Nozawa Onsen Snow Forecast
Winter is moving in on Nozawa Onsen. The next 3 days are a pause in the snow, according to the latest run. Not especially cold yet, but this time of year turns fast in Japan. Peak season isn't far off.
Snow Trend
24 Hour Forecast
10 day forecast
A typical season at Nozawa Onsen
Nozawa Onsen is outside its usual snow season right now.
A typical season here runs November to March, peaking in January, with around 11m of snow in total.
- Average season
- ~11m of snow
- Snowiest month
- January (270–395cm)
- Usual season
- November to March, peaking in January
- Base to summit
- 565m – 1650m (1085m vertical)
That makes Nozawa Onsen the 10th snowiest of 39 Nagano resorts we have reviewed.
Month by month
Estimated cumulative fresh snowfall at major on-mountain ski areas; actual totals vary substantially by resort, elevation, measurement location, and season.
Forecast tips for Nozawa Onsen
Read the freezing level before anything else here. With more than a kilometre of vertical between village and summit, the live forecast can show one temperature for the resort while the actual conditions split in two: cold dry sea-effect snow up top, slushy refrozen ruts on the lower runs. That makes this one of the few places where a marginal-looking storm can still be a great day, as long as you stay above the mid-station gondola. If the forecast shows zero or below at the base for the whole cycle, that is a full top-to-bottom day worth booking around.
Nearby forecasts
The closest resort we've reviewed is Togari Onsen, 6km W, topping out at 970m. When a storm misses Nozawa Onsen, check these first.