Best time to visit Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort

The climate in Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 46 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 13°C, with rain on about 24 days and clear sky 14 % of the time. The lowest score is in October (15), when days are cool at around 12°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (22°C) is about 25 degrees warmer than a January day (−3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 292 mm and February the driest with 55 mm, out of about 1,770 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 40 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort lies about 1,650 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 11 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. Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–November, up to 78
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort is the 8th coolest over the year and the 51st wettest. In July, when Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort scores 46, Okutone Snow Park (29 km away) scores 46 and Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Resort (34 km away) scores 46. In October, when Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort is at its lowest, Nagoya scores 62 and lies 280 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.