Best time to ski in Japan
Across 5 resorts in Japan, December has had the most snow over the last three winters (about 268 cm on average at mid-mountain). Snow by month: Dec 268 cm, Jan 242 cm, Feb 197 cm, Mar 144 cm, Apr 26 cm. For snow and short queues together, aim for mid-January or the first half of March, outside school holidays.
| # | Resort | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Hakuba Happo-one | 364 | 310 | 243 | 184 | 34 | 6.3 |
| 2 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Niseko Grand Hirafu | 302 | 266 | 206 | 133 | 19 | 6.8 |
| 3 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Nozawa Onsen | 282 | 292 | 244 | 157 | 12 | 6.0 |
| 4 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Furano | 229 | 174 | 151 | 142 | 47 | 6.7 |
| 5 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Rusutsu | 164 | 168 | 140 | 106 | 19 | 6.0 |
Average snowfall in cm per month at mid-mountain, last three winters (ERA5).
Scores and stats are computed from open data (OpenStreetMap, ERA5 snowfall, live Open-Meteo forecasts). How Snowlist scores resorts.
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