{
  "name": "Sapporo",
  "alternateNames": [
    "札幌市",
    "삿포로시"
  ],
  "type": "city",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/cities/sapporo/",
  "summary": "One of the snowiest big cities in the world, and host of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Hokkaido",
    "latitude": 43.06,
    "longitude": 141.35
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "city": 20
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "city centre",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 12.2,
      "february": 11.7,
      "march": 6.4,
      "april": 2.5,
      "may": 0,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 0.2,
      "november": 4.5,
      "december": 11.1
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 25,
      "february": 24,
      "march": 16,
      "april": 3,
      "may": 0,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 1,
      "november": 8,
      "december": 22
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -9.7,
        "high": -2.4
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -8.8,
        "high": -1.6
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -4.1,
        "high": 4
      },
      "april": {
        "low": 2.4,
        "high": 11.8
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 8.1,
        "high": 17.5
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 12.8,
        "high": 20.9
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 17.9,
        "high": 25.5
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 18.8,
        "high": 25.9
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 14.1,
        "high": 22.3
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 6.9,
        "high": 15.5
      },
      "november": {
        "low": 0.5,
        "high": 8.2
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -6.9,
        "high": 0.3
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 107,
      "2017/18": 109,
      "2018/19": 78,
      "2019/20": 79,
      "2020/21": 86,
      "2021/22": 130,
      "2022/23": 84,
      "2023/24": 96,
      "2024/25": 115,
      "2025/26": 117
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 9,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 3,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 3
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}