Hakodate in April: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Hakodate station (35 m above sea level).

High

12.0°C (54°F)

Low

2.8°C (37°F)

Precipitation

71.9 mm

Wet days

9.5 days

Sunshine

186 hours

Snow on ground

0.7 days

• Highs rise 6.2°C from March and climb another 5.0°C into May.
• That is 1.5°C below Hakodate's yearly average high of 13.5°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Hakodate is the 3rd coldest in April: 1.0°C cooler than Nasu and 0.3°C warmer than Sapporo.
• April is Hakodate's 3rd driest month (71.9 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Hakodate has the 4th lowest precipitation in April: 9.1 mm less than Karuizawa and 3.2 mm more than Aomori.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 9.5 days, and 10 mm or more on 2.2 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 5.2 nights.
• 2 cm of snow falls in an average April; snow lies on the ground on 0.7 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.9 days, and 3.7 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

7.3°C (45°F)

Humidity

67%

Deepest snow (average of each year's deepest)

1 cm

Early, mid and late April

By the last ten days of April the average high in Hakodate is 3.9°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–30 April is the wettest (29.2 mm) and 1–10 April the driest (16.7 mm).

Chilly: highs around 12.0°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• Gloves and a hat for mornings and nights: the temperature drops below 0°C on 5.2 nights.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 9.2°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain or snow falls on 9.5 days.

Shoes

• Shoes with good grip: snow or sleet falls on 6.4 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella
• Gloves and a warm hat

• Our clothing rules

Plum blossom

The JMA's sample plum tree in Hakodate opens around 26 April in an average year (1991–2020). In 2026: 14 April.

Cherry blossom

The JMA's sample cherry tree in Hakodate opens around 28 April and is in full bloom around 2 May in an average year (1991–2020). In 2026 it opened on 18 April and was in full bloom on 20 April.

Dates are for one sample tree at or near the JMA observatory, not for every park in the city.

National holidays in April 2027:

• Thu 29 April — Showa Day

In April 2025, hotels and inns across Hokkaido were 46.3% full on average (the quietest month of the year). Foreign guests spent 647,740 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 55.2% in March and 55.1% in May.

• Japan in April: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in April
• Golden Week