Hakuba Weather in December
Hakuba in December
The short of it: Hakuba in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -5° · rain 83 mm · daylight 9 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Hakuba an average December high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 83 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 4°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 11th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 40 min in mid-December, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Hakuba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ōmachi, 22 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Hakuba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h