Okinawa vs Sapporo: which is better, month by month

Okinawa beats Sapporo in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (62 vs 40) — while Sapporo wins May, June and September; they are within 3 points in April and July.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Okinawa

🇯🇵 Japan · mild climate

Best month: July 79/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Sapporo

🇯🇵 Japan · continental climate

Best month: June 89/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Okinawa vs Sapporo — all 12 months

Month	Okinawa	Sapporo	Winner	Gap
January	62Cnice, rainy	40Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Okinawa	22
February	67Cnice, rainy	45Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Okinawa	22
March	71Bnice, rainy	57Dcold, a little rain, muggy air	Okinawa	14
April	76Bwarm, rainy, muggy air	74Bcool, rainy, muggy air	Tie	2
May	72Bhot, soaked, muggy air	84Anice, rainy, clean air	Sapporo	12
June	70Bhot, soaked, clean air	89Anice, rainy, clean air	Sapporo	19
July	79Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	79Bhot, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
August	77Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	67Chot, soaked, clean air	Okinawa	10
September	75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	86Awarm, rainy, clean air	Sapporo	11
October	78Bhot, rainy, clean air	73Bcool, rainy, clean air	Okinawa	5
November	73Bwarm, rainy, clean air	59Dcold, rainy, clean air	Okinawa	14
December	60Cnice, soaked, clean air	42Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Okinawa	18

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (62 vs 40). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.