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Monthly climate in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hakuba features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -15 °C (6 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3201 mm (126.0 inches) and receives 252 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hakuba enjoys an average of 2876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 40 minutes to 14 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan §

The warmest months in Hakuba are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 23 °C (65 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -1 °C (25 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hakuba experiences 30 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 117 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average high -2°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Mean minimum -11°C
(12°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)
Minimum -13°C
(10°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan §

Hakuba usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 396 mm (15.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hakuba are February, March and November. On average, 186 mm (7.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 216 (8.5) 206 (8.1) 195 (7.7) 214 (8.4) 234 (9.2) 270 (10.6) 510 (20.1) 355 (14.0) 324 (12.7) 283 (11.1) 158 (6.2) 237 (9.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 21 19 18 19 20 26 25 22 20 17 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan §

The sunniest months in Hakuba are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hakuba: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 140 205 257 273 297 284 268 293 244 218 215 180
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 56m 10h 49m 11h 57m 13h 7m 14h 7m 14h 36m 14h 22m 13h 30m 12h 23m 11h 13m 10h 12m 9h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Hakuba, Nagano, Japan §

Hakuba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Hakuba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hakuba, Nagano, Japan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 7 5 4