When to go · Asago
Asago, month by month
The best months for Asago: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-Jan–Feb (Takeda Castle ruins closed).7 °C / -1 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 30 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-Jan–Feb (Takeda Castle ruins closed).8 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days46 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGreatInside Asago's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.13 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days55 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Asago's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatInside Asago's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.27 °C / 17 °C, 12 rain days81 °F / 63 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-Jan–Feb (Takeda Castle ruins closed).31 °C / 22 °C, 13 rain days88 °F / 72 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-Jan–Feb (Takeda Castle ruins closed).33 °C / 23 °C, 10 rain days91 °F / 73 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Still hot; typhoon peak can cancel flights and ferries for a day or two.28 °C / 18 °C, 12 rain days82 °F / 64 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Asago's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Asago's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.16 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days61 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Japan: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.10 °C / 1 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 34 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday