5-Day Weather Forecast, Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama

Mon Jan 06

2°C | -7°C

4 m/s

28 mm

overcast and heavy sleet

hourly forecast

Tue Jan 07

1°C | -5°C

4 m/s

50 mm

overcast and heavy snow

hourly forecast

Wed Jan 08

-2°C | -8°C

3 m/s

40 mm

overcast and heavy snow

hourly forecast

Thu Jan 09

-4°C | -9°C

3 m/s

58 mm

overcast and heavy snow

Fri Jan 10

-3°C | -9°C

3 m/s

28 mm

overcast and heavy snow

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Get more details in the extended 10 day weather forecast for Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama. Check out our January climate page to see if the current temperatures in Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is typical for this time of year.

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