Another climate battle: New York City vs Tokyo (snow storm, averages, temperature)

[Patricius Maximus]

To me both are terrible climates that are too hot and too humid year-round. Tokyo has awful summertime lows (76F in August ); NYC is significantly cooler, but is still way too warm and humid at night. Tokyo is a lot more cloudy than New York City is, which is a plus in favor of Tokyo. The determining factor in this choice is the winters, and while both are way too warm, with way too little of a daily range, with too much humidity and abominable wintertime rains, NYC's winters are cooler and sport much more snow than Tokyo does. One at least has a decent chance of seeing some snow in New York during an average winter in the course of the year-round horror, something I can't say for Tokyo.

My vote goes to the city of New York.

[Joe90]

NYC. I'm more drawn to Tokyo, but the difference in sunshine can't be ignored. Tokyo has a far nicer winter, and NYC has the better summer.

[Infamous92]

If Tokyo had NYC's sunshine hours I'd choose that climate. I honestly don't know, I admire Tokyo's temperatures but I truly hate cloudy/overcast conditions. NYC is only slightly cooler than Tokyo, and I bet it's on par or even warmer than Tokyo during certain years.

I actually might have to choose NYC....Tokyo is entirely too cloudy. If sunshine wasn't a factor I would've chosen Tokyo.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

If Tokyo had NYC's sunshine hours I'd choose that climate. I honestly don't know, I admire Tokyo's temperatures but I truly hate cloudy/overcast conditions. NYC is only slightly cooler than Tokyo, and I bet it's on par or even warmer than Tokyo during certain years.

I actually might have to choose NYC....Tokyo is entirely too cloudy. If sunshine wasn't a factor I would've chosen Tokyo.

That's the way I see it as well. I will trade a few degrees of colder conditions, for a big increase in sunshine hours.

[Rozenn]

New York, much cooler winters and also cooler summer nights. I also prefer its rather even precipitation distribution as well as its higher sunshine tally. Not to mention its bigger snow totals.

[wawa1992]

Although August is too warm for my taste (with July just on the edge of being too warm), Tokyo wins due to lower sunshine and higher rain.

[tom77falcons]

I really like the winter temps in Tokyo much moreso than NYC. However, having gone thru a really cloudy two week period here in May, I realize how much I enjoy our normal sunshine hours. Tokyo in basically every month is too cloudy. Also, the summer looks really wet and muggy and cloudy. No thanks.

[B87]

Tokyo easily due to not having ridiculous winters.

[MrMarbles]

Originally Posted by B87

Tokyo easily due to not having ridiculous winters.

In another thread some time ago someone people were saying that NYC has "joke winters". I didn't really agree with that, but "ridiculous" might be a tad too strong, maybe?

[RWood]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

I really like the winter temps in Tokyo much moreso than NYC. However, having gone thru a really cloudy two week period here in May, I realize how much I enjoy our normal sunshine hours. Tokyo in basically every month is too cloudy. Also, the summer looks really wet and muggy and cloudy. No thanks.

Thta's exactly how I would put it.