Koide, Niigata

Koide

小出町
Koide 小出町
Former municipality
	Koide Skiing Ground
	Flag Emblem
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Kitauonuma District
Merged	November 1, 2004; (now part of Uonuma)
Area
• Total	30.04 km2 (11.60 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	12,735
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Koide (小出町, Koide-machi) was a town located in Kitauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for its snowy ski resort.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,735 and a density of 423.93 persons per km². The total area was 30.04 km².

On November 1, 2004, Koide, along with the town of Horinouchi, and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani (all from Kitauonuma District), was merged to create the city of Uonuma.^[1]^[2]

Climate[edit]

Koide has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) that borders on a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Winters are cool and extremely snowy due to its location in a mountainous valley, while summers are hot and humid.

Climate data for Koide, Uonuma (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.7 (62.1)	15.4 (59.7)	22.9 (73.2)	30.9 (87.6)	33.1 (91.6)	36.8 (98.2)	38.4 (101.1)	39.0 (102.2)	38.1 (100.6)	34.8 (94.6)	25.7 (78.3)	21.1 (70.0)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	4.3 (39.7)	8.3 (46.9)	16.2 (61.2)	23.1 (73.6)	26.4 (79.5)	29.8 (85.6)	31.7 (89.1)	27.0 (80.6)	20.6 (69.1)	13.6 (56.5)	6.5 (43.7)	17.6 (63.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	0.5 (32.9)	3.2 (37.8)	9.2 (48.6)	16.3 (61.3)	20.7 (69.3)	24.5 (76.1)	25.7 (78.3)	21.4 (70.5)	14.9 (58.8)	8.3 (46.9)	2.8 (37.0)	12.3 (54.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	3.6 (38.5)	10.4 (50.7)	16.2 (61.2)	20.5 (68.9)	21.4 (70.5)	17.2 (63.0)	10.7 (51.3)	4.2 (39.6)	−0.1 (31.8)	8.2 (46.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−13.9 (7.0)	−11.7 (10.9)	−4.7 (23.5)	1.8 (35.2)	7.9 (46.2)	13.0 (55.4)	12.5 (54.5)	6.3 (43.3)	−0.1 (31.8)	−5.7 (21.7)	−12.4 (9.7)	−13.9 (7.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	369.3 (14.54)	248.9 (9.80)	187.0 (7.36)	123.5 (4.86)	117.1 (4.61)	158.6 (6.24)	269.8 (10.62)	178.3 (7.02)	162.3 (6.39)	182.7 (7.19)	247.7 (9.75)	389.9 (15.35)	2,635.1 (103.74)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	327 (129)	264 (104)	126 (50)	21 (8.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (2.0)	164 (65)	900 (354)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	25.6	21.5	20.1	14.3	11.9	13.4	15.2	12.0	13.6	15.4	18.9	23.5	205.4
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm)	21.6	18.6	14.1	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	10.8	69.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	37.9	57.8	93.7	151.3	187.0	143.5	138.8	183.0	133.9	127.5	97.0	54.3	1,405.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency^[3]^[4]