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73 seasons of official snowfall records for Niseko, sourced from the Japan Meteorological Agency's Kutchan observation station – the closest official station to Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and Annupuri. Pick a season below to see daily snowfall totals, Nov–Apr.
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Day NovDecJanFebMarApr
Total
Daily avg
Cell shade scales with snowfall – darker red, bigger dump
Snowfall figures are official daily totals (cm) recorded at the JMA Kutchan (倶知安) observation station. Data: Japan Meteorological Agency – data.jma.go.jp. Compiled, translated and visualised by Ski Asia. Figures may be revised retrospectively by JMA; refer to the source for the most current values. Some early-season records (pre-1953) are incomplete and excluded.

81 SEASONS OF NISEKO SNOW DEPTH

Every winter since 1945/46, layered on top of each other. Each row is one season, oldest at the top, most recent at the bottom – watch the snow build through Nov–Apr and melt away either side.

Ridgeline chart of Niseko snow depth by season, 1945/46 to 2025/26, showing daily snow depth curves stacked by year
Daily snow depth (cm) recorded at the JMA Kutchan observation station, 1945–2026. Data: Japan Meteorological Agency – data.jma.go.jp. Compiled and visualised by Ski Asia.

NISEKO SNOWFALL TREND BY SEASON

Every season since 1953/54, plotted year by year, with a trend line fitted through the noise. Switch between the full-season total or a single month to see how that period alone has moved over time.

Season totals (cm) from official JMA daily snowfall records at the Kutchan observation station, 1953/54–2025/26. Dashed line is a linear best fit, shown to make the underlying trend easier to read through year-to-year noise.

Niseko Trip Planner

Pick your travel dates and see what 73 seasons of history say about the snowfall you're likely to get.

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Based on official JMA daily snowfall records at the Kutchan station, 1953/54–2025/26. Individual trips vary widely – these are historical averages, not a forecast.

NISEKO SNOWFALL RECORDS

Standout numbers pulled from 73 seasons of official JMA data at the Kutchan station.

69cm
Nov 14, 1994
Biggest single-day snowfall
2,019cm
1969/70 season
Best season total
685cm
2019/20 season
Worst season total
7 days
Dec 13–19, 1969
Longest run of 20cm+ snow days
Jan 20
13.1cm average
Snowiest calendar day of the year
312cm
Mar 25, 1970
Deepest snowpack ever recorded
25% less snow
1953/54–1962/63 vs 2016/17–2025/26
Last 10 seasons averaged 849cm – 25% less than the first 10 (1,133cm)
24 days
1969/70 season
Most 30cm+ snowfall days in a single season – more than double any other year
601cm
January 1969
Snowiest calendar month ever recorded
751cm
2025/26 – the season that just finished
4th-lowest season total on record, and tied for the earliest snowmelt ever recorded (Apr 2)
10cm → 198cm
Christmas Day, 1955 → 1956
The thinnest and the deepest white Christmases ever recorded happened in back-to-back years
~7 days earlier
vs 70 years ago
Average snowmelt date has crept earlier decade by decade