Niigata Shi, Japan
Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Snow is a real part of winter. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside 14,121 smaller islands. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, and around 75% of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains.Wikipedia
Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Snow is a real part of winter. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.
Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.
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