Best time to visit Kagura Ski Resort

The climate in Kagura Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Kagura Ski 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 20°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 22 % of the time. The lowest score is in February (16), when days are cool at around −1°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (24°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. July is the wettest month with 224 mm and February the driest with 69 mm, out of about 1,620 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 70 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Kagura Ski Resort lies about 1,350 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 9 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. Kagura Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–November, up to 82
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January–March

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Kagura Ski Resort is the 24th coolest over the year and the 87th driest. In September, when Kagura Ski Resort scores 50, Ryuoo Ski Park (25 km away) scores 50 and Hoppo Bunadaira Ski Area (25 km away) scores 48. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.