Best time to visit Seki Onsen Ski Resort

The climate in Seki Onsen Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Seki Onsen Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 51 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 22°C and the night falls to 12°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 22 % of the time. May and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–51. The lowest score is in February (14), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (27°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. July is the wettest month with 220 mm and February the driest with 91 mm, out of about 1,690 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 70 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. Seki Onsen 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. Seki Onsen Ski Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–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, Seki Onsen Ski Resort is the 77th coolest over the year and the 80th wettest. In June, when Seki Onsen Ski Resort scores 51, Nozawa Onsen (29 km away) scores 50 and Ryuoo Ski Park (30 km away) scores 50. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.