Best time to visit Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort

The climate in Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 51 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 19°C and the night falls to 6°C, with rain on about 17 days and clear sky 34 % of the time. June and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–50. The lowest score is in March (16), when days are cool at around 7°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (26°C) is about 26 degrees warmer than a January day (1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. July is the wettest month with 216 mm and February the driest with 55 mm, out of about 1,410 mm a year. 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 14.5 hours in June. Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort lies about 1,250 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. Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and September–November, up to 82

How it compares

Of the 191 destinations Eddigo covers in Japan, Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort is the 74th coolest over the year and the 33rd driest. In May, when Sugadaira Kōgen Snow Resort scores 51, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort (25 km away) scores 39 and Hoppo Bunadaira Ski Area (27 km away) scores 38. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.