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Luxor vs Hakone
Comparing Luxor change · Hakone change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average; Hakone is the wetter, with 112 in 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 22°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakone is the wetter — about 112 in 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 (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | -27 | -30 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -32 | -26 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -25 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 |
| Difference | -27 | -30 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Hakone | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -25 | -25 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Hakone | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -14 |
Precipitation (in) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 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 | +4 | +5.1 | +9.9 | +9.7 | +9.6 | +11.7 | +14.2 | +9.7 | +14.6 | +12.4 | +7.2 | +4.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| Difference | +4 | +5.1 | +9.9 | +9.7 | +9.6 | +11.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Hakone | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Difference | +14.2 | +9.7 | +14.6 | +12.4 | +7.2 | +4.1 |
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.