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Hakuba vs Crested Butte
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Hakuba is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Hakuba is the wetter, with 32 in more rain a year, and Crested Butte the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hakuba and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hakuba has much hotter summers
Hakuba: Warm
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Hakuba has far milder winters
Hakuba: Very cold
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Hakuba is much wetter
Hakuba: Wet
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Crested Butte is sunnier
Hakuba: Often grey
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hakuba is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakuba is the wetter — about 32 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) 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 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -11 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 35 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 75 |
| Crested Butte | 26 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 71 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 81 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 41 |
| Crested Butte | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -14 |
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 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -25 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -18 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -23 | -24 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 19 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 56 |
| Crested Butte | -6 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -25 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -18 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 63 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Crested Butte | 39 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -26 | -23 | -24 | -29 |
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 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -0.6 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -2.9 | -5.3 | -5.7 | -3.4 | -4.6 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Crested Butte | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Difference | -0.6 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -2.9 | -5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Crested Butte | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Difference | -5.7 | -3.4 | -4.6 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 41.7 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 26.1 | 34.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -24 | -15 | -13 | -6 | -10 | -34 | -22 | -12 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 78 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 80 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | -24 | -15 | -13 | -6 | -10 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -22 | -12 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -23 |
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 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +7 | +8 | — | -10 | -27 | -26 | -22 | -26 | -22 | -9 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +2 | +7 | +8 | — | -10 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -26 | -22 | -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 → · Crested Butte 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.
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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