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Hakuba vs Breckenridge
Comparing Hakuba change · Breckenridge change
Hakuba is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Hakuba is the wetter, with 674 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hakuba and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakuba has much hotter summers
Hakuba: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Hakuba has much milder winters
Hakuba: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hakuba is wetter
Hakuba: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Hakuba: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hakuba is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 674 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) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 27 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | -8 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -22 | -6 | -49 | -130 | -151 | -81 | -124 | -78 | -5 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 85 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 112 | 159 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -22 | -6 | -49 | -130 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 195 | 136 | 165 | 129 | 70 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -151 | -81 | -124 | -78 | -5 | -15 |
Cloud cover (%) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -11 | -8 | — | -5 | -30 | -23 | -12 | -28 | -21 | -17 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -21 | -11 | -8 | — | -5 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -12 | -28 | -21 | -17 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +7 | +8 | +1 | -8 | -25 | -25 | -21 | -26 | -21 | -9 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +2 | +7 | +8 | +1 | -8 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -26 | -21 | -9 | +1 |
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 → · Breckenridge 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.
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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