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Hakuba vs Breckenridge
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Hakuba is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Hakuba is the wetter, with 27 in 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 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 27 in 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 (°F) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -6 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -11 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 35 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -6 | -14 | -16 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 81 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -11 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -13 |
Avg low (°F) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 19 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 56 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 63 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -25 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -22 |
Precipitation (in) Hakuba runs higher most of 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 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -5.1 | -5.9 | -3.2 | -4.9 | -3.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -5.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -5.9 | -3.2 | -4.9 | -3.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
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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