Ou Mountains · Yamagata · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Zaō

Complex volcano · last major eruption 18671,841 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,841 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation47 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

38.14° N, 140.44° EElevation 1,841 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,841 m
Mid-mountain1,080 m
Valley · Yamagata321 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Zaō in brief

Mount Zaō rises to 1,841 m in the Ou Mountains, Yamagata, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Yamagata, 12 km to the NW at 321 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,841 m · 6,040 ft
Range: Ou Mountains
Region: Yamagata
Country: Japan
Coordinates: 38.1410, 140.4430
Nearest airport: Yamagata Airport (GAJ) · 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 Zaō by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Zaō by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-8°	-7°	-3°	6°	12°	16°	19°	20°	16°	9°	2°	-4°
Average low	-15°	-15°	-11°	-4°	2°	8°	12°	13°	9°	1°	-6°	-11°
Precipitation	195 mm	154 mm	183 mm	193 mm	209 mm	285 mm	374 mm	364 mm	333 mm	265 mm	208 mm	188 mm
Cloud cover	56%	54%	52%	48%	54%	60%	58%	48%	55%	48%	48%	51%
Daylight	9h 47	10h 46	11h 54	13h 10	14h 13	14h 48	14h 35	13h 41	12h 29	11h 16	10h 09	9h 32
Month score	14	15	16	18	24	42	55	60	44	18	18	16

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	50 m	150 m	800 m	1,950 m	2,900 m	3,650 m	4,250 m	4,450 m	3,700 m	2,600 m	1,550 m	650 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 Zaō in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Byōbu Dake	1,825 m	–	5.8 km SE	19°
Mount Fubo	1,705 m	–	7.9 km SE	20°
Mount Gando	1,485 m	–	7.1 km NE	21°
Mount Daitō	1,366 m	–	19 km N	21°
Ryū Zan	1,362 m	–	6.3 km NW	22°
Mount Kamuro, Yamagata	1,356 m	–	13 km N	22°
Omoshiroyama	1,264 m	–	24 km N	22°
Mount Amayobari	906 m	–	22 km N	23°