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Luxor vs Hakone
Comparing Luxor change · Hakone change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Hakone is the wetter, with 2852 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Hakone, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Hakone: Warm
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Hakone: Cold
Rain & snow
Hakone is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Hakone: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Hakone: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakone is the wetter — about 2852 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Luxor 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) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Hakone | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Hakone | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Hakone | 27 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Hakone | -2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Hakone | -2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Hakone | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hakone | 105 | 129 | 253 | 248 | 256 | 297 | 361 | 247 | 372 | 315 | 185 | 104 |
| Difference | +103 | +128 | +252 | +246 | +244 | +297 | +361 | +247 | +372 | +314 | +182 | +104 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Hakone | 105 | 129 | 253 | 248 | 256 | 297 |
| Difference | +103 | +128 | +252 | +246 | +244 | +297 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hakone | 361 | 247 | 372 | 315 | 185 | 104 |
| Difference | +361 | +247 | +372 | +314 | +182 | +104 |
Cloud cover (%) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | +26 | +30 | +36 | +39 | +48 | +74 | +69 | +61 | +65 | +56 | +40 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 |
| Difference | +26 | +30 | +36 | +39 | +48 | +74 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Hakone | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | +69 | +61 | +65 | +56 | +40 | +27 |
Relative humidity (%) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +34 | +41 | +51 | +57 | +60 | +65 | +64 | +62 | +60 | +55 | +43 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 |
| Difference | +34 | +41 | +51 | +57 | +60 | +65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Hakone | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +64 | +62 | +60 | +55 | +43 | +34 |
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. Luxor trends → · Hakone trends →
Methodology & sources
Luxor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luxor Intl, a weather station, about 7 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.