Best time to visit Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort

The climate in Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 62 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 15 days and clear sky 36 % of the time. June is a fair alternative, with scores of 53. The lowest score is in February (14), when days are cool at around 4°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (29°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 114 mm in November to 233 mm in July (about 1,800 mm in all). The air feels muggy in July and August. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 20 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 28°C in August. It is coldest in February (11°C). Daylight lasts from about 10 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Hyounosen Kokusai 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. Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–May and October–November, up to 82

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort is the 67th warmest over the year and the 47th wettest. In May, when Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort scores 62, Swiss Village Ski Resort (71 km away) scores 61 and Hiruzen Bear Valley Ski Resort (85 km away) scores 65. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.