New Delhi is 13.5°C (24.3°F) warmer by day, New Delhi has 7.4°C (13.3°F) warmer nights, Tokyo gets 956 mm (37.6 in) more rain a year.
New Delhi is at its warmest in May and coolest in January, while Tokyo peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, New Delhi is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Tokyo is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year against 654 mm (25.7 in) in New Delhi. The most comfortable time to visit is February, March and November in New Delhi and May, June and October in Tokyo.
| New Delhi | Metric | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 33.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 19.8°C |
| 19°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 11.6°C |
| May | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 654 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,610 mm |
| August | ☔Wettest month | September |
| November | 🏜️Driest month | December |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 43% | 💧Average humidity | 79% |
| 2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, New Delhi typically falls to around 19°C (66.2°F) while Tokyo settles near 11.6°C (52.9°F).
New Delhi is hottest in May and coldest in January, whereas Tokyo peaks in August and is coolest in January.
New Delhi sees the most rain in August and the least in November; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Tokyo feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 43%.
For Tokyo, the pick of the year is May, June and October.
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 | New Delhi | Tokyo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 6.9 | 14.8❄️ | 22.6 | 0.9 | 5❄️ | 9.2 |
| February | 9.6 | 18 | 26.5 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 9.9 |
| March | 15.1 | 23.9 | 32.7 | 4 | 8.7 | 13.4 |
| April | 21.3 | 30.1 | 38.9 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 18.4 |
| May | 26.7 | 34.5 | 42.4 | 13.9 | 18.3 | 22.7 |
| June | 29.5 | 35.9🔥 | 42.3 | 18.1 | 21.9 | 25.7 |
| July | 28.3 | 33 | 37.7 | 22.1 | 25.8 | 29.4 |
| August | 26.3 | 30.6 | 34.9 | 23.6 | 27.3🔥 | 31 |
| September | 23.6 | 29.1 | 34.6 | 20.5 | 24 | 27.5 |
| October | 18.8 | 26.2 | 33.5 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 22 |
| November | 13.5 | 21.2 | 29 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 16.9 |
| December | 8.8 | 16.6 | 24.3 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 11.8 |
| Annual Avg | 19 | 26.2 | 33.3 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 19.8 |
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 New Delhi 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 New Delhi and Tokyo — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
New Delhi is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 33.3°C (91.9°F) against 19.8°C (67.6°F) in Tokyo — roughly 13.5°C (24.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in New Delhi, with average lows of 19°C (66.2°F) versus 11.6°C (52.9°F).
New Delhi is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 42.4°C (108.3°F), while Tokyo peaks in August at around 31°C (87.7°F). That makes New Delhi the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Tokyo gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 0.9°C (33.6°F), compared with 6.9°C (44.5°F) at the low point of the year in New Delhi.
Tokyo is the wetter city, collecting about 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year versus 654 mm (25.7 in) in New Delhi. New Delhi is wettest in August and driest in November; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Tokyo is the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity over the year against 43% in New Delhi.
The most comfortable months in New Delhi are February, March and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Tokyo is at its most pleasant around May, June and October, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
New Delhi is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in April, about 16.5°C (29.7°F), and narrowest in August, about 3.3°C (5.9°F).
Tokyo has the bigger seasonal swing, about 22.3°C (40.1°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 21.1°C (38°F) in New Delhi — so New Delhi has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, New Delhi comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Tokyo. Tokyo is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
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 New Delhi and Tokyo, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
