Best time to visit Nango Ski Area

The climate in Nango Ski Area through the year

When to go

No month in Nango Ski Area reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 22°C and the night falls to 13°C, with rain on about 19 days and clear sky 20 % of the time. September is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in February (15), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (27°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. August is the wettest month with 248 mm and February the driest with 64 mm, out of about 1,690 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 80 cm).

Daylight

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. Nango Ski Area scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and October–November, up to 80
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January and February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Nango Ski Area is the 85th coolest over the year and the 76th wettest. In June, when Nango Ski Area scores 50, Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort (30 km away) scores 50 and Hunter Mountain Shiobara (40 km away) scores 50. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.