Best time to visit Nukabira Onsen Ski Area

The climate in Nukabira Onsen Ski Area through the year

When to go

No month in Nukabira Onsen Ski Area reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 12°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 21 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in January (17), when days are cool at around −7°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (21°C) is about 28 degrees warmer than a January day (−7°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 172 mm and February the driest with 45 mm, out of about 1,070 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 50 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea stays cool all year: it peaks at 19°C in August and falls to 0°C in February. Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in December to 15.5 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. Nukabira Onsen Ski Area scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 81
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January–March

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Nukabira Onsen Ski Area is the 2nd coolest over the year and the driest. In July, when Nukabira Onsen Ski Area scores 50, Sahoro Resort (37 km away) scores 50 and Daisetsuzan Kurodake Ski Resort (43 km away) scores 39. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.