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Best time to visit Akasawa Ski Resort
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The ski season in Akasawa Ski Resort typically runs January and February, when there is snow on the ground and it is cold enough. For a visit without snow, the best time is June, with daytime temperatures around 21°C.
Akasawa Ski Resort at a glance: warmest in August with daytime temperatures around 26°C and coolest in January (0°C). The wettest month is August (241 mm) and the driest February (56 mm), with about 1,590 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in December.
Akasawa Ski Resort
1,060 mThe climate in Akasawa Ski Resort through the year
When to go
No month in Akasawa Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 12°C, with rain on about 19 days and clear sky 20 % of the time. September is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in March (16), when days are cool at around 6°C.
Seasons and rain
The seasons are sharply different: a August day (26°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. August is the wettest month with 241 mm and February the driest with 56 mm, out of about 1,590 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 50 cm).
Daylight
Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Akasawa Ski Resort lies about 1,050 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 7 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.
By type of trip
The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Akasawa Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:
- Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–November, up to 82
- Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January and February
How it compares
Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Akasawa Ski Resort is the 70th coolest over the year and the 82nd driest. In June, when Akasawa Ski Resort scores 50, Hodaigi Ski Resort (25 km away) scores 50 and Okushiga Kogen Ski Resort (28 km away) scores 46. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days (≥ 1 mm) | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 0° | −8° | 61 mm | 15 | 42 % | 10 h | Cold and snowy · ski conditions |
| February | 17 | 2° | −8° | 56 mm | 14 | 38 % | 11 h | Cold and snowy · ski conditions |
| March | 16 | 6° | −4° | 78 mm | 16 | 35 % | 12 h | Chilly and snowy |
| April | 26 | 13° | 1° | 101 mm | 14 | 40 % | 13 h | Mild and showery |
| May | 46 | 18° | 7° | 120 mm | 15 | 33 % | 14 h | Pleasantly warm and rainy |
| June | 50 | 21° | 12° | 178 mm | 18 | 20 % | 15 h | Rainy season · pleasantly warm, rainy and grey |
| July | 46 | 25° | 17° | 230 mm | 22 | 14 % | 14 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| August | 47 | 26° | 18° | 241 mm | 21 | 27 % | 14 h | Rainy season · warm and rainy |
| September | 50 | 22° | 14° | 221 mm | 19 | 20 % | 12 h | Rainy season · pleasantly warm, rainy and grey |
| October | 35 | 16° | 7° | 150 mm | 15 | 27 % | 11 h | Mild and showery |
| November | 22 | 10° | 1° | 83 mm | 14 | 43 % | 10 h | Chilly and showery |
| December | 20 | 3° | −5° | 68 mm | 17 | 48 % | 10 h | Cold and snowy |
The score (0–100) is calculated from a range of variables, and changes with your preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 1,060 m. Coordinates: 36.73, 138.83.