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Best time to visit Nozawa Onsen

The best time to visit Nozawa Onsen is May, with daytime temperatures around 19°C.

Nozawa Onsen at a glance: warmest in August with daytime temperatures around 27°C and coolest in January (0°C). The wettest month is July (219 mm) and the driest February (82 mm), with about 1,650 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in August (28°C). Sunniest in April.

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Nozawa Onsen

940 m
Pleasantly warm and rainy
51
19°/7°15°105 mm35 %14 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-May in Nozawa Onsen
Sunny 8Cloudy 5Rain 17
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
7°14°23°−11°32°
Sea temperature
15°−11°32°
Daylight (solar time)
04:5419:06
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14 h 12 m
Precipitation
0220 mm
105 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 77 %
Poor ExcellentDoesn’t matchERA5 · CRU TS · ETOPO

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightSeaRainWet daysSunDaylightFeels like
January150°−8°13°122 mm2432 %10 hCold and snowy · ski conditions
February152°−8°11°82 mm2130 %11 hCold and snowy · ski conditions
March156°−5°10°95 mm2131 %12 hChilly and snowy
April2914°1°12°90 mm1640 %13 hMild and showery
May5119°7°15°105 mm1735 %14 hPleasantly warm and rainy
June5022°12°20°155 mm1822 %15 hPleasantly warm, rainy and grey
July4426°17°25°219 mm2217 %14 hWarm, rainy and grey
August4627°18°28°187 mm2231 %14 hWarm and rainy
September5122°14°26°192 mm2023 %12 hPleasantly warm, rainy and grey
October3516°7°23°148 mm1726 %11 hMild and rainy
November1710°0°19°117 mm1938 %10 hChilly and rainy
December174°−5°16°139 mm2638 %10 hCold and snowy

The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.

Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 944 m. Coordinates: 36.91, 138.48.