My family is currently planning our summer 2025 trip, and we’re eyeing Japan (or possibly Vietnam or somewhere else in Asia). However, I seem to find lots of people online claiming visiting Japan in the summer is miserably hot and humid and they’d rather get a root canal without anesthesia than visit during that time.
But according to Dr. Google, the average daily high temps (I think this might have specifically been for Tokyo?) are around 28-30C with humidity around 75%. We live in New York and that’s basically identical to our summer weather, and I have no problem handling it. Yeah you need sunscreen and extra water, but it’s nothing miserable or that would stop me from visiting. I’m originally from the southern US where summer daytime highs are more like 34C with 85% humidity.
So are these people saying it’s so hot it isn’t even worth visiting perhaps from much cooler climates and just can’t handle a heat that they’re not used to? Or is it really that bad and it’s a case of the numbers not really matching up to reality? Are there areas of Japan that are cooler and more bearable in the summer months? We already live in New York City, so we’re happy to see smaller out of the way places versus big mega cities.
Edit: regarding our timing, my wife is a teacher, so if we come during winter or spring break, we can only stay a week. For as long and expensive as the flights are, we’d like to stay at least two weeks, which means it’ll have to be over summer break (anytime from early July to late August). We also largely like to do outdoor activities with a heavy emphasis on hiking…
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