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Do you find hot weather with high humidity unbearable? Are you so worried about the famous Tokyo humidity that you are in serious doubt if you even want to visit the city? Do not worry! There are ways to cope with the humidity. So, is Tokyo a very humid city or is it just a myth?<\/p>\n
This is of course not a yes or no answer. The truth is that Tokyo can be very humid some months of the year, but does that mean every month is very humid?<\/strong> The months with the highest humidity\u00a0are June, July, August, and September. The months with the lowest humidity are December, January, and February.<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s easy to find charts showing you the exact average humidity month by month but is this information adequate to help you find the most comfortable months to visit Tokyo? If you don’t care for very humid weather, the worst month to visit\u00a0Tokyo is in July, right? It’s clearly the month with the highest humidity. I’m afraid it’s a bit more complicated than that. Just watch this.<\/p>\n From highest to lowest relative humidity:<\/p>\n From the chart above it seems quite clear that July is the most humid of all the months, right? Well, it is, but it doesn’t actually feel like it<\/strong>. And what’s important is what it feels like, and not an arbitrary number on a paper. I don’t want to bog you down with all the tedious details, but let me give you a little crash course in relative humidity vs. dew point temperature and why it is important. If you’re not that interested in the weather, feel free to skip down to\u00a0The Best Month To Travel To Tokyo, Japan<\/em>,<\/p>\n Relative humidity despite its name is not a good measure of how humid it is outside. Rather dew point<\/strong> is a much more accurate\u00a0representation of how\u00a0humid most people would describe it feels outside. The big difference between the two is how much moisture the air can hold. When the temperature is 55\u00b0F (13\u00b0C) the relative the amount of moisture, the air can hold – the relative humidity – is much smaller than the amount of moisture\/water vapor the air mass at\u00a095\u00b0F (35\u00b0C) can hold. So a relative humidity at 55\u00b0F (13\u00b0C) at 50% relative humidity is a much smaller amount of water vapor or moisture in the\u00a0air than a 50% relative humidity\u00a0at 95\u00b0F (35\u00b0C). Even though the relative\u00a0humidity is the same,\u00a0it’s considerably more moisture when the temperature is\u00a095\u00b0F (35\u00b0C).<\/p>\n So when you look at the measure of how much moisture we’re talking about,\u00a0dew point<\/strong>\u00a0is the value we should refer to. A 37\u00b0F (3\u00b0C) dew point is what you get with a temperature of 55\u00b0F (13\u00b0C) and a relative humidity of 50%, while the dew point gets up to 74\u00b0F (23\u00b0C) by the time your temperature is 95\u00b0F (35\u00b0C) with a 50% relative humidity. So to be clear:<\/p>\n A 50% relative humidity<\/strong> at\u00a095\u00b0F (35\u00b0C) feels much more humid than even 100% relative\u00a0humidity<\/strong> at\u00a055\u00b0F (13\u00b0C). This is why relative humidity alone will not give you the full picture. When you’re planning your trip to Tokyo, you might want to look at this chart first. And keep in mind that how the climate feels on the body is of course individual, but this chart is a good rule of thumb.<\/p>\n We already know when the relative humidity is at its highest (July), but as we just learned relative humidity isn’t the best measure of how humid it actually feels. So how does the average dew point look month by month?<\/p>\n Average dew point by month<\/strong><\/p>\n Although the relative humidity is higher in July than in August (76% vs. 73%), August feels even more humid because it’s generally hotter and that leads to the airmass being able to hold more vapor and thus August is the most intense month in Tokyo when it comes to how humid it feels.<\/p>\n What the best month to travel to Tokyo depends on many factors:<\/p>\n In this post, I’m trying to give you some information that will help you plan a trip suited your preferences when it comes to the real feel humidity<\/strong>. If you prefer a more arid climate, my advice would be to stay clear of, in ranked order, August, July, and September. If you still like warm weather I would advise you to look into planning I trip in either June or end of September\/October.<\/p>\n If you’re from a fairly dry place and haven’t yet been to a region with high humidity, you might not know how high humidity affects the body. A long story short, the human body uses something called evaporative cooling <\/strong>to get rid of excess heat (waste heat) and regulate the temperature. You sweat it evaporates, you cool. Easy. But when the air around your skin is humid, the evaporation process slows down, and the body experiences greater distress. This may lead to among others:<\/p>\n Here are some tips that might make the humid weather a bit more bearable.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tokyo is known for its humidity but is the famous Tokyo humidity<\/em> exaggerated? Let’s have a quick look at the humidity in some other big cities.<\/p>\n Average relative humidity: 63.7% Average relative humidity: 58.3% Average relative humidity: 60.6% Average relative humidity: 52.4% Average relative humidity: 78.1% Average relative humidity: 79.6% Average relative humidity: 61.3% Average relative humidity: 55.8% <\/p>\n As you can see, the difference between Tokyo and these other major cities in Europe, America and Australia is first and foremost August with its high dew point of\u00a071.3\u00b0F (21.8\u00b0C). But how does Tokyo compare to other cities in Asia?<\/p>\n Average relative humidity: 80.4% Average relative humidity: 79.9% Average relative humidity: 80.3% Compared to most large cities in Europe, America, and Australia, Tokyo may feel like it’s very humid during the summer months. Although if you’ve been to other countries in South-East Asia, you’ve probably been to cities with substantially more intense-feeling humidity. So is the famous Tokyo humidity a myth? Yes! Compared to other cities in that\u00a0vicinity of the world, Tokyo is just average. If you’ve been to Asia before and handled it OK, there’s no reason to be worried about the humidity in Tokyo. Although you might want to stay clear of July and August if you prefer a more arid climate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you find hot weather with high humidity unbearable? 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Why You Can’t Only Look At A Humidity Chart<\/h3>\n
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Lower Humidity Isn’t Always Better!<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Best Month To Travel To Tokyo, Japan<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\nHow Does Humidity Effect You?<\/h3>\n
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How To Cope Outdoors In Humid Weather<\/h3>\n
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Perfect Activities To Do In Tokyo In Warm And Humid Weather<\/h3>\n
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How Humid Is Tokyo compared to other cities?<\/h3>\n
Tokyo<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 47.9\u00b0F (8.8\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: July, 76%
\nWorst month, dew point: August,\u00a071.3\u00b0F (21.8\u00b0C)<\/p>\nNew York<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 40.7\u00b0F (4,81\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: January, 61%
\nWorst month, dew point: August,\u00a060.7\u00b0F (16\u00b0C)<\/p>\nMiami<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 61.3\u00b0F (16.3\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: September, 66%
\nWorst month, dew point: September,\u00a069.4\u00b0F (20.8\u00b0C)<\/p>\nLos Angeles<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 45.2\u00b0F (7.3\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: June, 60%
\nWorst month, dew point: September,\u00a054.6\u00b0F (12.5\u00b0C)<\/p>\nParis<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 46\u00b0F (7.8\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: November, December, January, 89%
\nWorst month, dew point: September,\u00a057.9\u00b0F (14.4\u00b0C)<\/p>\nLondon<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 44.5\u00b0F (7\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: December, 89%
\nWorst month, dew point: September,\u00a054.6\u00b0F (12.5\u00b0C)<\/p>\nSydney<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 51.1\u00b0F (10.6\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: February, 66%
\nWorst month, dew point: September,\u00a060.9\u00b0F (16.1\u00b0C)<\/p>\nMelbourne<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 43.9\u00b0F (6.6\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: June, 67%
\nWorst month, dew point: September,\u00a050.5\u00b0F (10.3\u00b0C)<\/p>\nSingapore<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 73.5\u00b0F (23.1\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: November, December, January, 82%
\nWorst month, dew point: May,\u00a075.1\u00b0F (23.9\u00b0C)<\/p>\nBangkok<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 75.2\u00b0F (24\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: September, October, 85%
\nWorst month, dew point: May,\u00a077.7\u00b0F (25.4\u00b0C)<\/p>\nShanghai<\/h6>\n
\nAverage dew point: 54.4\u00b0F (12.4\u00b0C)
\nWorst month, relative humidity: June, July, August, 84%
\nWorst month, dew point: May,76.7\u00b0F (24.8\u00b0C)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thetokyotourist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/skyline-view-large.jpg\")
<\/h3>\nConclusion<\/h3>\n