Best time to visit Grandeco Snow Resort

The climate in Grandeco Snow Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Grandeco 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 20°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 23 % of the time. The lowest score is in January (14), when days are cool at around −2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (25°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. July is the wettest month with 210 mm and February the driest with 55 mm, out of about 1,430 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 50 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 15 hours in June. Grandeco Snow Resort lies about 1,150 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. Grandeco Snow Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Grandeco Snow Resort is the 30th coolest over the year and the 38th driest. In September, when Grandeco Snow Resort scores 51, Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort (56 km away) scores 51 and NINOX SNOW PARK (62 km away) scores 50. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.