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Santiago vs Tokyo

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Bottom line

Santiago and Tokyo have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Tokyo is the wetter, with 50 in more rain a year, and Santiago the sunnier.

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

Wetter Tokyo 50 in more a year

Sunnier Santiago 8 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tokyo 5°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Santiago and Tokyo, in everyday terms.

Summers

Summers are nearly the same

Santiago: Warm
Tokyo: Hot

Winters

Santiago has milder winters

Santiago: Chilly
Tokyo: Chilly

Rain & snow

Tokyo is much wetter

Santiago: Fairly dry
Tokyo: Very wet

Sky

Santiago is sunnier

Santiago: Partly cloudy
Tokyo: Often cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Santiago and Tokyo run remarkably close all year.

Precipitation

Tokyo is the wetter — about 50 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Santiago 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
Santiago	86	85	82	73	66	60	60	63	67	73	79	83
Tokyo	50	52	58	67	74	79	86	88	82	72	62	54
Difference	-37	-33	-24	-6	+8	+19	+26	+26	+14	-1	-17	-30

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Santiago	86	85	82	73	66	60
Tokyo	50	52	58	67	74	79
Difference	-37	-33	-24	-6	+8	+19

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	60	63	67	73	79	83
Tokyo	86	88	82	72	62	54
Difference	+26	+26	+14	-1	-17	-30

Avg low (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	57	56	53	48	44	40	39	40	44	47	51	55
Tokyo	34	36	41	50	58	65	72	74	69	59	48	39
Difference	-23	-20	-12	+2	+14	+25	+34	+34	+25	+12	-3	-16

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Santiago	57	56	53	48	44	40
Tokyo	34	36	41	50	58	65
Difference	-23	-20	-12	+2	+14	+25

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	39	40	44	47	51	55
Tokyo	72	74	69	59	48	39
Difference	+34	+34	+25	+12	-3	-16

Precipitation (in) Tokyo runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	0	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.8	3.5	2.1	2.1	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.2
Tokyo	2.4	2.2	4.6	5.3	5.5	6.6	6.2	6.1	8.9	9.2	3.8	2.3
Difference	+2.3	+2.1	+4.4	+4.5	+3.7	+3.1	+4	+4	+7.7	+8.6	+3.5	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Santiago	0	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.8	3.5
Tokyo	2.4	2.2	4.6	5.3	5.5	6.6
Difference	+2.3	+2.1	+4.4	+4.5	+3.7	+3.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	2.1	2.1	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.2
Tokyo	6.2	6.1	8.9	9.2	3.8	2.3
Difference	+4	+4	+7.7	+8.6	+3.5	+2

Cloud cover (%) Tokyo runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	33	31	36	53	68	73	70	69	68	62	48	38
Tokyo	46	52	60	64	70	82	75	64	71	67	56	45
Difference	+13	+21	+24	+11	+2	+9	+5	-5	+4	+5	+8	+7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Santiago	33	31	36	53	68	73
Tokyo	46	52	60	64	70	82
Difference	+13	+21	+24	+11	+2	+9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	70	69	68	62	48	38
Tokyo	75	64	71	67	56	45
Difference	+5	-5	+4	+5	+8	+7

Relative humidity (%) Tokyo runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	31	32	32	34	42	51	53	51	50	44	35	31
Tokyo	75	74	75	77	79	82	83	81	82	82	80	77
Difference	+44	+42	+44	+42	+37	+31	+30	+30	+32	+38	+45	+47

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Santiago	31	32	32	34	42	51
Tokyo	75	74	75	77	79	82
Difference	+44	+42	+44	+42	+37	+31

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Santiago	53	51	50	44	35	31
Tokyo	83	81	82	82	80	77
Difference	+30	+30	+32	+38	+45	+47

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. Santiago trends → · Tokyo trends →

Methodology & sources

Santiago

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Eulogiosancheztobalabaad, about 9 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.

Tokyo

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Tokyo, about 5 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

← change Santiago · change Tokyo → · Santiago page · Tokyo page