Weather in Hakodate

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:06 am (GMT+9)

Now · overcast 51 °F

Feels like: 44 °F
Low / high: 40 / 55 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.54 in
Wind: 8 mph SSW

→ 30.26 inHg · steady

Today in Hakodate: rain, 40 °F to 55 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.54 in) and a gentle breeze from the south-southwest (8 mph). Tomorrow, rain, 49 °F to 61 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 61 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Hakodate (RJCH), 4.4 mi away · 1 h 6 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature48 °F

Wind3 mph from the west-northwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

55° 40°
Today
61° 49°
Fri 30
58° 43°
Sat 31
46° 36°
Sun 1
50° 36°
Mon 2
48° 39°
Tue 3
49° 35°
Wed 4
58° 35°
Thu 5
51° 38°
Fri 6
40° 37°
Sat 7
40° 34°
Sun 8
37° 31°
Mon 9
39° 31°
Tue 10
41° 30°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Rain	40 / 55 °F	100% · 0.54 in	11 mph SW	3.3 ft	5:34 am · 4:26 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Rain	49 / 61 °F	100% · 0.41 in	9 mph SSW	3.4 ft	6:23 am · 5:03 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Heavy drizzle	43 / 58 °F	60% · 0.15 in	16 mph WNW	3.3 ft	7:20 am · 5:44 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	36 / 46 °F	51% · 0.05 in	20 mph WNW	3.6 ft	8:31 am · 6:34 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	36 / 50 °F	65% · 0.25 in	7 mph ENE	2.2 ft	9:58 am · 7:45 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	39 / 48 °F	51% · 0.19 in	17 mph WNW	2.7 ft	11:13 am · 10:05 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	35 / 49 °F	63% · 0.14 in	14 mph WNW	2.4 ft	12:03 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	35 / 58 °F	32% · 0.02 in	4 mph ESE	1.4 ft	12:08 am · 12:40 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	38 / 51 °F	61% · 0.29 in	18 mph WNW	3.4 ft	1:21 am · 1:11 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	37 / 40 °F	55% · 0.07 in	17 mph WNW	3.3 ft	2:16 am · 1:40 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Heavy snow	34 / 40 °F	53% · 0.50 in	8 mph NNW	2.4 ft	3:02 am · 2:08 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	31 / 37 °F	47% · 0.02 in	11 mph NW	1.9 ft	3:43 am · 2:36 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Heavy snow	31 / 39 °F	31% · 0.79 in	15 mph NW	3.4 ft	4:22 am · 3:04 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light snow	30 / 41 °F	28% · 0.09 in	11 mph WNW	2.4 ft	4:59 am · 3:34 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Clear	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Light drizzle	Rain
Temperature	40°	41°	40°	49°	54°	54°	50°	51°
Chance of rain	41%	24%	0%	0%	0%	10%	80%	100%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.10 in
Wind (mph)	9 WNW	9 WNW	0 WNW	6 SSW	11 SSW	11 S	9 S	7 SSW
Humidity	61%	62%	62%	48%	43%	50%	83%	95%
UV	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on wind today: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	55°	61°	58°	46°	50°	48°	49°
AIFS	52°	60°	55°	47°	50°	48°	51°
GFS	57°	61°	59°	47°	49°	50°	49°
ICON	52°	59°	59°	44°	49°	49°	50°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.54 in	0.41 in	0.15 in	0.05 in	0.25 in	0.19 in	0.14 in
AIFS	0.50 in	0.42 in	0.14 in	0.09 in	0.26 in	0.05 in	0
GFS	0	0.94 in	0.11 in	0.01 in	0.04 in	0	0
ICON	0.50 in	0.23 in	0.00 in	0.03 in	0.59 in	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1132	923	1638	2044	731	1741	1435
AIFS	11	6	15	16	6	14	11
GFS	2533	1937	2236	2141	1120	2038	1834
ICON	1250	949	1539	1640	630	1536	832
Confidence	low	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	60%	51%	65%	51%	63%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	53%	95%	71%	32%	55%	19%	19%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit cooler, normal rain and a slightly cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Below −4.5 °F	A bit below −21%	Below −3.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.4 °F	Normal	A bit below −1.1 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal −0.4 °F	A bit above +21%	Normal −0.2 °F	46° / 42°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	44° / 40°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +23%	Normal +0.4 °F	41° / 37°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +3.4 °F	Normal	Well above +4.1 °F
December	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +3.1 °F
January	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +2.7 °F
February	Above +3.1 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
March	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Hakodate climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Hakodate is from June to September: highs of 68 °F to 78 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.

Typhoon season: from August to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Hakodate, about 2 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Cimaron, in August 2018.

35° 22°

JanJ
36° 23°

FebF
43° 29°

MarM
55° 39°

AprA
62° 47°

MayM
68° 55°

JunJ
75° 63°

JulJ
78° 66°

AugA
74° 59°

SepS
64° 47°

OctO
52° 37°

NovN
40° 27°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	35°	22°	3.34 in	14	3.2	49°	2.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	36°	23°	2.73 in	11	4.4	45°	2.0 ft	–
MarchMar	43°	29°	2.79 in	9	5.1	45°	1.8 ft	–
AprilApr	55°	39°	3.24 in	8	5.7	48°	1.8 ft	–
MayMay	62°	47°	3.94 in	9	5.8	52°	1.7 ft	–
JuneJun	68°	55°	3.78 in	8	5.1	58°	1.7 ft	–
JulyJul	75°	63°	5.87 in	10	3.9	66°	1.6 ft	–
AugustAug	78°	66°	6.29 in	10	4.5	73°	1.9 ft	3
SeptemberSep	74°	59°	7.02 in	11	4.7	72°	2.1 ft	3
OctoberOct	64°	47°	4.44 in	12	4.7	66°	2.1 ft	1
NovemberNov	52°	37°	4.44 in	13	2.9	60°	1.9 ft	–
DecemberDec	40°	27°	4.20 in	15	2.3	55°	2.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	49°	2.1 ft	–
Feb	45°	2.0 ft	–
Mar	45°	1.8 ft	–
Apr	48°	1.8 ft	–
May	52°	1.7 ft	–
Jun	58°	1.7 ft	–
Jul	66°	1.6 ft	–
Aug	73°	1.9 ft	3
Sep	72°	2.1 ft	3
Oct	66°	2.1 ft	1
Nov	60°	1.9 ft	–
Dec	55°	2.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 52.09 in of rain on about 129 days and about 1,600 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now51 °Ffeels like 44 °F

Tomorrow49 / 61 °F

It's 51 °F now (feels like 44 °F). Today, 40 °F to 55 °F; tomorrow, 49 °F to 61 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.54 in
Fri 30 100% 0.41 in
Sat 31 60% 0.15 in
Sun 1 51% 0.05 in
Mon 2 65% 0.25 in
Tue 3 51% 0.19 in
Wed 4 63% 0.14 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.54 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 100% and 0.41 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.12 in; last 3 days, 0.44 in; last 7 days, 0.62 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity45%

Dew point31 °F

Humidity is 45% now and the dew point is 31 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds99%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now2

Today's peak3low

Fri 30: 2 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.20 29.71

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.54 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Snow	37 / 41 °F	0.26 in	21 mph WNW
Tue 27	Drizzle	43 / 58 °F	0.16 in	15 mph NW
Mon 26	Overcast	41 / 55 °F	0	7 mph NW
Sun 25	Drizzle	49 / 65 °F	0.12 in	12 mph WNW
Sat 24	Light drizzle	41 / 61 °F	0.02 in	4 mph WNW
Fri 23	Overcast	43 / 59 °F	0	9 mph W
Thu 22	Light drizzle	44 / 49 °F	0.19 in	20 mph WNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light rain	51 / 64 °F	0.61 in	15 mph WNW
Tue 20	Overcast	47 / 63 °F	0	5 mph NW
Mon 19	Rain	54 / 68 °F	0.67 in	15 mph W
Sun 18	Overcast	41 / 60 °F	0	8 mph E
Sat 17	Partly cloudy	48 / 60 °F	0	19 mph WNW
Fri 16	Light drizzle	54 / 62 °F	0.08 in	13 mph WNW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	53 / 61 °F	0.03 in	17 mph W
Wed 14	Light rain	54 / 66 °F	0.62 in	16 mph W
Tue 13	Light drizzle	59 / 69 °F	0.06 in	10 mph ESE
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	50 / 68 °F	0	8 mph E
Sun 11	Overcast	52 / 71 °F	0	8 mph NW
Sat 10	Overcast	49 / 71 °F	0	5 mph NW
Fri 9	Mainly clear	55 / 72 °F	0	12 mph W
Thu 8	Clear sky	55 / 69 °F	0	13 mph W
Wed 7	Mainly clear	51 / 67 °F	0	15 mph WNW
Tue 6	Drizzle	54 / 68 °F	0.04 in	13 mph WNW
Mon 5	Drizzle	56 / 69 °F	0.13 in	14 mph SE
Sun 4	Overcast	45 / 65 °F	0	7 mph E
Sat 3	Light drizzle	51 / 61 °F	0.09 in	13 mph WNW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	53 / 60 °F	0.07 in	20 mph WNW
Thu 1	Light rain	58 / 67 °F	0.19 in	14 mph W
Wed 30	Overcast	52 / 69 °F	0	9 mph S
Tue 29	Light drizzle	57 / 68 °F	0.12 in	15 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in HakodateQuestions

What's the weather like today in Hakodate?

Rain, from 40 °F to 55 °F, with a gentle breeze from the south-southwest (8 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Hakodate?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 100% (0.41 in): rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 35 °F and a high of 61 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.26 inHg and steady: +0.39 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Hakodate?

The best time to visit Hakodate is from June to September: highs of 68 °F to 78 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Hakodate in October?

In October, Hakodate normally sees highs of 64 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 12 rainy days (4.44 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 66 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Hakodate?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 78 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 22 °F. The wettest is September (7.02 in) and the driest, February.

When is typhoon season in Hakodate?

Typhoon season: from August to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Hakodate, about 2 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Cimaron, in August 2018.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:06 am (local time).

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