Best time to visit Fukui Izumi Ski Resort

The climate in Fukui Izumi Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Fukui Izumi Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 56 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 16 days and clear sky 34 % of the time. June and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–52. The lowest score is in January (13), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (28°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 114 mm in February to 270 mm in July (about 2,040 mm in all). The air feels muggy in August. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 40 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 28°C in August. It is coldest in March (11°C). Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Fukui Izumi Ski Resort lies about 800 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 5 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. Fukui Izumi Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–May and October–November, up to 81
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January and February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Fukui Izumi Ski Resort is the 85th warmest over the year and the 14th wettest. In May, when Fukui Izumi Ski Resort scores 56, Meiho Snow Resort (32 km away) scores 52 and Hakusan Ichirino Onsen Ski Resort (36 km away) scores 47. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.