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Interlaken vs Hakuba
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Interlaken and Hakuba have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Hakuba is the wetter, with 228 mm more rain a year, and Interlaken the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Interlaken and Hakuba, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakuba has much hotter summers
Interlaken: Mild
Hakuba: Warm
Winters
Interlaken has milder winters
Interlaken: Cold
Hakuba: Very cold
Rain & snow
Hakuba is wetter
Interlaken: Wet
Hakuba: Wet
Sky
Interlaken is sunnier
Interlaken: Often cloudy
Hakuba: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Interlaken and Hakuba run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 228 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Interlaken has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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) Hakuba runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -3 | — | +2 | +1 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -3 | — | +2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Hakuba | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | -3 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +1 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | — | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | -3 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Hakuba | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | — | -2 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 72 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 122 | 127 | 146 | 146 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 91 |
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +27 | +16 | -10 | +33 | +50 | -10 | +71 | +49 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 72 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 122 | 127 |
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +27 | +16 | -10 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 146 | 146 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 91 |
| Hakuba | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +50 | -10 | +71 | +49 | -10 | -12 |
Cloud cover (%) Hakuba runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | 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. Interlaken trends → · Hakuba trends →
Methodology & sources
Interlaken
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Interlaken, about 1 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.
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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