Tokyo is 4°C (7.2°F) warmer by day, Auckland has 2.3°C (4.1°F) warmer nights, Tokyo gets 544 mm (21.4 in) more rain a year.
Auckland is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Tokyo peaks in August and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Auckland is the warmer of the two in 6 of 12 months.
Tokyo is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year against 1,066 mm (42 in) in Auckland. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Auckland and May, June and September in Tokyo.
| Auckland | Metric | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 25.3°C |
| 9.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 7.2°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,066 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,610 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | September |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | December |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 79% |
| 4.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Auckland typically falls to around 9.5°C (49.1°F) while Tokyo settles near 7.2°C (45°F).
Auckland is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Tokyo peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Auckland sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Auckland feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 79%.
For Tokyo, the pick of the year is May, June and September.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Auckland | Tokyo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 13.5 | 19.8 | 26.1 | -1.8 | 6.7❄️ | 15.2 |
| February | 14.4 | 20.2🔥 | 26 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 16.8 |
| March | 12.6 | 18.7 | 24.7 | -0.5 | 9.7 | 19.9 |
| April | 10.5 | 16.6 | 22.8 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 24 |
| May | 8.1 | 14 | 19.9 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 27.7 |
| June | 6.2 | 11.9 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 22.3 | 30.9 |
| July | 5.3 | 10.8❄️ | 16.3 | 18.3 | 26.3 | 34.2 |
| August | 5.7 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 20.3 | 27.5🔥 | 34.6 |
| September | 6.9 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 15.1 | 23.8 | 32.4 |
| October | 8.2 | 14.1 | 20.1 | 8.7 | 18 | 27.4 |
| November | 10.4 | 16.4 | 22.3 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 22.5 |
| December | 12.2 | 18.3 | 24.5 | -0.4 | 8.9 | 18.3 |
| Annual Avg | 9.5 | 15.4 | 21.3 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 25.3 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Auckland and Tokyo feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Auckland and Tokyo — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Tokyo is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 25.3°C (77.5°F) against 21.3°C (70.3°F) in Auckland — roughly 4°C (7.2°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Auckland, with average lows of 9.5°C (49.1°F) versus 7.2°C (45°F).
Auckland is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 26.1°C (78.9°F), while Tokyo peaks in August at around 34.6°C (94.3°F). That makes Tokyo the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Tokyo gets colder. In its coldest month (February) overnight lows average about -1.9°C (28.5°F), compared with 5.3°C (41.6°F) at the low point of the year in Auckland.
Tokyo is the wetter city, collecting about 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year versus 1,066 mm (42 in) in Auckland. Auckland is wettest in July and driest in February; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 79% in Auckland and 79% in Tokyo across the year.
The most comfortable months in Auckland are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Tokyo is at its most pleasant around May, June and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Auckland is the warmer city in 6 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in August, about 16.4°C (29.5°F), and narrowest in April, about 3.3°C (5.9°F).
Tokyo has the bigger seasonal swing, about 20.8°C (37.4°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.4°C (16.9°F) in Auckland — so Auckland has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Tokyo for warmer weather and pick Auckland if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Auckland and Tokyo, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
