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Hakone vs Breckenridge
Comparing Hakone change · Breckenridge change
Hakone is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Hakone is the wetter, with 2143 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hakone and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakone has far hotter summers
Hakone: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Hakone has far milder winters
Hakone: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hakone is much wetter
Hakone: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Hakone: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hakone is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakone is the wetter — about 2143 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge 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) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 27 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | -2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | -2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 105 | 129 | 253 | 248 | 256 | 297 | 361 | 247 | 372 | 315 | 185 | 104 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -30 | -55 | -175 | -157 | -193 | -268 | -317 | -192 | -331 | -265 | -120 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 105 | 129 | 253 | 248 | 256 | 297 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -30 | -55 | -175 | -157 | -193 | -268 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 361 | 247 | 372 | 315 | 185 | 104 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -317 | -192 | -331 | -265 | -120 | -40 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +3 | +4 | -6 | -33 | -23 | -11 | -25 | -17 | — | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +3 | +4 | -6 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -11 | -25 | -17 | — | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | — | -12 | -28 | -27 | -23 | -28 | -22 | -6 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | — | -12 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -23 | -28 | -22 | -6 | +9 |
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. Hakone trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Breckenridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Copper Mountain, a weather station, about 11 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.
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