When to go · Hakone
Hakone in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Golden Week, Obon (mid-Aug), weekends year-round.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 27°C81°F / 19°C66°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Hakone
Listed as a month to avoid: Golden Week, Obon (mid-Aug), weekends year-round.
Weather in August
- HakoneHighs around 27 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 81 °F, lows around 66 °F, rain on about 11 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Obon big impact
About 13–16 Aug · Japan
Family travel peak; Shinkansen and expressways jammed; some small shops close.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- High
- Prices · Japan overall
- High
Japan overall: Hottest month and Obon travel peak: go north (Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) or plan short outdoor windows.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast