Best time to visit Takasu Snow Park

The climate in Takasu Snow Park through the year

When to go

No month in Takasu Snow Park reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. May comes closest with 52 out of 100. A typical May day reaches 19°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 16 days and clear sky 34 % of the time. June and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 51–51. The lowest score is in January (13), when days are cool at around 1°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 272 mm and February the driest with 103 mm, out of about 1,980 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 40 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 (11°C). Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Takasu Snow Park lies about 950 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. Takasu Snow Park scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–June and October–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, Takasu Snow Park is the 86th coolest over the year and the 16th wettest. In May, when Takasu Snow Park scores 52, Ski Jam Katsuyama (30 km away) scores 58 and Hakusan Ichirino Onsen Ski Resort (33 km away) scores 47. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.