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Hakuba vs Glasgow
Comparing Hakuba change · Glasgow change
Hakuba and Glasgow have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Hakuba is the wetter, with 175 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hakuba and Glasgow, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakuba has far hotter summers
Hakuba: Warm
Glasgow: Mild
Winters
Glasgow has much milder winters
Hakuba: Very cold
Glasgow: Chilly
Rain & snow
Hakuba is wetter
Hakuba: Wet
Glasgow: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Hakuba: Often grey
Glasgow: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hakuba and Glasgow run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 175 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Glasgow | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +3 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -2 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Glasgow | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +3 | -2 | -5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Glasgow | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -2 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Glasgow | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -4 | — | +3 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Glasgow | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Glasgow | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -4 | — | +3 | +5 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Glasgow | 147 | 111 | 101 | 72 | 63 | 67 | 77 | 90 | 100 | 134 | 133 | 136 |
| Difference | +62 | +33 | +1 | -26 | -48 | -92 | -118 | -46 | -65 | +5 | +63 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 |
| Glasgow | 147 | 111 | 101 | 72 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | +62 | +33 | +1 | -26 | -48 | -92 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Glasgow | 77 | 90 | 100 | 134 | 133 | 136 |
| Difference | -118 | -46 | -65 | +5 | +63 | +57 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Glasgow | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +3 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -1 | +7 | -2 | +4 | +3 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 |
| Glasgow | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 78 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +3 | +4 | +1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Glasgow | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | -1 | +7 | -2 | +4 | +3 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Glasgow runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Glasgow | 95 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +10 | +12 | +10 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +6 | +8 | +9 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Glasgow | 95 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +10 | +12 | +10 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Glasgow | 86 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +6 | +8 | +9 | +7 |
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. Hakuba trends → · Glasgow trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Glasgow
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Paisley, 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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