Best time to visit Katashina Kogen Ski Resort

The climate in Katashina Kogen Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Katashina Kogen 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 12°C, with rain on about 21 days and clear sky 19 % of the time. The lowest score is in March (16), when days are cool at around 4°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (24°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 297 mm and February the driest with 57 mm, out of about 1,800 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 50 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Katashina Kogen Ski Resort lies about 1,300 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 8 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. Katashina Kogen Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–November, up to 80
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January and February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Katashina Kogen Ski Resort is the 38th coolest over the year and the 44th wettest. In September, when Katashina Kogen Ski Resort scores 50, Norn Minakami Ski Resort (27 km away) scores 50 and Akasawa Ski Resort (36 km away) scores 50. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.