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

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

High

10.0°C (50°F)

Low

1.8°C (35°F)

Precipitation

110.8 mm

Wet days

13.6 days

Sunshine

109 hours

Snow on ground

4.4 days

• Highs fall 7.1°C from October and drop another 6.8°C into December.
• That is 3.5°C below Hakodate's yearly average high of 13.5°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Hakodate is the 3rd coldest in November: 0.9°C cooler than Nasu and 0.9°C warmer than Kusatsu Onsen.
• November is Hakodate's 4th wettest month (110.8 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Hakodate has the 12th highest precipitation in November: 3.0 mm less than Sapporo and 3.2 mm more than Yokohama.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 13.6 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.7 days.
• Rain or snow of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 0.5 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 9.7 nights.
• 18 cm of snow falls in an average November; snow lies on the ground on 4.4 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 13.2 days, and 3.2 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

6.0°C (43°F)

Humidity

71%

Deepest snow (average of each year's deepest)

9 cm

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Hakodate is 5.6°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 11–20 November is the wettest (43.0 mm) and 1–10 November the driest (33.7 mm).

Chilly: highs around 10.0°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 9.7 nights.
• An umbrella: rain or snow falls on 13.6 days.

Shoes

• Shoes with good grip: snow or sleet falls on 11.8 days.

Pack

• Umbrella
• Gloves and a warm hat

• Our clothing rules

Autumn leaves (maple)

In Hakodate the JMA watches a yama-momiji maple. It turns red around 2 November and has lost most of its leaves by 13 November in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 6 November.

Ginkgo turns yellow

The JMA's sample ginkgo in Hakodate turns yellow around 2 November and has lost most of its leaves by 8 November in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 6 November.

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

National holidays in November 2026:

• Tue 3 November — Culture Day
• Mon 23 November — Labor Thanksgiving Day

• Sat 21 November to Mon 23 November: 3 days off in a row

In November 2025, hotels and inns across Hokkaido were 54.2% full on average (11th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 683,560 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 63.2% in October and 59.5% in December.

• Japan in November: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in November