Best time to visit Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort

The climate in Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 21°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 March (15), when days are cool at around 5°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (27°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. August is the wettest month with 256 mm and February the driest with 69 mm, out of about 1,770 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 100 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 28°C in August. It is coldest in March (10°C). Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort lies about 900 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 6 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. Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort 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, Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort is the 68th coolest over the year and the 52nd wettest. In June, when Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort scores 50, Koide Ski Area (27 km away) scores 51 and Nango Ski Area (30 km away) scores 50. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.