Sapporo vs Hakodate: which is sunnier?
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇯🇵 Japan · 133 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Sapporo is the sunnier overall: about 1,696 hours of sunshine a year to Hakodate's 1,408. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 months, with 8 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Sapporo | Hakodate | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,696 | 1,408 |
| Sunniest month | June (73/100) | June (65/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 1/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 66/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,206 mm | 1,201 mm |
| Warmest sea | 24°C / 75°F | 25°C / 77°F |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 6 (high) |
Sapporo vs Hakodate month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | Hakodate | Sapporo | Hakodate | Sapporo | Hakodate | Sapporo | Hakodate | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | 0° | 83 | 82 | 4° | 11° |
| February | 0 | 0 | -2° | 0° | 69 | 69 | 5° | 9° |
| March | 0 | 0 | 2° | 4° | 64 | 68 | 3° | 8° |
| April | 13 | 12 | 10° | 10° | 62 | 74 | 6° | 11° |
| May | 55 | 41 | 17° | 15° | 79 | 85 | 10° | 12° |
| June | 73 | 65 | 21° | 19° | 86 | 85 | 15° | 16° |
| July | 65 | 63 | 25° | 23° | 127 | 129 | 21° | 20° |
| August | 61 | 59 | 26° | 25° | 164 | 151 | 24° | 25° |
| September | 63 | 63 | 22° | 22° | 137 | 130 | 22° | 24° |
| October | 39 | 45 | 15° | 16° | 113 | 105 | 18° | 20° |
| November | 0 | 5 | 7° | 9° | 113 | 116 | 14° | 14° |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0° | 2° | 109 | 107 | 10° | 11° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Sapporo · Jun Sapporo · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Hakodate · Nov Hakodate · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Sapporo averages 0/100, Hakodate 1/100. Hakodate is the warmer, around 3°C daytime highs vs 1°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Sapporo (average score 23/100 vs 18). Daytime highs are similar (10°C vs 10°C).
- June–August: Sapporo (average score 66/100 vs 62). Sapporo is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
- September–October: Hakodate (average score 54/100 vs 51). Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 19°C).
Sea temperature
Hakodate's sea gets warmer: 25°C / 77°F at its peak vs 24°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Sapporo about 3 months a year, Hakodate about 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Sapporo weather by month · Hakodate weather by month · Best time to visit Japan.
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