Kubiki Mountains · Niigata · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Niigata-Yake-Yama

Lava dome · last major eruption 19742,400 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,400 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.8 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

36.92° N, 138.04° EElevation 2,400 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,400 m
Mid-mountain1,290 m
Valley · Arai175 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Niigata-Yake-Yama in brief

Niigata-Yake-Yama rises to 2,400 m in the Kubiki Mountains, Niigata, 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 Arai, 19 km to the NE at 175 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,400 m · 7,874 ft
Range: Kubiki Mountains
Region: Niigata
Country: Japan
Coordinates: 36.9208, 138.0358
Nearest airport: Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) · 81 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 Niigata-Yake-Yama by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Niigata-Yake-Yama by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-10°	-9°	-5°	2°	9°	12°	16°	17°	13°	7°	0°	-7°
Average low	-16°	-15°	-12°	-8°	-1°	4°	9°	10°	6°	-1°	-8°	-14°
Precipitation	554 mm	371 mm	309 mm	175 mm	200 mm	292 mm	395 mm	311 mm	378 mm	327 mm	446 mm	522 mm
Cloud cover	63%	60%	57%	49%	56%	65%	61%	48%	59%	52%	51%	56%
Daylight	9h 54	10h 50	11h 54	13h 07	14h 07	14h 41	14h 28	13h 37	12h 28	11h 18	10h 14	9h 39
Month score	11	13	14	17	14	23	42	54	28	16	16	14

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	400 m	500 m	1,050 m	2,000 m	3,000 m	3,700 m	4,300 m	4,450 m	3,850 m	2,850 m	1,800 m	850 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

Niigata-Yake-Yama in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Hiuchi	2,462 m	1,637 m	2.8 km E	16°
Mount Myōkō	2,454 m	–	7.6 km SE	16°
Mount Takatsuma	2,353 m	–	14 km S	17°
Mount Kurohime	2,053 m	–	14 km SE	18°
Mount Amakazari	1,963 m	–	6.8 km W	18°
Mount Iizuna	1,917 m	–	23 km SE	20°
Mount Togakushi	1,904 m	–	17 km S	19°
Mount Kubiki-koma	1,487 m	–	8.2 km W	21°