Nara vs Nikko: which is better, month by month

Nara beats Nikko in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (67 vs 55) — while Nikko wins June; they are within 3 points in July to September.

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.

Nara vs Nikko — all 12 months

MonthNaraNikkoWinnerGap
January67Ccold, a little rain, clean air55Dcold, a little rain, clean airNara12
February69Ccold, a little rain, clean air60Ccold, a little rain, clean airNara9
March74Bcool, rainy65Ccold, rainy, clean airNara9
April83Anice, rainy74Bcool, rainy, muggy airNara9
May85Awarm, soaked79Bnice, soaked, muggy airNara6
June71Bhot, soaked, muggy air78Bwarm, soaked, muggy airNikko7
July56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air59Dhot, soaked, muggy airTie3
August60Csweltering, rainy, clean air61Chot, soaked, clean airTie1
September68Chot, rainy, muggy air70Bwarm, soaked, clean airTie2
October82Awarm, soaked, clean air72Bnice, soaked, clean airNara10
November80Anice, a little rain, clean air73Bcool, a little rain, clean airNara7
December72Bcold, a little rain, clean air64Ccold, a little rain, clean airNara8

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (67 vs 55). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Nara

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month
May 85/100
Months won
8 of 12

Nikko

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month
May 79/100
Months won
1 of 12

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