When to go · Goshogawara
Goshogawara in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (Shamisen Hall closed) and heavy snow periods.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C) / −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Low
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Low
- Japan overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (Shamisen Hall closed) and heavy snow periods.
Is another month better than January?
January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Goshogawara's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season) and Oct–Nov (cool weather).
- JulyGreatInside Goshogawara's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season) and Oct–Nov (cool weather).
- AugustGreatInside Goshogawara's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season) and Oct–Nov (cool weather).
- SeptemberGreatInside Goshogawara's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season) and Oct–Nov (cool weather).
Weather in January
- GoshogawaraHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -5 °C (23 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 23 °F (-5 °C), rain on about 5 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year (Shōgatsu) big impact
29 Dec – 3 Jan · Japan
Shops, museums and many restaurants close; shrines packed on 1–3 Jan; trains full on 29–30 Dec and 2–3 Jan.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Low
- Prices · Japan overall
- Low
Japan overall: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Goshogawara, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Jan: -5 °C (23 °F)23 °F (-5 °C)
Jun: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 5 (better)
Jun: 9
Crowds
Jan: Low
Jun: Low
Prices
Jan: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Jun: 0
January: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (Shamisen Hall closed) and heavy snow periods.
June: Inside Goshogawara's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season) and Oct–Nov (cool weather).
Goshogawara: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings