Best time to visit Hakuba
Month-by-month weather averages for Hakuba.
Hakuba, Nagano, Japan
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.8 °C / 29 °F | -7 °C / 19 °F | 214 mm / 8.4 in | neither best nor good |
| February | -0.5 °C / 31 °F | -6.4 °C / 20 °F | 194 mm / 7.6 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 3.7 °C / 39 °F | -3.1 °C / 26 °F | 213 mm / 8.4 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 10 °C / 50 °F | 2.2 °C / 36 °F | 198 mm / 7.8 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 16.6 °C / 62 °F | 8.6 °C / 47 °F | 218 mm / 8.6 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 20 °C / 68 °F | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 265 mm / 10.4 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 24.1 °C / 75 °F | 18.6 °C / 65 °F | 412 mm / 16.2 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 25.6 °C / 78 °F | 19.6 °C / 67 °F | 302 mm / 11.9 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 21.8 °C / 71 °F | 15.8 °C / 60 °F | 293 mm / 11.5 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 15.6 °C / 60 °F | 9 °C / 48 °F | 229 mm / 9 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 8.9 °C / 48 °F | 2.1 °C / 36 °F | 195 mm / 7.7 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 1.5 °C / 35 °F | -4.6 °C / 24 °F | 243 mm / 9.6 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
No month is good for this in Hakuba.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
No month is good for this in Hakuba.
Skiing and snow
Wants cold and snowfall; sunshine barely matters.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: good
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: best
- Best
- December–March
- Good
- April, November
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: snowfall 132 cm / 52.1 in, average daily high -1.8 °C / 29 °F, days with snow 28.3 days, average daily low -7 °C / 19 °F, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 10 h.
February · best
In its favour: snowfall 106 cm / 41.6 in, average daily high -0.5 °C / 31 °F, days with snow 23.4 days, average daily low -6.4 °C / 20 °F, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 10.8 h.
March · best
In its favour: snowfall 85 cm / 33.5 in, days with snow 20.8 days, average daily high 3.7 °C / 39 °F, average daily low -3.1 °C / 26 °F, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 12 h.
April · good
In its favour: snowfall 27 cm / 10.6 in, days with snow 9.8 days, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 13.1 h.
Against: average daily high 10 °C / 50 °F, average daily low 2.2 °C / 36 °F.
November · good
In its favour: snowfall 30 cm / 11.9 in, days with snow 11.8 days, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 10.2 h.
Against: average daily high 8.9 °C / 48 °F, average daily low 2.1 °C / 36 °F.
December · best
In its favour: snowfall 116 cm / 45.6 in, average daily high 1.5 °C / 35 °F, days with snow 25.6 days, average daily low -4.6 °C / 24 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 9.7 h.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 白馬白馬岩岳, Hakuba Iwatake, 白馬岩岳, 2 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | -5.5 °C | -4.1 °C | 1 °C | 8.3 °C | 16.3 °C | 21.5 °C | 27.4 °C | 29.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 14.9 °C | 6.5 °C | -1.9 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 7.7 days | 6.8 days | 7.9 days | 6.7 days | 7.2 days | 8.4 days | 12.2 days | 9.8 days | 8.8 days | 7.1 days | 7 days | 9.3 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 4 am | 4 am | 5 am | 3 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 4 am |
| Sunshine per day | 7.7 h | 8 h | 8.9 h | 9.4 h | 9.9 h | 9.9 h | 9.4 h | 10.3 h | 8.7 h | 8.1 h | 7.5 h | 7.2 h |
| Relative humidity | 82% | 80% | 76% | 72% | 72% | 80% | 83% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 82% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 5 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 15 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 13 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 6.8 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ | 5.7 µg/m³ | 4.5 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 9.2 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | 22.1 µg/m³ | 24.3 µg/m³ | 18.1 µg/m³ | 21 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ | 14.2 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | 9.6 µg/m³ | 10.2 µg/m³ | 8.8 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.