Weather at Norikura
Weather at Norikura: a six-day forecast for three elevations of the mountain. Temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover from MET Norway. Updated several times a day.
What the weather at Norikura is usually like
The ski area runs from 1,500 to 2,000 m above sea level - a 500 m vertical. In January the daytime average is -4 °C at the base and -7 °C at the summit. Plan for that 3 °C gap: what feels right at the base will be cold up top.
Average daytime highs at the summit stay below freezing from December through March.
By March the base is around 3 °C while the summit still holds 0 °C: on days like that, start early and stay high. Based on monthly averages and the resort elevations. For the coming days, see the forecast above.
Average monthly temperature in Norikura
0 °C
-5-12
-4-12
1-7
7-2
134
179
2114
2214
1811
124
6-2
-2-10
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average daytime highAverage night-time lowData by Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis) for the mid station; top and base are derived with the standard lapse rate of 0.65 °C per 100 m, exactly as the source itself does. Averaged over 2015 - 2024.