Tokyo - Post Report Question and Answers

What is the overall climate: is it extremely hot or cold, wet or dry, at any time of year, for example?

Really hot and humid in July and Aug, mild winters in Tokyo 30-50s. - Jan 2024


It's almost exactly like Washington, DC. - Nov 2020


Hot and humid, wet then cool fall and temperate winter and humid and wet spring. - Mar 2019


All four seasons. Winter is mild with little snow and very dry. Summer is super muggy and humid with a rainy season. Spring and fall are lovely but short lived. - Jun 2018


Four disparate seasons. Winter can be chilly, with occasional snow and 2-3 hard freezes lasting 1-3 days. Spring is phenomenally lovely. Summer is hot and humid (the rainy season). Fall is once again lovely. - Mar 2018


Four seasons, mild winter but terribly humid summer. - Mar 2017


Summers are extremely humid from about July through August. Winters are mild with little snow (although this year we have had two snowstorms -- this is rare). Unfortunately, Tokyo is not prepared to handle the snow which causes major travel disruptions. Spring and autumn are lovely. - Feb 2014


The weather is similar to that in any northeastern U.S. city with cold gloomy winters and hot humid summers. - Apr 2013


Hot and humid during summer and cold and dry in winter - Jan 2011


Like DC - hot humid summers, mild winters. - Oct 2008


It is very hot and humid in July and August. Spring and fall are very nice and winters are relatively mild. - Jan 2008


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