Hakodate weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇵 Japan · seaside town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Hakodate is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with July and September close behind. Hakodate averages about 1,408 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 85 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,408
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 1,201 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 303k
- Elevation
- 32 m
When is the best time to visit Hakodate?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hakodate is June, then July and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hakodate?
Hakodate isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,408 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate June (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #77 of 79 destinations in Japan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,773 hours. The year's 1,201 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -4° / 25°F | 82 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -4° / 25°F | 69 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 68 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 74 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 85 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 85 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 63 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 129 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 59 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 151 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 63 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 130 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 105 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 116 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 107 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
Sea temperature in Hakodate by month
The sea off Hakodate is warmest in August at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in March at 8°C / 46°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Aomori Japan · 116 km · best in Jun · 1,430 h sun/yr
- Misawa Japan · 127 km · best in Jun · 1,528 h sun/yr
- Sapporo Japan · 133 km · best in Jun · 1,696 h sun/yr
- Obihiro Japan · 224 km · best in Jul · 1,878 h sun/yr
- Akita Japan · 245 km · best in Jun · 1,394 h sun/yr
- Asahikawa Japan · 250 km · best in Jun · 1,633 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Okushiri Japan · 120 km · 1,502 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ōdate Japan · 180 km · 1,428 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Hakodate compares month by month: Hakodate vs Sapporo · Hakodate vs Aomori · Hakodate vs Misawa · all comparisons
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