Best time to visit Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort

The climate in Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Hakuba Sanosaka 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 22°C and the night falls to 13°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 (15), when days are cool at around −2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (26°C) is about 28 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. July is the wettest month with 245 mm and February the driest with 73 mm, out of about 1,650 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 80 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 29°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. Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort lies about 1,200 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. Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–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, Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort is the 52nd coolest over the year and the 94th wettest. In September, when Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort scores 51, Togakushi Ski Field (27 km away) scores 51 and Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort (29 km away) scores 51. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.