Tokyo is 8.4°C (15.1°F) warmer by day, Tokyo has 6.2°C (11.2°F) warmer nights, Tokyo gets 925 mm (36.4 in) more rain a year.
Tokyo is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Toronto peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Tokyo 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 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and October in Tokyo and July, August and September in Toronto.
| Tokyo | Metric | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 19.8°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 11.4°C |
| 11.6°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 5.4°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,610 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 685 mm |
| September | ☔Wettest month | July |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 78% |
| 2.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 4.1 m/s |
Overnight, Tokyo typically falls to around 11.6°C (52.9°F) while Toronto settles near 5.4°C (41.7°F).
Tokyo is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Toronto peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Tokyo sees the most rain in September and the least in December; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Tokyo feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 78%.
For Toronto, the pick of the year is July, August 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 | Tokyo | Toronto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 0.9 | 5❄️ | 9.2 | -5.7 | -3.2❄️ | -0.7 |
| February | 1.2 | 5.5 | 9.9 | -5.7 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| March | 4 | 8.7 | 13.4 | -2.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| April | 8.9 | 13.6 | 18.4 | 2 | 5.5 | 8.9 |
| May | 13.9 | 18.3 | 22.7 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 14.8 |
| June | 18.1 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 16.8 | 20.5 |
| July | 22.1 | 25.8 | 29.4 | 17.1 | 20.6🔥 | 24.1 |
| August | 23.6 | 27.3🔥 | 31 | 17.1 | 20.4 | 23.6 |
| September | 20.5 | 24 | 27.5 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 20 |
| October | 14.4 | 18.2 | 22 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 13.4 |
| November | 8.7 | 12.8 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.1 |
| December | 3.4 | 7.6 | 11.8 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 2 |
| Annual Avg | 11.6 | 15.7 | 19.8 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 11.4 |
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 Tokyo and Toronto 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 Tokyo and Toronto — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Tokyo is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 19.8°C (67.6°F) against 11.4°C (52.5°F) in Toronto — roughly 8.4°C (15.1°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Tokyo, with average lows of 11.6°C (52.9°F) versus 5.4°C (41.7°F).
Tokyo is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 31°C (87.7°F), while Toronto peaks in July at around 24.1°C (75.3°F). That makes Tokyo the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Toronto gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -5.7°C (21.7°F), compared with 0.9°C (33.6°F) at the low point of the year in Tokyo.
Tokyo is the wetter city, collecting about 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year versus 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 79% in Tokyo and 78% in Toronto across the year.
The most comfortable months in Tokyo are May, June and October, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Toronto is at its most pleasant around July, August and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Tokyo is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in February, about 8.4°C (15.1°F), and narrowest in June, about 5.1°C (9.2°F).
Toronto has the bigger seasonal swing, about 23.8°C (42.8°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 22.3°C (40.1°F) in Tokyo — so Tokyo has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Tokyo for warmer weather and pick Toronto 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 Tokyo and Toronto, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
