Compare Weather & Climate
Tokyo is 8964.0 kilometers (5570.0 miles) away and 7.0 hours ahead of Istanbul, Turkey. Tokyo's climate is classified as Humid subtropical, no dry season (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) while Istanbul has a Mediterranean, hot summer climate (Csa).
Tokyo generally has warmer weather than Istanbul. The average mean temperature in Tokyo is 17.28°C (63.1°F) while Istanbul’s temperature is 16.97°C (62.55°F) and the difference is 0.31°C (32.56°F). Tokyo is hottest on average in August, when the day time temperature may reach 29.0°C (84.2°F), while Istanbul is hottest in August when the average high temperature is 26.52°C (79.74°F). Tokyo is coldest in January when the average low temperature is 2.88°C (37.18°F), while January is the coldest month in Istanbul, when night time temperature often falls below 5.57°C (42.03°F).
Finally, Tokyo has about 1.97 times less rainfall than Istanbul, (Tokyo’s 36.46mm vs Istanbul’s average of 71.68mm).
Comparison summary
| Weather | Tokyo | Istanbul | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hottest month | August: 29.0°C (84.2°F) | August: 26.52°C (79.74°F) | 2.48°C (36.46°F) |
| Coldest month | January: 2.88°C (37.18°F) | January: 5.57°C (42.03°F) | 2.69°C (36.84°F) |
| Wettest month | September: 59.27mm (2.33in) | October: 106.39mm (4.19in) | 47.12mm (1.86in) |
| Driest month | December: 18.74mm (0.74in) | August: 21.0mm (0.83in) | 2.26mm (0.09in) |