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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 91 in 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 91 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 73 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 70 |
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -16 | -2 | +10 | +19 | +26 | +27 | +18 | +5 | -7 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 73 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 55 |
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -16 | -2 | +10 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 55 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 70 |
| Hakone | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | +26 | +27 | +18 | +5 | -7 | -19 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 55 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 |
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -17 | -5 | +7 | +19 | +27 | +28 | +19 | +6 | -8 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 55 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 42 |
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -17 | -5 | +7 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 41 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 |
| Hakone | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | +19 | +6 | -8 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +3.6 | +8.5 | +8.1 | +8.5 | +9.9 | +12.5 | +7.3 | +12.5 | +10.3 | +5.3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +3.6 | +8.5 | +8.1 | +8.5 | +9.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Hakone | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Difference | +12.5 | +7.3 | +12.5 | +10.3 | +5.3 | +2 |
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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