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Toronto vs Sapporo
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Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 253 mm more rain a year, and Toronto the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Toronto and Sapporo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Toronto: Warm
Sapporo: Warm
Winters
Sapporo has milder winters
Toronto: Very cold
Sapporo: Cold
Rain & snow
Sapporo is wetter
Toronto: Moderate rainfall
Sapporo: Wet
Sky
Toronto is sunnier
Toronto: Often cloudy
Sapporo: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sapporo is the wetter — about 253 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Toronto 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | -1 | -0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | — | +2 | +1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | -1 | -0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 |
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Sapporo | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Difference | -2 | — | — | +2 | +1 | — |
Avg low (°C) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | -9 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -5 |
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | — | +2 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | -9 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -5 |
| Sapporo | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 66 | 58 | 54 | 81 | 85 | 98 | 86 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 66 |
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Difference | +43 | +34 | +23 | -27 | -29 | -38 | +5 | +50 | +63 | +35 | +44 | +49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 66 | 58 | 54 | 81 | 85 | 98 |
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
| Difference | +43 | +34 | +23 | -27 | -29 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 86 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 66 |
| Sapporo | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Difference | +5 | +50 | +63 | +35 | +44 | +49 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 34 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| Sapporo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 34 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sapporo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| Sapporo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +6 | -2 | -1 | +6 | +13 | +12 | +10 | +3 | +10 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 |
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +6 | -2 | -1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Sapporo | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +10 | +3 | +10 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 90 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 |
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +14 | +20 | +19 | +14 | +6 | +4 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 90 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 70 |
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 |
| Sapporo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +14 | +6 | +4 | +5 |
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. Toronto trends → · Sapporo trends →
Methodology & sources
Toronto
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Toronto North York, a weather station, about 10 km from the city centre. 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.
Sapporo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sapporo, 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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