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Melbourne vs Kyoto
Comparing Melbourne change · Kyoto change
Melbourne and Kyoto have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Kyoto is the wetter, with 949 mm more rain a year, and Melbourne the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Melbourne and Kyoto, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kyoto has much hotter summers
Melbourne: Warm
Kyoto: Hot
Winters
Melbourne has much milder winters
Melbourne: Cool
Kyoto: Chilly
Rain & snow
Kyoto is much wetter
Melbourne: Moderate rainfall
Kyoto: Wet
Sky
Melbourne is sunnier
Melbourne: Partly cloudy
Kyoto: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Melbourne and Kyoto run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Kyoto is the wetter — about 949 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Melbourne has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Kyoto | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -11 | -1 | +8 | +13 | +17 | +18 | +11 | +3 | -6 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Kyoto | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -11 | -1 | +8 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Kyoto | 32 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +11 | +3 | -6 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Kyoto | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -10 | -3 | +5 | +11 | +16 | +17 | +11 | +4 | -4 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Kyoto | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -10 | -3 | +5 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Kyoto | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +11 | +4 | -4 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 45 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 57 |
| Kyoto | 53 | 65 | 106 | 117 | 151 | 200 | 224 | 154 | 179 | 143 | 74 | 57 |
| Difference | +8 | +20 | +69 | +67 | +110 | +154 | +187 | +109 | +125 | +86 | +12 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 45 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 46 |
| Kyoto | 53 | 65 | 106 | 117 | 151 | 200 |
| Difference | +8 | +20 | +69 | +67 | +110 | +154 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 37 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 57 |
| Kyoto | 224 | 154 | 179 | 143 | 74 | 57 |
| Difference | +187 | +109 | +125 | +86 | +12 | +1 |
Cloud cover (%) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Kyoto | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 77 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 80 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +19 | +13 | +11 | +20 | +15 | +5 | +11 | +7 | +9 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 |
| Kyoto | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 81 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +19 | +13 | +11 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Kyoto | 77 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 80 |
| Difference | +15 | +5 | +11 | +7 | +9 | +20 |
Relative humidity (%) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Kyoto | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Difference | +19 | +16 | +12 | +6 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +6 | +10 | +13 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 |
| Kyoto | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
| Difference | +19 | +16 | +12 | +6 | +1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Kyoto | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +6 | +10 | +13 | +18 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Melbourne trends → · Kyoto trends →
Methodology & sources
Melbourne
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Melbourne Regional Office, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Kyoto
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Kyoto, about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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