Best time to visit Hodaigi Ski Resort

The climate in Hodaigi Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Hodaigi Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 12°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 19 % of the time. September is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in March (16), when days are cool at around 6°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (26°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. August is the wettest month with 271 mm and February the driest with 60 mm, out of about 1,740 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 60 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Hodaigi Ski Resort lies about 1,050 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. Hodaigi Ski 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, Hodaigi Ski Resort is the 64th coolest over the year and the 61st wettest. In June, when Hodaigi Ski Resort scores 50, Akasawa Ski Resort (25 km away) scores 50 and Naeba Ski Resort (27 km away) scores 50. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.