Best time to visit Koide Ski Area

The climate in Koide Ski Area through the year

When to go

No month in Koide Ski Area reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 55 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 23°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 35 % of the time. June and October are a fair alternative, with scores of 51–51. The lowest score is in February (14), when days are cool at around 6°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (31°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (5°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. July is the wettest month with 229 mm and April the driest with 92 mm, out of about 1,850 mm a year. The air feels muggy in July and August. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 90 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 28°C in August. It is coldest in March (10°C). Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 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. Koide Ski Area scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Koide Ski Area is the 34th warmest over the year and the 30th wettest. In May, when Koide Ski Area scores 55, Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort (27 km away) scores 46 and Maiko Snow Resort (30 km away) scores 55. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.