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Nice vs Kyoto
Comparing Nice change · Kyoto change
Nice and Kyoto have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Kyoto is the wetter, with 777 mm more rain a year, and Nice the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nice and Kyoto, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kyoto has much hotter summers
Nice: Warm
Kyoto: Hot
Winters
Nice has milder winters
Nice: Cool
Kyoto: Chilly
Rain & snow
Kyoto is wetter
Nice: Moderate rainfall
Kyoto: Wet
Sky
Nice is far sunnier
Nice: Partly cloudy
Kyoto: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nice and Kyoto run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Kyoto is the wetter — about 777 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Nice 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Kyoto | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +6 | +4 | +2 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| Kyoto | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +4 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Kyoto | 32 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +4 | +2 | — | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Kyoto | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | — | +1 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Kyoto | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | — | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Kyoto | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 53 | 48 | 64 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 24 | 66 | 116 | 129 | 89 |
| Kyoto | 53 | 65 | 106 | 117 | 151 | 200 | 224 | 154 | 179 | 143 | 74 | 57 |
| Difference | -18 | +13 | +58 | +53 | +109 | +166 | +213 | +130 | +113 | +28 | -55 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 53 | 48 | 64 | 42 | 34 |
| Kyoto | 53 | 65 | 106 | 117 | 151 | 200 |
| Difference | -18 | +13 | +58 | +53 | +109 | +166 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 11 | 24 | 66 | 116 | 129 | 89 |
| Kyoto | 224 | 154 | 179 | 143 | 74 | 57 |
| Difference | +213 | +130 | +113 | +28 | -55 | -31 |
Cloud cover (%) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 57 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Kyoto | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 77 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 80 |
| Difference | +27 | +25 | +23 | +14 | +17 | +39 | +45 | +31 | +30 | +16 | +15 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 57 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 42 |
| Kyoto | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 81 |
| Difference | +27 | +25 | +23 | +14 | +17 | +39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 32 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Kyoto | 77 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 80 |
| Difference | +45 | +31 | +30 | +16 | +15 | +23 |
Relative humidity (%) Kyoto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 |
| Kyoto | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | +3 | +3 | +7 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +8 | +10 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 72 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 77 |
| Kyoto | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | +3 | +3 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 74 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 |
| Kyoto | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +11 | +8 | +10 | +13 |
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. Nice trends → · Kyoto trends →
Methodology & sources
Nice
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Cote D Azur, a weather station, about 6 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.
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.