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Prague vs Hakuba
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Prague and Hakuba have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Hakuba is the wetter, with 814 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Prague and Hakuba, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakuba has hotter summers
Prague: Mild
Hakuba: Warm
Winters
Prague has milder winters
Prague: Cold
Hakuba: Very cold
Rain & snow
Hakuba is much wetter
Prague: Moderate rainfall
Hakuba: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Prague: Often cloudy
Hakuba: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Prague and Hakuba run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 814 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -2 | — | +1 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -2 | — | +1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Hakuba | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | -3 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +1 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | -3 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Hakuba | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -2 |
Precipitation (mm) Hakuba runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 43 | 41 | 29 | 36 | 71 | 87 | 74 | 72 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 26 |
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +42 | +37 | +71 | +62 | +41 | +72 | +121 | +64 | +118 | +92 | +41 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 43 | 41 | 29 | 36 | 71 | 87 |
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 |
| Difference | +42 | +37 | +71 | +62 | +41 | +72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 74 | 72 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 26 |
| Hakuba | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +121 | +64 | +118 | +92 | +41 | +52 |
Cloud cover (%) Hakuba runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 77 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | +2 | +2 | +9 | +10 | +5 | +10 | -2 | -5 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 77 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 69 | 71 |
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | +2 | +2 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 68 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Hakuba | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Difference | +10 | +5 | +10 | -2 | -5 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 92 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 90 | 93 |
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | — | +3 | +11 | +17 | +17 | +11 | +3 | -5 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 92 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 72 | 68 |
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | — | +3 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | 64 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 90 | 93 |
| Hakuba | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +11 | +3 | -5 | -5 |
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. Prague trends → · Hakuba trends →
Methodology & sources
Prague
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Praha-libus, a weather station, about 10 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.
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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