Jōetsu Weather in April
Jōetsu in April
The short of it: Jōetsu in April averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 97 mm · daylight 13 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Jōetsu an average April high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 97 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against March, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 6 min in mid-April, 75 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Jōetsu runs about middling and wetter than most in April. Myoko, 14 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
April in Jōetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 68 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyokoNiigata | 14 km S | 17° | 6° | 95 mm |
| AraiNiigata | 16 km S | 17° | 6° | 96 mm |
| ToyosatoNagano | 31 km SE | 15° | 4° | 92 mm |
| IiyamaNagano | 35 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 84 mm |
| ItoigawaNiigata | 37 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |
| KashiwazakiNiigata | 37 km NE | 16° | 6° | 110 mm |
| KamikijimaNagano | 38 km SSE | 17° | 5° | 85 mm |
| KashiwabaraNagano | 39 km S | 15° | 3° | 88 mm |