Best time to visit Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter Resort

The climate in Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 12°C, with rain on about 19 days and clear sky 22 % of the time. The lowest score is in January (15), when days are cool at around −3°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (24°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (−3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. July is the wettest month with 265 mm and January the driest with 73 mm, out of about 1,750 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 60 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter Resort lies about 1,450 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 10 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. Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter 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–March

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter Resort is the 29th coolest over the year and the 56th wettest. In September, when Hida Hōnoki Daira Winter Resort scores 50, Hida Funayama Snow Resort Arkopia (26 km away) scores 51 and Kaida Kōgen MIA Ski Resort (27 km away) scores 45. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.