Head to head

Krabi or Tokyo?

Tokyo, narrowly — 57 vs 55 across the year.

Krabi and Tokyo run neck and neck on the Atlas Ranger Score (55 vs 57), trading the monthly lead — Krabi is the better pick in 4 of 12 months (Jan–Mar and Dec), Tokyo in 7 (Apr–Sep and Nov). With timing a wash, the real split is the trip itself: Krabi for beaches, plus hiking, Tokyo for city life and food, plus history and temples.

Month by month

When to go

Pick a month. The line shows each place's score across the year; the figures below are that month's averages.

Krabi Tokyo

In October it's too close to call — Krabi 49, Tokyo 50.

Score

High / low

32° / 23°

22° / 16°

Rain

275 mm

235 mm

Sunshine

8.8 h

5 h

Krabi: Continued heavy rain — beaches stripped by storms

Tokyo: Autumn warmth — typhoons fading, koyo not yet started

At a glance

Side by side

Krabi Tokyo

Timing & weather

Year-round score55/10057/100

Best monthFebruary (64)April (59)

Months it leadsJan–Mar and DecApr–Sep and Nov

Cheapest monthsSep–NovJan–Feb and Jun

Driest monthJanuary (56mm)January (55mm)

Wettest monthNovember (315mm)October (235mm)

Hottest monthFebruary (33°C)August (31°C)

Best for

BeachesKrabi is the stronger beach tripStronger—

Culture & festivalsTokyo is the stronger pick for history, temples and festivals—Stronger

Mountains & hikingKrabi is the stronger pick for mountains and hikingStronger—

Off-peak monthsKrabi has more shoulder and low-season months (9 vs 7), when rates and crowds easeStronger—

Practical

Main airportKrabi International Airport (KBV)Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)

CurrencyTHB (Thai Baht)JPY (Japanese Yen)

LanguageThaiJapanese

Time zoneICT (UTC+7)JST (UTC+9, no DST)

ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen Am)Humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa)

Visa60-day visa exemption for most Western nationalities (extended Jul 2024)Visa-free 90-day entry for ~70 nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia, etc.)

SafetyLow risk — standard tropical precautions, scooter accidents are the main injury sourceVery low risk — one of the safest major cities globally

Named storms nearby nowNASA EONET, checked hourly. Not a forecast.None tracked within 1,000kmNone tracked within 1,000km

Your trip

Which should you pick?

PickKrabi

Pick Krabi if you want beaches, plus hiking — it leads in Jan–Mar and Dec and peaks in February (64).

Krabi full guide

PickTokyo

Pick Tokyo if you want city life and food, plus history and temples — it leads in Apr–Sep and Nov and peaks in April (59).

Tokyo full guide

Plan your trip

Hotels, flights and more

Switch between the two. Hotel prices are for a week in each destination's best month.

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Questions

Good to know

Is Krabi or Tokyo better to visit?

It's almost a dead heat — Krabi 55, Tokyo 57 on the Atlas Ranger Score, our 0–100 measure of weather, crowds, value, and timing across the year. The lead flips month to month, so the right pick is essentially whenever you're travelling — compare any month with the tool above.

Which has better weather, Krabi or Tokyo?

Tokyo averages a higher weather score (52 vs 49). Weather is the biggest input to the score, but both have strong months and weak months; the month-by-month chart shows exactly when.

When is it cheapest to visit Krabi or Tokyo?

Krabi is cheapest in Sep–Nov; Tokyo is cheapest in Jan–Feb and Jun. Those are the low and shoulder months, when hotel rates and crowds ease — usually because the weather is less reliable, so check the month-by-month scores above before you book.

Can I visit both Krabi and Tokyo in one trip?

Often yes — many travellers pair them. The smart move is to time each leg to its own best months. Check each destination's full guide (linked below) for the month-by-month detail, then sequence your trip so each stop lands in its strong window.