Niseko Weather & Snowfall

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Niseko Snowfall Comparison Graph 2013/14 - Current Season

Why does Niseko get so much snow?

 

Snow Forecast

Fri
02 Oct		Sat
03 Oct		Sun
04 Oct		Mon
05 Oct		Tue
06 Oct		Wed
07 Oct
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
UPPER 1309M
℃ 1.26℃ 3.77℃ 5.22℃ 5.49℃ 4.42℃ 2.06℃ 1.85℃ 1.00℃ -0.01℃ 3.70℃ 5.96℃ 6.38℃ 5.98℃ 2.15℃ 0.10℃ -2.24℃ -3.57℃ 5.32℃ 8.49℃ 8.91℃ 8.74℃ 3.03℃ 0.55℃ -1.00℃ -1.94℃ 7.20℃ 9.54℃ 9.50℃ 8.57℃ 7.06℃ 7.63℃ 8.39℃ 8.63℃ 9.22℃ 10.16℃ 12.20℃ 11.76℃ 7.75℃ 5.38℃ 4.35℃ 3.94℃ 7.50℃ 10.22℃ 10.22℃ 8.40℃ 4.24℃
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Partly cloudy with very light snow Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light snow Mostly cloudy with very light snow Mostly cloudy with very light snow Very light snow Mostly cloudy with light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Clear skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy with very light snow Very light snow Partly cloudy Sunny skies Sunny skies Clear skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Overcast Sunny skies Sunny skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy with light rain Overcast with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy Sunny skies Sunny skies Clear skies Clear skies
Snow 0.42cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.46cm 0.67cm 0.74cm 0.86cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.28cm 1.25cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm
Wind
16.37m/s
58.93km/h
16.73m/s
60.22km/h
17.37m/s
62.54km/h
18.34m/s
66.01km/h
17.72m/s
63.80km/h
13.27m/s
47.78km/h
10.26m/s
36.94km/h
10.32m/s
37.17km/h
9.06m/s
32.61km/h
7.36m/s
26.50km/h
6.41m/s
23.07km/h
5.80m/s
20.86km/h
5.10m/s
18.34km/h
5.63m/s
20.27km/h
6.70m/s
24.12km/h
5.94m/s
21.39km/h
4.78m/s
17.22km/h
4.56m/s
16.41km/h
3.65m/s
13.16km/h
3.11m/s
11.21km/h
2.41m/s
8.68km/h
3.27m/s
11.77km/h
3.64m/s
13.10km/h
2.94m/s
10.59km/h
3.03m/s
10.91km/h
6.08m/s
21.88km/h
11.05m/s
39.77km/h
13.75m/s
49.49km/h
15.21m/s
54.76km/h
16.32m/s
58.75km/h
19.34m/s
69.63km/h
17.96m/s
64.64km/h
16.41m/s
59.07km/h
12.58m/s
45.28km/h
10.62m/s
38.23km/h
9.34m/s
33.63km/h
6.66m/s
23.97km/h
4.73m/s
17.02km/h
5.49m/s
19.78km/h
5.77m/s
20.78km/h
6.53m/s
23.52km/h
7.57m/s
27.27km/h
8.56m/s
30.81km/h
5.59m/s
20.13km/h
4.30m/s
15.48km/h
3.72m/s
13.39km/h
MID 800M
℃ 4.51℃ 7.02℃ 8.47℃ 8.74℃ 7.67℃ 5.31℃ 5.10℃ 4.25℃ 3.24℃ 6.95℃ 9.21℃ 9.63℃ 9.23℃ 5.40℃ 3.35℃ 1.01℃ -0.32℃ 8.57℃ 11.74℃ 12.16℃ 11.99℃ 6.28℃ 3.80℃ 2.25℃ 1.31℃ 10.45℃ 12.79℃ 12.75℃ 11.82℃ 10.31℃ 10.88℃ 11.64℃ 11.88℃ 12.47℃ 13.41℃ 15.45℃ 15.01℃ 11.00℃ 8.63℃ 7.60℃ 7.19℃ 10.75℃ 13.47℃ 13.47℃ 11.65℃ 7.49℃
Snow 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.21cm 0.96cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm
BASE 300M
℃ 7.76℃ 10.27℃ 11.72℃ 11.99℃ 10.92℃ 8.56℃ 8.35℃ 7.50℃ 6.49℃ 10.20℃ 12.46℃ 12.88℃ 12.48℃ 8.65℃ 6.60℃ 4.26℃ 2.93℃ 11.82℃ 14.99℃ 15.41℃ 15.24℃ 9.53℃ 7.05℃ 5.50℃ 4.56℃ 13.70℃ 16.04℃ 16.00℃ 15.07℃ 13.56℃ 14.13℃ 14.89℃ 15.13℃ 15.72℃ 16.66℃ 18.70℃ 18.26℃ 14.25℃ 11.88℃ 10.85℃ 10.44℃ 14.00℃ 16.72℃ 16.72℃ 14.90℃ 10.74℃
Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Mostly cloudy with light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Clear skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Partly cloudy Sunny skies Sunny skies Clear skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Overcast Sunny skies Sunny skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy with light rain Overcast with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy Sunny skies Sunny skies Clear skies Clear skies
Snow 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm
Wind
W
2.40m/s
8.65km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
3.55m/s
12.77km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
6.23m/s
22.42km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
6.22m/s
22.38km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
3.06m/s
11.01km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WSW
0.38m/s
1.35km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SW
0.35m/s
1.25km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WNW
0.69m/s
2.47km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
0.42m/s
1.52km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.74m/s
2.67km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
1.86m/s
6.69km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
2.65m/s
9.55km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
0.89m/s
3.20km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WNW
0.38m/s
1.36km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
0.23m/s
0.83km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.30m/s
1.07km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.47m/s
1.68km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
S
0.56m/s
2.02km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WNW
1.84m/s
6.62km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
2.17m/s
7.79km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
0.32m/s
1.15km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.37m/s
1.32km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
0.45m/s
1.62km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
0.43m/s
1.55km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.52m/s
1.86km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
1.33m/s
4.80km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
4.32m/s
15.55km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
3.91m/s
14.08km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
2.63m/s
9.47km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
3.86m/s
13.90km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
4.52m/s
16.27km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
4.85m/s
17.47km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
4.97m/s
17.90km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
4.17m/s
15.02km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
S
2.34m/s
8.44km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SW
2.41m/s
8.68km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
0.30m/s
1.07km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.87m/s
3.12km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.84m/s
3.01km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.96m/s
3.45km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
1.53m/s
5.50km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
3.98m/s
14.34km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
4.63m/s
16.69km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
5.08m/s
18.30km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
3.21m/s
11.54km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
1.43m/s
5.16km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s

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Japan snow-forecast.com accumuation maps

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Niseko Snowfall Comparison Graph 2013/14 - Current Season

Why does Niseko get so much snow?

 



average temperatures

Niseko's average mid-winter (Mid-December to Mid-February) day time temperates average at about -6 degrees Celsius or 21 degrees Fahrenheit.

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
High
-3
-2
1
9
15
19
23
24
22
14
6
-1
Low
-12
-10
-7
0
5
10
15
16
10
5
-1
-7