Best time to visit Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort

The climate in Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 49 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 21 % 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. July is the wettest month with 218 mm and February the driest with 55 mm, out of about 1,470 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 30 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. Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort lies about 1,450 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. Kusatsu Onsen 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 February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort is the 33rd coolest over the year and the 57th driest. In September, when Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort scores 49, Naeba Ski Resort (25 km away) scores 50 and Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort (25 km away) scores 50. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.