Nasu in April: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Nasu Kogen station (749 m above sea level).

High

13.0°C (55°F)

Low

2.6°C (37°F)

Precipitation

139.6 mm

Wet days

11.3 days

Sunshine

170 hours

• Highs rise 6.2°C from March and climb another 5.2°C into May.
• That is 0.9°C below Nasu's yearly average high of 13.9°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Nasu is the 4th coldest in April: 0.7°C cooler than Aomori and 1.0°C warmer than Hakodate.
• April is Nasu's 6th driest month (139.6 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Nasu has the 13th highest precipitation in April: 1.4 mm less than Hiroshima and 5.1 mm more than Toyama.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 11.3 days, and 10 mm or more on 4.0 days.
• Rain or snow of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.4 days, and 50 mm or more on 0.6 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 7.7 nights.
• 7 cm of snow falls in an average April; snow 5 cm or deeper lies on the ground on 0.5 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 16.1 days, and 5.7 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

7.8°C (46°F)

Deepest snow (average of each year's deepest)

5 cm

Early, mid and late April

By the last ten days of April the average high in Nasu is 4.1°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–30 April is the wettest (54.2 mm) and 1–10 April the driest (37.9 mm).

Chilly: highs around 13.0°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• Gloves and a hat for mornings and nights: the temperature drops below 0°C on 7.7 nights.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 10.4°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• An umbrella: rain or snow falls on 11.3 days.

Pack

• Umbrella
• Gloves and a warm hat

• Our clothing rules

National holidays in April 2027:

• Thu 29 April — Showa Day

In April 2025, hotels and inns across Tochigi Prefecture were 54.7% full on average (8th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 51,260 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 54.9% in March and 55.3% in May.

• Japan in April: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in April
• Golden Week