Niseko in December
avoid · not the best time to go · the wettest month of the year
The year in Niseko
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- JanJNiseko in January: ok, busy
- FebFNiseko in February: ok, busy
- MarMNiseko in March: sweet spot
- AprANiseko in April: ok
- MayMNiseko in May: good
- JunJNiseko in June: sweet spot
- JulJNiseko in July: sweet spot
- AugANiseko in August: ok
- SepSNiseko in September: sweet spot
- OctONiseko in October: ok
- NovNNiseko in November: avoid
- DecDNiseko in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | -2°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | -8°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | -6°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 24 · 155 mm |
| Humidity | 85% |
| Sunshine | 3.3 h/day |
| Daylight | 9.1 h/day |
| Crowds | 45 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.
Weather read at Hirafu, the village at Niseko United's foot: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Niseko in pictures
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Soica2001 (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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What to pack
- A proper coat, hat and gloves: nights average -8°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 24 rainy days and 155 mm.
- Humidity averages 85%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 100 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Yen. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Japan: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
On arrival in Niseko: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
December elsewhere
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