Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

Local name: 草津白根山

Located in Gunma, Japan Coordinates: 36°38′43″ N 138°31′42″ E

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Elevation: 2,171 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Kusatsu Machi; 4.8 km SE
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: August; See the climate
Airports: MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport76 km; TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport120 km

About Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is a mountain. Location: Gunma, Japan. Elevation: 2,171 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (草津白根山, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2,165 m (7,103 ft) active stratovolcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes.

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Climate of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -7° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kofu · 109 km south17°
Isehara · 155 km southeast18°
Fujinomiya · 159 km south18°

Hottest month: August (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -15°)
Wettest month: September (206 mm)
Driest month: December (47 mm)

-6° -15°

-2° -12°

6° -6°

11° -1°

14° 4°

17° 9°

19° 10°

14° 6°

8° -1°

3° -7°

-2° -12°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

100

May

119

Jun

188

Jul

203

Aug

199

Sep

206

Oct

124

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-2°	6°	11°	14°	17°	19°	14°	8°	3°	-2°
Average low (°C)	-15°	-15°	-12°	-6°	-1°	4°	9°	10°	6°	-1°	-7°	-12°
Precipitation (mm)	59	65	78	100	119	188	203	199	206	124	70	47

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 76 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Niigata Airport (KIJ) (154 km). The nearest large city is Nagano, 31 km to the west.