Best time to visit Norn Minakami Ski Resort

The climate in Norn Minakami Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Norn Minakami Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 52 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 32 % of the time. June and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–50. The lowest score is in March (16), when days are cool at around 8°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (28°C) is about 25 degrees warmer than a January day (2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. August is the wettest month with 257 mm and February the driest with 56 mm, out of about 1,640 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 50 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Norn Minakami Ski Resort lies about 800 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 5 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. Norn Minakami Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–May and October–November, up to 82
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January and February

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Norn Minakami Ski Resort is the 89th warmest over the year and the 94th driest. In May, when Norn Minakami Ski Resort scores 52, Katashina Kogen Ski Resort (27 km away) scores 35 and Gala Yuzawa (27 km away) scores 55. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.