Hakuba (Japan) vs Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Hakuba 2013–2023 · Kuala Lumpur 2013–2023

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Hakuba (Japan) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Hakuba
August · 22.76 °C
Kuala Lumpur
June · 27.03 °C

Coolest month

Hakuba
January · -2.28 °C
Kuala Lumpur
November, December · 25.83 °C

Driest month

Hakuba
January · 1.15 mm/day
Kuala Lumpur
February · 4.59 mm/day

Sunniest month

Hakuba
August · 9.73 hours/day
Kuala Lumpur
March · 10.03 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 3.86 °C (August); the largest is 28.29 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 25.04 °C in Hakuba (Japan) and 1.21 °C in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Hakuba (Japan) has a higher daily rainfall average in 3 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 9; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Hakuba (Japan) has more average sunshine hours per day in 2 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 10; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) minus Hakuba (Japan)

Temperature °C

Month Hakuba Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan −2.28 26.00 +28.29
Feb −1.52 26.71 +28.23
Mar 2.99 26.96 +23.97
Apr 7.97 26.82 +18.85
May 14.45 27.00 +12.55
Jun 17.89 27.03 +9.15
Jul 21.91 26.86 +4.95
Aug 22.76 26.62 +3.86
Sep 18.58 26.45 +7.87
Oct 12.50 26.36 +13.87
Nov 7.04 25.83 +18.80
Dec 0.90 25.83 +24.93
Annual mean 10.26 26.54 +16.28

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Hakuba Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 6.09 9.04 +2.95
Feb 7.27 9.91 +2.64
Mar 8.26 10.03 +1.77
Apr 9.06 9.25 +0.19
May 9.67 9.04 −0.63
Jun 9.32 9.39 +0.07
Jul 9.04 9.40 +0.35
Aug 9.73 9.17 −0.56
Sep 8.11 8.76 +0.65
Oct 7.45 8.46 +1.02
Nov 6.94 7.54 +0.60
Dec 6.04 7.92 +1.88
Annual mean 8.08 8.99 +0.91

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Hakuba Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 1.15 6.28 +5.12
Feb 1.62 4.59 +2.98
Mar 2.70 6.54 +3.84
Apr 4.92 8.95 +4.03
May 4.57 7.00 +2.43
Jun 5.65 4.98 −0.67
Jul 8.49 4.95 −3.54
Aug 6.94 5.82 −1.12
Sep 7.49 7.59 +0.10
Oct 5.78 8.96 +3.18
Nov 3.95 12.69 +8.74
Dec 3.04 10.45 +7.41
Annual mean 4.69 7.40 +2.71

Snow (mm)

Month Hakuba Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 42.99 0.00 −42.99
Feb 34.99 0.00 −34.99
Mar 18.44 0.00 −18.44
Apr 5.95 0.00 −5.95
May 0.20 0.00 −0.20
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.10 0.00 −0.10
Nov 6.49 0.00 −6.49
Dec 33.60 0.00 −33.60
Annual mean 11.90 0.00 −11.90