soaked, clean air62Csweltering, rainy, muggy airTie2
September71Bhot, soaked, clean air66Chot, soaked, muggy airNagano5
October75Bnice, soaked, clean air75Bnice, soaked, muggy airTie0
November70Bcool, rainy, clean air77Bnice, rainy, muggy airTokyo7
December53Dcold, soaked, clean air69Ccold, a little rainTokyo16

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (47 vs 67). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Nagano

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month
May 86/100
Months won
2 of 12

Tokyo

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month
May 85/100
Months won
5 of 12

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