Best time to visit Kunimidake Snow Resort

The climate in Kunimidake Snow Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Kunimidake Snow Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 60 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 16 days and clear sky 34 % of the time. June and October are a fair alternative, with scores of 52–54. 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 (29°C) is about 25 degrees warmer than a January day (4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–February. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 108 mm in February to 252 mm in July (about 1,880 mm in all). The air feels muggy in July and August. Snow typically lies on the ground in January and February, deepest in February (about 10 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 (11°C). Daylight lasts from about 10 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. Kunimidake Snow 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, Kunimidake Snow Resort is the 51st warmest over the year and the 25th wettest. In May, when Kunimidake Snow Resort scores 60, Nagoya (55 km away) scores 64 and Biwako Valley (55 km away) scores 61. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.