Hida Mountains · Nagano · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Yake

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19952,455 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,455 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation4.8 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

36.23° N, 137.59° EElevation 2,455 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,455 m
Mid-mountain1,660 m
Valley · Asahi863 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Yake in brief

Mount Yake rises to 2,455 m in the Hida Mountains, Nagano, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Asahi, 26 km to the SE at 863 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,455 m · 8,054 ft
Range: Hida Mountains
Region: Nagano
Country: Japan
Coordinates: 36.2289, 137.5882
Nearest airport: Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) · 31 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 Mount Yake by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Yake by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-10°	-9°	-4°	2°	9°	13°	16°	17°	13°	7°	0°	-7°
Average low	-18°	-17°	-13°	-6°	-1°	5°	9°	10°	6°	-1°	-8°	-15°
Precipitation	150 mm	151 mm	196 mm	184 mm	228 mm	298 mm	400 mm	260 mm	349 mm	212 mm	166 mm	133 mm
Cloud cover	60%	58%	55%	51%	56%	67%	61%	48%	54%	47%	48%	53%
Daylight	9h 57	10h 52	11h 55	13h 05	14h 04	14h 37	14h 24	13h 34	12h 27	11h 19	10h 16	9h 43
Month score	13	13	15	16	14	24	44	56	33	18	18	15

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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	300 m	500 m	1,150 m	2,150 m	3,050 m	3,800 m	4,350 m	4,500 m	3,950 m	2,900 m	1,850 m	750 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Yake in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Okuhotaka	3,190 m	–	8.6 km NE	12°
Hotaka Mountains	3,190 m	2,307 m	8.6 km NE	12°
Mount Yari	3,180 m	–	14 km NE	13°
Mount Kita-Hotaka	3,106 m	–	10 km NE	12°
Mount Ōbami	3,101 m	–	13 km NE	12°
Mount Mae-Hotaka	3,090 m	–	8.8 km NE	13°
Mount Naka	3,084 m	–	12 km NE	12°
Mount Minami, Nagano	3,033 m	–	11 km NE	13°