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Nagano

Japan

vs
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Nagoya

Japan

Climate

Nagano logs 106 frost days a year to Nagoya's 35 — Nagoya wins by 71. Nagano also leads on hot days by 57.

NaganoNagoya
Sunny days
159209
Hot days
1774
Frost days
10635
Rainy days
146130
Snow days
340
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
1.5 m/s2.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9342,206
Darkest month sun
105 hrs/mo155 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.37.6

Nagano

Feels-like °C

-2
-1
6
12
17
23
27
29
23
14
8
-1

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Nagoya

Feels-like °C

1
2
9
14
20
26
30
32
28
19
12
2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Nagoya averages $1,591/mo for balanced living; Nagano has no cost baseline yet.

Nagano

monthly · balanced

Nagoya

$1,591

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,250Comfort $2,166
Top 88%in Among 40 Asia cities

Mobility

Nagoya scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Nagano has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
NaganoNagoya
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Nagoya's culture score of 2.5 sits well above Nagano's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.5/5
NaganoNagoya
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Nagoya leads

Nature & Outdoors

Nagoya scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Nagano has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
NaganoNagoya
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingSkiing

Safety

Nagoya scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Nagano has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
5.0/5
NaganoNagoya
Earthquake

Career

Nagoya scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Nagano has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
NaganoNagoya
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Nagoya scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Nagano has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
NaganoNagoya
Urban EnergyGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Nagoya scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Nagano has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
NaganoNagoya
Delivery

Family

Nagoya scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Nagano has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
NaganoNagoya
UniversitiesAmenitiesPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

Nagoya scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Nagano has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
NaganoNagoya
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Nagano averages 12.0 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Nagoya's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Nagano breathes ~10% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).

Nagano

Nagoya

12.0µg/m³
13.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Nagano (264K) and Nagoya (7.7M) are 29x in population — Nagoya is the larger metro, Nagano the smaller; on land area Nagoya spans roughly 29x more ground.

29x

Nagoya is roughly 29x the scale of Nagano

Combined population & area comparison

JP flagNagoya
29x
JP flagNagano
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.JP flagNagoya7.7M29x
2.JP flagNagano264K1x
Area
1.JP flagNagoya2,392 km²29x
2.JP flagNagano82 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
14 km15 km

JP flagNagano

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
72 km95 km

JP flagNagoya

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Nagano vs Nagoya

Which is cheaper, Nagano or Nagoya?
Nagoya has an estimated monthly cost of $1,591.
How does the climate compare between Nagano and Nagoya?
Sunny days: 159 vs 209 d — Nagoya higher Annual sunshine: 1,934 vs 2,206 hrs — Nagoya higher Winter sunshine: 105 vs 155 hrs/day — Nagoya higher Hot days (>30°C): 17 vs 74 d — Nagano lower Frost days: 106 vs 35 d — Nagoya lower Rainy days: 146 vs 130 d — Nagoya lower Snowy days: 34 vs 0 d — Nagoya lower
Is Nagano or Nagoya safer?
Nagoya has a safety score of 5.0/5.
Should I move to Nagano or Nagoya?
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