Best time to visit Masumizu Snow Park

The climate in Masumizu Snow Park through the year

When to go

Masumizu Snow Park scores highest on Eddigo’s travel score in May, peaking at 65 out of 100 in May. A typical May day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 10°C, with rain on about 14 days and clear sky 38 % of the time. June and October are a fair alternative, with scores of 51–55. The lowest score is in January (14), when days are cool at around 4°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (28°C) is about 24 degrees warmer than a January day (4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–February. July is the wettest month with 288 mm and February the driest with 111 mm, out of about 1,840 mm a year. The air feels muggy in July and August.

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 28°C in August. It is coldest in February (12°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. Masumizu Snow Park scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): April and May, up to 65
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–May and October–November, up to 83

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Masumizu Snow Park is the 63rd warmest over the year and the 34th wettest. It has 1 month with a good score, against 0 for a typical destination in the country. In May, when Masumizu Snow Park scores 65, Snow Resort Nekoyama (47 km away) scores 67 and Dolphin Valley (56 km away) scores 67. In January, when Masumizu Snow Park is at its lowest, Gyeongju in South Korea scores 58 and lies 390 km away. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.