When to go · Kirifuri Highlands
Kirifuri Highlands in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (snow blocks trails).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C) / −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (snow blocks trails).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Kirifuri Highlands's best window: Jun–Oct (lilies, autumn colours).
- JulyGreatInside Kirifuri Highlands's best window: Jun–Oct (lilies, autumn colours).
- AugustGreatInside Kirifuri Highlands's best window: Jun–Oct (lilies, autumn colours).
- SeptemberGreatInside Kirifuri Highlands's best window: Jun–Oct (lilies, autumn colours).
Weather in December
- Kirifuri HighlandsHighs around 7 °C (45 °F), lows around -1 °C (30 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 45 °F (7 °C), lows around 30 °F (-1 °C), rain on about 9 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
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kirifuri Highlands, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jun: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Dec: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 9 (better)
Jun: 12
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jun: Low
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (snow blocks trails).
June: Inside Kirifuri Highlands's best window: Jun–Oct (lilies, autumn colours).
Kirifuri Highlands: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings