January 11° · ☂ 5 February 11° · ☂ 7 March 15° · ☂ 11 April 19° · ☂ 11 ★ May23° · ☂ 10 June 25° · ☂ 12 July 29° · ☂ 12 August 31° · ☂ 8 September 27° · ☂ 12 ★ October22° · ☂ 11 November 17° · ☂ 8 December 13° · ☂ 7 Hakone in April:cool and fresh, frequent rain Hakone, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 19° Hottest day 28° (2025)
Mean low 11° Coldest night 2.6° (2019)
Rain days 11 days 8-16 by year
Rainfall 183mm Daylight 12.6 → 13.6 h
Hakone's 12 months i Best: May and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finemild
Humidity 74% 0 muggy days
Clear days 5 days 13 overcast days
Mean wind 7 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:12 / 18:15 Daylight 12.6 → 13.6 h
Hakone in April Cherry blossom season. Bloom can vary with altitude, so higher ground may be a little later than town. Golden Week begins at the end of the month, so move on weekdays.
Hakone saw 19°C by day and 11°C at night in April. A light layer covered most days. There were 11 rain days on average, roughly one day in three. Individual years ran between 8 and 16 rain days.
Not every year was typical: 2018 ran 2.8°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 21.6°C. Cold snaps happened: the record low for April was 2.6°C, set in 2019. Rain days averaged 16 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.
Typhoons i Typhoons: May to October
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April 1 Thursday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 9° April 2 Friday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 16° 9° April 3 Saturday 3 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 9° 1-3 rain on 43% of days 16° 9°
April 4 Sunday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 9° April 5 Monday 5 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 17° 9° April 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 10° April 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 18° 10° April 8 Thursday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° April 9 Friday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 10° April 10 Saturday 10 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 10° 4-10 rain on 36% of days 18° 10°
April 11 Sunday 11 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 18° 10° April 12 Monday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 11° April 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 11° April 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 11° April 15 Thursday 15 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 11° April 16 Friday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 11° April 17 Saturday 17 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 19° 12° 11-17 rain on 42% of days 19° 11°
April 18 Sunday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 12° April 19 Monday 19 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 12° April 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 12° April 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° April 22 Thursday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 13° April 23 Friday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 13° April 24 Saturday 24 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 13° 18-24 rain on 37% of days 20° 13°
April 25 Sunday 25 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° April 26 Monday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° April 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 20° 13° April 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 13° April 29 Thursday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 13° April 30 Friday 30 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 13°
25-30 rain on 35% of days 21° 13°
1-3 rain on 43% of days 16° 9° 4-10 rain on 36% of days 18° 10° 11-17 rain on 42% of days 19° 11° 18-24 rain on 37% of days 20° 13° 25-30 rain on 35% of days 21° 13°
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April 1 Saturday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 9° April 1 rain on 45% of days 16° 9°
April 2 Sunday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 16° 9° April 3 Monday 3 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 9° April 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 9° April 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 17° 9° April 6 Thursday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 10° April 7 Friday 7 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 18° 10° April 8 Saturday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° 2-8 rain on 39% of days 17° 10°
April 9 Sunday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 10° April 10 Monday 10 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 10° April 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 18° 10° April 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 11° April 13 Thursday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 11° April 14 Friday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 11° April 15 Saturday 15 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 11° 9-15 rain on 39% of days 18° 11°
April 16 Sunday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 11° April 17 Monday 17 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 19° 12° April 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 12° April 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 12° April 20 Thursday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 12° April 21 Friday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° April 22 Saturday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 21° 13° 16-22 rain on 36% of days 20° 12°
April 23 Sunday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 13° April 24 Monday 24 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 13° April 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 13° April 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° April 27 Thursday 27 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 20° 13° April 28 Friday 28 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 13° April 29 Saturday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 13° 23-29 rain on 39% of days 20° 13°
April 30 Sunday 30 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 13°
April 30 rain on 20% of days 22° 13°
April 1 rain on 45% of days 16° 9° 2-8 rain on 39% of days 17° 10° 9-15 rain on 39% of days 18° 11° 16-22 rain on 36% of days 20° 12° 23-29 rain on 39% of days 20° 13° April 30 rain on 20% of days 22° 13°
Tap another date to change
2006 1mm
2007 4mm
2008 30mm
2009 none
2010 10mm
2011 none
2012 2mm
2013 3mm
2014 none
2015 12mm
2016 45mm
2017 8mm
2018 none
2019 none
2020 none
2021 1mm
2022 none
2023 23mm
2024 none
2025 6mm
Holidays in April (2027) April 29 Showa DayApril 29 to May 5 Golden Week 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 5° 13° 21° 29° 1 8 15 22 29 30
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates April 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) ~ April 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2018 had 8 rain days, 2007 had 16.
What to pack A long-sleeve top and one thin layer cover highs of 19°C. A cardigan or thin jacket was welcome after dark. On average 12 days still reached 20°C and 1 night still dipped below 5°C.
A packable rain jacket weighs almost nothing and covers 11 rain days. Leave the suede at home.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Hakone in April? Over the past 20 years April averaged 11 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 8 in the driest to 16 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Hakone in April? Days averaged 19°C and nights 11°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a light layer for the evenings.
Is April a good time to visit Hakone? On warmth and rain days alone, Hakone's easiest months were May and October. April ranked 7 of 12.
How many clear days does Hakone get in April? About 5 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 13 overcast days (80% or more).
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