Best time to visit Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort

The climate in Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. August comes closest with 43 out of 100. A typical August day reaches 19°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 22 days and clear sky 21 % of the time. The lowest score is in January (15), when days are cool at around −11°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (19°C) is about 30 degrees warmer than a January day (−11°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in October–April. August is the wettest month with 176 mm and February the driest with 51 mm, out of about 1,110 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 110 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea stays cool all year: it peaks at 20°C in August and falls to −2°C in February. Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort lies about 1,300 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 8 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. Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 79
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–April

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort is the coolest over the year and the 2nd driest. In August, when Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort scores 43, CANMORE SKI VILLAGE (32 km away) scores 51 and Nukabira Onsen Ski Area (43 km away) scores 50. See where to go in August for the best destinations that month.