Best time to visit Omachi Aki Area

The climate in Omachi Aki Area through the year

When to go

No month in Omachi Aki Area reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 54 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 17 days and clear sky 34 % of the time. June and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–51. The lowest score is in January (15), when days are cool at around 0°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (28°C) is about 28 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. July is the wettest month with 245 mm and February the driest with 70 mm, out of about 1,630 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 80 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea is 22°C or warmer in July–October, peaking at 29°C in August. It is coldest in March (11°C). Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Omachi Aki Area 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. Omachi Aki Area scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–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, Omachi Aki Area is the 91st coolest over the year and the 90th driest. In May, when Omachi Aki Area scores 54, Togakushi Ski Field (30 km away) scores 48 and Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort (30 km away) scores 52. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.