Best time to visit Izumigatake Ski Field

The climate in Izumigatake Ski Field through the year

When to go

No month in Izumigatake Ski Field reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 55 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 22°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 35 % of the time. June and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 51–52. 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 (29°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. July is the wettest month with 193 mm and February the driest with 50 mm, out of about 1,320 mm a year. The air feels muggy in August.

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–September, peaking at 25°C in August. It is coldest in March (9°C). Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 15 hours in June.

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. Izumigatake Ski Field scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–May and October–November, up to 81

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Izumigatake Ski Field is the 71st warmest over the year and the 18th driest. In May, when Izumigatake Ski Field scores 55, Satoyama Ski Field (37 km away) scores 53 and Yamagata Mogami Akakura Onsen Ski & Spa Resort (37 km away) scores 54. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.