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Hobart vs Hakone
Comparing Hobart change · Hakone change
Hobart and Hakone have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Hakone is the wetter, with 2307 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hobart and Hakone, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakone has much hotter summers
Hobart: Mild
Hakone: Warm
Winters
Hobart has much milder winters
Hobart: Cool
Hakone: Cold
Rain & snow
Hakone is much wetter
Hobart: Moderate rainfall
Hakone: Very wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Hobart: Often cloudy
Hakone: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hobart and Hakone run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Hakone is the wetter — about 2307 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Hakone | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -9 | -1 | +6 | +11 | +15 | +15 | +10 | +3 | -4 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Hakone | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -9 | -1 | +6 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Hakone | 27 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +10 | +3 | -4 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Hakone | -2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -10 | -3 | +4 | +11 | +15 | +15 | +11 | +3 | -4 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Hakone | -2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -10 | -3 | +4 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Hakone | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +11 | +3 | -4 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 44 | 38 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 63 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 54 |
| Hakone | 105 | 129 | 253 | 248 | 256 | 297 | 361 | 247 | 372 | 315 | 185 | 104 |
| Difference | +61 | +91 | +216 | +206 | +216 | +251 | +317 | +184 | +317 | +262 | +136 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 44 | 38 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 46 |
| Hakone | 105 | 129 | 253 | 248 | 256 | 297 |
| Difference | +61 | +91 | +216 | +206 | +216 | +251 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 45 | 63 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 54 |
| Hakone | 361 | 247 | 372 | 315 | 185 | 104 |
| Difference | +317 | +184 | +317 | +262 | +136 | +50 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 66 |
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | -13 | -7 | — | +2 | +9 | +24 | +17 | +7 | +10 | +3 | -12 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 59 |
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 |
| Difference | -13 | -7 | — | +2 | +9 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 66 |
| Hakone | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | +17 | +7 | +10 | +3 | -12 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 69 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 70 |
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +5 | +9 | +9 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 69 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 86 |
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 |
| Difference | +11 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 86 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 70 |
| Hakone | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +5 | +9 | +9 | +10 |
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. Hobart trends → · Hakone trends →
Methodology & sources
Hobart
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Hobart (ellerslie Road), a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.
Hakone
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Gotemba, about 16 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.
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