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Lauterbrunnen vs Hakuba

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Comparing Lauterbrunnen change · Hakuba change

Bottom line

Lauterbrunnen and Hakuba have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Hakuba is the wetter, with 9 in more rain a year, and Lauterbrunnen the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter Hakuba 9 in more a year

Sunnier Lauterbrunnen 8 pp less cloud

Colder winters Hakuba 8°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Lauterbrunnen and Hakuba, in everyday terms.

Summers

Hakuba has much hotter summers

Lauterbrunnen: Mild
Hakuba: Warm

Winters

Lauterbrunnen has milder winters

Lauterbrunnen: Cold
Hakuba: Very cold

Rain & snow

Hakuba is wetter

Lauterbrunnen: Wet
Hakuba: Wet

Sky

Lauterbrunnen is sunnier

Lauterbrunnen: Often cloudy
Hakuba: Often grey

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Lauterbrunnen and Hakuba run remarkably close all year.

Precipitation

Hakuba is the wetter — about 9 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Lauterbrunnen has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Hakuba runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	38	42	51	58	66	72	76	75	67	57	46	39
Hakuba	35	37	45	59	69	75	81	83	75	64	53	41
Difference	-3	-5	-6	+1	+4	+3	+5	+9	+8	+6	+7	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Lauterbrunnen	38	42	51	58	66	72
Hakuba	35	37	45	59	69	75
Difference	-3	-5	-6	+1	+4	+3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	76	75	67	57	46	39
Hakuba	81	83	75	64	53	41
Difference	+5	+9	+8	+6	+7	+2

Avg low (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	27	28	34	39	47	54	57	56	50	43	34	29
Hakuba	19	19	26	36	47	56	63	64	57	45	34	25
Difference	-8	-9	-8	-4	—	+2	+6	+8	+7	+2	-1	-4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Lauterbrunnen	27	28	34	39	47	54
Hakuba	19	19	26	36	47	56
Difference	-8	-9	-8	-4	—	+2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	57	56	50	43	34	29
Hakuba	63	64	57	45	34	25
Difference	+6	+8	+7	+2	-1	-4

Precipitation (in) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	2.8	2.6	2.9	3.2	4.8	5	5.7	5.7	3.7	3.1	3.1	3.6
Hakuba	3.3	3.1	3.9	3.9	4.4	6.3	7.7	5.4	6.5	5.1	2.7	3.1
Difference	+0.5	+0.5	+1.1	+0.6	-0.4	+1.3	+1.9	-0.4	+2.8	+1.9	-0.4	-0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Lauterbrunnen	2.8	2.6	2.9	3.2	4.8	5
Hakuba	3.3	3.1	3.9	3.9	4.4	6.3
Difference	+0.5	+0.5	+1.1	+0.6	-0.4	+1.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	5.7	5.7	3.7	3.1	3.1	3.6
Hakuba	7.7	5.4	6.5	5.1	2.7	3.1
Difference	+1.9	-0.4	+2.8	+1.9	-0.4	-0.5

Cloud cover (%) Hakuba runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	68	69	68	69	72	65	59	59	61	66	71	71
Hakuba	78	75	73	69	71	80	79	70	76	71	72	77
Difference	+10	+7	+4	—	-1	+15	+19	+11	+15	+5	+1	+6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Lauterbrunnen	68	69	68	69	72	65
Hakuba	78	75	73	69	71	80
Difference	+10	+7	+4	—	-1	+15

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	59	59	61	66	71	71
Hakuba	79	70	76	71	72	77
Difference	+19	+11	+15	+5	+1	+6

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	86	86	87	84	81	78	77	78	81	83	87	86
Hakuba	90	87	82	76	75	79	81	81	83	84	85	88
Difference	+4	+1	-6	-8	-6	+1	+4	+3	+2	+1	-2	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Lauterbrunnen	86	86	87	84	81	78
Hakuba	90	87	82	76	75	79
Difference	+4	+1	-6	-8	-6	+1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lauterbrunnen	77	78	81	83	87	86
Hakuba	81	81	83	84	85	88
Difference	+4	+3	+2	+1	-2	+2

How both climates are changing

Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Lauterbrunnen trends → · Hakuba trends →

Methodology & sources

Lauterbrunnen

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Interlaken, about 9 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

Hakuba

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Omachi, about 20 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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