Best time to visit Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort

The climate in Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 19 days and clear sky 21 % of the time. The lowest score is in March (20), when days are cool at around 6°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (24°C) is about 25 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. July is the wettest month with 221 mm and December the driest with 37 mm, out of about 1,450 mm a year.

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort lies about 1,650 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 11 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. Yachiho Kōgen Ski 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, Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort is the 41st coolest over the year and the 48th driest. In September, when Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort scores 50, Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort (38 km away) scores 50 and Kazawa Snow Area (44 km away) scores 50. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.