Best time to visit Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort

The climate in Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 51 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 13°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 23 % of the time. June is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in January (14), when days are cool at around −1°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (26°C) is about 27 degrees warmer than a January day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. July is the wettest month with 238 mm and February the driest with 76 mm, out of about 1,650 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 90 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. Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort lies about 1,150 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 7 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. Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort 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, Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort is the 54th coolest over the year and the 95th wettest. In September, when Tsugaike-Kogen Ski Resort scores 51, Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort (28 km away) scores 51 and Seki Onsen Ski Resort (32 km away) scores 51. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.