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Hakone vs Crested Butte
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Hakone is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Hakone is the wetter, with 90 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hakone and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakone has much hotter summers
Hakone: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hakone has far milder winters
Hakone: Cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hakone is much wetter
Hakone: Very wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hakone: Often cloudy
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hakone is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakone is the wetter — about 90 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Crested Butte 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) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -20 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -20 | -24 |
Avg low (°F) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -28 | -25 | -25 | -27 | -29 | -31 | -32 | -31 | -33 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -28 | -25 | -25 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -29 | -31 | -32 | -31 | -33 | -37 |
Precipitation (in) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -2.5 | -7.9 | -7.8 | -8.6 | -10.8 | -12.3 | -7.8 | -12.7 | -10.7 | -5.3 | -1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -2.5 | -7.9 | -7.8 | -8.6 | -10.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -12.3 | -7.8 | -12.7 | -10.7 | -5.3 | -1.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Hakone runs higher most of 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 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | -2 | -3 | -11 | -37 | -22 | -11 | -28 | -24 | -6 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | -2 | -3 | -11 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -11 | -28 | -24 | -6 | +5 |
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 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | -1 | -14 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -28 | -22 | -6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +12 | +16 | +12 | -1 | -14 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -28 | -22 | -6 | +8 |
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 → · Crested Butte 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.
Crested Butte
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Crested Butte, a weather station, about 1 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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