Hida Highlands · Toyama · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sofuga Dake

837 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation837 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul25°average high

36.50° N, 137.11° EElevation 837 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sofuga Dake in brief

Sofuga Dake rises to 837 m in the Hida Highlands, Toyama, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Yatsuomachi-higashikumisaka, 7.7 km to the N at 197 m.

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Sofuga Dake by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	6°	13°	19°	22°	25°	27°	22°	16°	10°	4°
Average low	-7°	-6°	-3°	2°	8°	13°	18°	19°	15°	8°	1°	-5°
Precipitation	324 mm	221 mm	209 mm	176 mm	204 mm	268 mm	360 mm	249 mm	318 mm	230 mm	289 mm	307 mm
Cloud cover	51%	51%	50%	44%	49%	57%	50%	39%	49%	43%	42%	45%
Daylight	9h 56	10h 51	11h 54	13h 06	14h 05	14h 38	14h 26	13h 35	12h 27	11h 19	10h 15	9h 41
Month score	16	16	17	35	59	56	58	57	59	53	21	19

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–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	350 m	500 m	1,050 m	2,050 m	2,900 m	3,550 m	4,150 m	4,300 m	3,650 m	2,700 m	1,750 m	800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Mitsugatsuji	1,764 m	–	23 km SW	20°
Mount Ningyō	1,726 m	–	23 km SW	20°
Mount Higashikasa	1,687 m	–	25 km E	19°
Mount Kongōdō	1,650 m	–	15 km SW	20°
Mount Shiraki, Toyama	1,596 m	–	8.9 km S	20°
Mount Mizunashi	1,506 m	–	24 km S	21°
Mount Koshiraki	1,437 m	–	12 km S	21°
Mount Rokutan	1,398 m	–	18 km E	21°