When to go · Kirifuri Highlands
Kirifuri Highlands in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (snow blocks trails).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Low
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Low
- Japan overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (snow blocks trails).
Is another month better than January?
January 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 January
- Kirifuri HighlandsHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -3 °C (27 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 27 °F (-3 °C), rain on about 8 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 Kirifuri Highlands, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jun: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Jan: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Jun: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 8 (better)
Jun: 12
Crowds
Jan: Low
Jun: Low
Prices
Jan: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Jun: 0
January: 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