Best time to visit ALTS Bandai Snow Resort

The climate in ALTS Bandai Snow Resort through the year

When to go

No month in ALTS Bandai Snow Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 51 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 23°C and the night falls to 14°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 23 % of the time. June is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in January (14), when days are cool at around 1°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (27°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. July is the wettest month with 212 mm and February the driest with 56 mm, out of about 1,460 mm a year. The air feels muggy in August. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 40 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 15 hours in June.

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. ALTS Bandai Snow Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and October–November, up to 80
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January and February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, ALTS Bandai Snow Resort is the 81st coolest over the year and the 51st driest. In September, when ALTS Bandai Snow Resort scores 51, Adatara Resort (26 km away) scores 50 and Kuriko International Ski & Resort (34 km away) scores 51. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.