Kusatsu
草津36°37′ N 138°36′ EJMA1991-2020-0.4 to 17 °C
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Snow depth cm | New snow cm | Sun h | Wind | m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.4 | -7.8 | -4.1 | 68.5 | 11.6 | 73 | 175 | 153 | NNW | 1.7 |
| Feb | 0.7 | -7.8 | -3.6 | 66.1 | 10.7 | 94 | 156 | 147.8 | NNW | 1.7 |
| Mar | 4.7 | -4.5 | -0.1 | 90.6 | 11.5 | 77 | 149 | 182.4 | NNW | 1.5 |
| Apr | 11.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 106.2 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 192.3 | NNW | 1.4 |
| May | 17 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 150.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 188.9 | SE | 0.9 |
| Jun | 19.6 | 11.1 | 14.9 | 218.3 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 120 | SE | 0.5 |
| Jul | 23.4 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 263.5 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 117.7 | SE | 0.4 |
| Aug | 24.2 | 16.2 | 19.6 | 236.8 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 134.2 | SSE | 0.4 |
| Sep | 19.8 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 254.6 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | SSE | 0.5 |
| Oct | 14.5 | 6 | 9.9 | 162.5 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 132.7 | N | 0.8 |
| Nov | 9.1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 63.9 | 8.2 | 3 | 9 | 160.8 | NNW | 1.2 |
| Dec | 2.9 | -4.8 | -1.2 | 60.4 | 10.9 | 37 | 112 | 162.5 | NNW | 1.5 |
Reading the seasons
Station
JMA's Kusatsu AMeDAS station (block 0343) stands at 1,223 m in Kusatsu town, Gunma. The ski area's lifts climb above it. Every value is JMA's 1991–2020 normal.
Winter
January is the coldest month, with a mean of −4.1 °C and lows of −7.8 °C. It also gets 153.0 hours of sunshine. The normal deepest snow peaks at 94 cm in February.
Spring
Highs reach 11.5 °C in April and 17.0 °C in May. The rain comes later in the year, and July is the wettest month at 263.5 mm.
Volcano
Kusatsu-Shirane is an active volcano that JMA monitors. Check the current alert level on JMA's Kusatsu-Shirane page before heading up: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/vois/data/tokyo/305_Kusatsu-Shiranesan/305_index.html
SnowSeries
Two snow series come from JMA's normals. snowDepthMax is the month's deepest snow on the ground in centimetres (最深積雪), and freshSnow is the month's total new snowfall in centimetres (降雪の深さ合計).
Rain
Rain days count the days with 1 mm or more of precipitation.
Wind
The windDir field holds JMA's most frequent wind direction (最多風向) for each month as the compass point the wind blows from.
Quick answers about Kusatsuよくある質問
What is the weather like in Kusatsu in January to February and April to May?
In January to February and April to May, Kusatsu averages daily highs of -0.4 to 17 °C and lows of -7.8 to 6.5 °C, with 66 to 151 mm of rain a month, by the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991-2020 normals. The most frequent wind in January comes from the NNW at a mean 1.7 m/s.
Which month is warmest in Kusatsu?
August is the warmest month in Kusatsu, with an average daily high of 24.2 °C, by the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991-2020 normals.
Which month is wettest in Kusatsu?
July is the wettest month in Kusatsu, with 263.5 mm of rain on average, by the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991-2020 normals.
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