Karuizawa in November: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Karuizawa station (999 m above sea level).

High

11.2°C (52°F)

Low

−0.2°C (32°F)

Precipitation

52.5 mm

Wet days

5.9 days

Sunshine

162 hours

Snow on ground

0.5 days

• Highs fall 5.0°C from October and drop another 5.9°C into December.
• That is 3.4°C below Karuizawa's yearly average high of 14.6°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Karuizawa is the 6th coldest in November: 1.7°C cooler than Shirakawa-go and level with Aomori.
• November is Karuizawa's 4th driest month (52.5 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Karuizawa has the 2nd lowest precipitation in November: 6.2 mm less than Sendai and 8.1 mm more than Nagano.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 5.9 days, and 10 mm or more on 1.9 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 17.8 nights.
• 1 cm of snow falls in an average November; snow lies on the ground on 0.5 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 20.4 days, and 3.2 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

4.8°C (41°F)

Humidity

80%

Deepest snow (average of each year's deepest)

1 cm

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Karuizawa is 4.1°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 11–20 November is the wettest (22.2 mm) and 1–10 November the driest (14.1 mm).

Chilly: highs around 11.2°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 17.8 nights.
• Layers you can take off: afternoons are 11.4°C warmer than early mornings on average.
• A folding umbrella: rain or snow falls on 5.9 days.

Shoes

• Shoes with good grip: snow or sleet falls on 3.2 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella
• Gloves and a warm hat

• Our clothing rules

National holidays in November 2026:

• Tue 3 November — Culture Day
• Mon 23 November — Labor Thanksgiving Day

• Sat 21 November to Mon 23 November: 3 days off in a row

In November 2025, hotels and inns across Nagano Prefecture were 37.4% full on average (8th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 171,060 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 42.4% in October and 33.3% in December.

• Japan in November: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in November