{
  "name": "Niseko United",
  "alternateNames": [
    "ニセコ全山"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/niseko-united/",
  "summary": "Four linked ski areas on Mount Annupuri, famous for frequent, light powder snow.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Hokkaido",
    "latitude": 42.86,
    "longitude": 140.7
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 1188,
    "village": 255
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Late November",
    "closes": "Early May"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.niseko.ne.jp/en/",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 5,
        "windKmh": 3,
        "gustKmh": 7,
        "freezingLevelM": 4100
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 10,
          "freezingLevelM": 4050
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 14,
          "freezingLevelM": 4100
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 35,
          "freezingLevelM": 4000
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 25,
          "freezingLevelM": 3600
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 13
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 34,
          "freezingLevelM": 3350
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 13
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 3250
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 11
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 9
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 8
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+9"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
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        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 11,
        "windKmh": 3,
        "gustKmh": 7,
        "freezingLevelM": 4100
      },
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        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 10,
          "freezingLevelM": 4050
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 14,
            "max": 23
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 14,
          "freezingLevelM": 4100
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 13,
            "max": 23
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 35,
          "freezingLevelM": 4000
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 25,
          "freezingLevelM": 3600
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 34,
          "freezingLevelM": 3350
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 3250
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 16
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 16
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 16
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 14
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+9"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 20.6,
      "february": 18.6,
      "march": 11.5,
      "april": 4.8,
      "may": 0.3,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 1.2,
      "november": 10.3,
      "december": 23.3
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 24,
      "february": 20,
      "march": 14,
      "april": 4,
      "may": 0,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 1,
      "november": 11,
      "december": 25
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -12.3,
        "high": -6.4
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -11.3,
        "high": -5.5
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -7.8,
        "high": -0.4
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -3,
        "high": 5.8
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 3.9,
        "high": 13.5
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 8.8,
        "high": 17
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 14,
        "high": 21.6
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 14.6,
        "high": 21.6
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 9.9,
        "high": 17.8
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 2.6,
        "high": 10.5
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -4.3,
        "high": 2.4
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -11,
        "high": -5
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 81,
      "2017/18": 140,
      "2018/19": 80,
      "2019/20": 91,
      "2020/21": 101,
      "2021/22": 114,
      "2022/23": 94,
      "2023/24": 90,
      "2024/25": 98,
      "2025/26": 110
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Niseko Tokyu Grand HIRAFU winter season",
      "url": "https://en.grand-hirafu.jp/snow/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com, Niseko United",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/niseko-united-annupuri-grand-hirafu-hanazono-niseko-village/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}