Best time to visit Numajiri Ski Resort

The climate in Numajiri Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Numajiri Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 51 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 12°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 23 % of the time. June is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in January (15), when days are cool at around −1°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (25°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. July is the wettest month with 205 mm and February the driest with 51 mm, out of about 1,400 mm a year. The air feels muggy in August. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 30 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 15 hours in June. Numajiri Ski Resort lies about 1,050 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 7 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. Numajiri Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Numajiri Ski Resort is the 44th coolest over the year and the 31st driest. In September, when Numajiri Ski Resort scores 51, Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort (63 km away) scores 51 and Nango Ski Area (71 km away) scores 50. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.