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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 7 in 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 7 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 35 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 41 |
| Glasgow | 45 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +5 | -4 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -13 | -9 | -4 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 35 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 75 |
| Glasgow | 45 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 65 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +5 | -4 | -8 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 81 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 41 |
| Glasgow | 68 | 67 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -13 | -9 | -4 | +4 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 19 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Glasgow | 35 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 34 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +12 | +6 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +6 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 19 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 56 |
| Glasgow | 35 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +12 | +6 | -1 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 63 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Glasgow | 54 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 34 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +6 | +9 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Glasgow | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +1.3 | — | -1 | -1.9 | -3.6 | -4.7 | -1.8 | -2.6 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Glasgow | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +1.3 | — | -1 | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Glasgow | 3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Difference | -4.7 | -1.8 | -2.6 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +2.2 |
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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