Best time to visit Snow Par Ogna Hotaka

The climate in Snow Par Ogna Hotaka through the year

When to go

No month in Snow Par Ogna Hotaka reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 13°C, with rain on about 21 days and clear sky 19 % of the time. The lowest score is in March (16), when days are cool at around 5°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (25°C) is about 25 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. August is the wettest month with 292 mm and February the driest with 56 mm, out of about 1,780 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 40 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Snow Par Ogna Hotaka lies about 1,200 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 8 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. Snow Par Ogna Hotaka scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Snow Par Ogna Hotaka is the 49th coolest over the year and the 50th wettest. In September, when Snow Par Ogna Hotaka scores 50, Akasawa Ski Resort (31 km away) scores 50 and Iwappara Ski Resort (34 km away) scores 50. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.