Yamanashi · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Hakusan-dake

3,730 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation3,730 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation0.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul10°average high

35.37° N, 138.73° EElevation 3,730 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,730 m
Mid-mountain2,390 m
Valley · Fujiyoshida1,055 m

Freezing level in October: 3,300 m

iThe mountain

Hakusan-dake in brief

Hakusan-dake rises to 3,730 m, Yamanashi, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights fall below freezing in 9 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Fujiyoshida, 10 km to the NE at 1,055 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,730 m · 12,238 ft
Region: Yamanashi
Country: Japan
Coordinates: 35.3667, 138.7294
Nearest airport: Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) · 80 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Hakusan-dake by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Hakusan-dake by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-13°	-12°	-9°	-2°	2°	6°	10°	10°	7°	1°	-4°	-10°
Average low	-24°	-23°	-18°	-12°	-7°	-1°	3°	3°	0°	-7°	-13°	-19°
Precipitation	115 mm	133 mm	253 mm	242 mm	257 mm	350 mm	348 mm	425 mm	465 mm	350 mm	179 mm	94 mm
Cloud cover	26%	32%	43%	48%	56%	69%	58%	42%	48%	42%	32%	23%
Daylight	10h 01	10h 54	11h 55	13h 03	14h 00	14h 32	14h 20	13h 31	12h 27	11h 21	10h 20	9h 47
Month score	26	24	20	18	14	9	13	22	18	20	24	32

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	900 m	1,000 m	1,650 m	2,600 m	3,350 m	4,050 m	4,700 m	4,750 m	4,250 m	3,300 m	2,450 m	1,500 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Hakusan-dake in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Fuji	3,777 m	–	0.7 km S	9°
Kengamine Peak	3,776 m	3,776 m	0.7 km S	9°
Mount Kenashi (Yamanashi, Shizuoka)	1,964 m	–	18 km W	20°
Tenshi Mountains	1,946 m	–	18 km W	23°
Mount Kuro, Yamanashi	1,793 m	–	21 km N	20°
Mitsutōge	1,785 m	–	22 km N	21°
Amaga-take	1,772 m	–	17 km NW	21°
Mount Juni	1,683 m	–	17 km N	21°