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Luxor vs Hakuba
Comparing Luxor change · Hakuba change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Hakuba is the wetter, with 1384 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Hakuba, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Hakuba: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Hakuba: Very cold
Rain & snow
Hakuba is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Hakuba: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Hakuba: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 1384 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 |
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Hakuba | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -19 |
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 |
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Hakuba | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Hakuba 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 |
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +83 | +78 | +99 | +96 | +100 | +159 | +195 | +136 | +164 | +128 | +67 | +79 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 |
| Difference | +83 | +78 | +99 | +96 | +100 | +159 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hakuba | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +195 | +136 | +164 | +128 | +67 | +79 |
Cloud cover (%) Hakuba 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 |
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Difference | +54 | +51 | +47 | +42 | +46 | +70 | +69 | +62 | +67 | +60 | +57 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 |
| Difference | +54 | +51 | +47 | +42 | +46 | +70 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Hakuba | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Difference | +69 | +62 | +67 | +60 | +57 | +55 |
Relative humidity (%) Hakuba 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 |
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +44 | +50 | +55 | +56 | +57 | +61 | +62 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +45 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | +44 | +50 | +55 | +56 | +57 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Hakuba | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +62 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +45 | +41 |
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 → · Hakuba 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.
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.