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Toronto vs Sapporo

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Bottom line

Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 10 in more rain a year, and Toronto the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter Sapporo 10 in more a year

Sunnier Toronto 8 pp less cloud

Colder winters Toronto 4°F colder nights

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°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Sapporo is the wetter — about 10 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Toronto has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	30	32	41	54	67	77	82	80	73	59	46	35
Sapporo	31	33	40	53	64	71	78	80	73	62	48	36
Difference	+1	+1	-1	-1	-3	-5	-4	—	—	+3	+2	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Toronto	30	32	41	54	67	77
Sapporo	31	33	40	53	64	71
Difference	+1	+1	-1	-1	-3	-5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	82	80	73	59	46	35
Sapporo	78	80	73	62	48	36
Difference	-4	—	—	+3	+2	—

Avg low (°F) Sapporo runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	16	17	25	35	46	56	61	60	53	42	32	23
Sapporo	20	21	28	38	48	56	64	66	59	46	35	25
Difference	+4	+4	+3	+3	+2	—	+3	+7	+6	+5	+3	+1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Toronto	16	17	25	35	46	56
Sapporo	20	21	28	38	48	56
Difference	+4	+4	+3	+3	+2	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	61	60	53	42	32	23
Sapporo	64	66	59	46	35	25
Difference	+3	+7	+6	+5	+3	+1

Precipitation (in) Sapporo runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	2.6	2.3	2.1	3.2	3.3	3.9	3.4	3	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.6
Sapporo	4.3	3.6	3.1	2.2	2.2	2.4	3.6	5	5.6	4.3	4.5	4.5
Difference	+1.7	+1.4	+0.9	-1.1	-1.1	-1.5	+0.2	+2	+2.5	+1.4	+1.7	+1.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Toronto	2.6	2.3	2.1	3.2	3.3	3.9
Sapporo	4.3	3.6	3.1	2.2	2.2	2.4
Difference	+1.7	+1.4	+0.9	-1.1	-1.1	-1.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	3.4	3	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.6
Sapporo	3.6	5	5.6	4.3	4.5	4.5
Difference	+0.2	+2	+2.5	+1.4	+1.7	+1.9

Snowfall (in)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	13.2	12.9	7.4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	3.9	11.6
Sapporo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Toronto	13.2	12.9	7.4	2	0	0
Sapporo	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Toronto	0	0	0	0.1	3.9	11.6
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.

How we build these numbers →

← change Toronto · change Sapporo → · Toronto page · Sapporo page