Snow in Sapporo in early November?

I may be going to Sapporo somewhere in the first week of November and just wondering if there will be snow during that time.

On average, when does snowfall begins in Hokkaido?

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Hi,

I'm a person living in Sapporo.

In Sapporo, the first snowfall usually begins in early November, but snow will almost always disappear soon.
So, if you visit only Sapporo in early November, you don't have to worry about snowfall at all.
The temperatures in early November here are rather cold; in night time around the freezing point of water, in day time around 10 degree Celsius.

In Asahikawa or colder areas than Sapporo, snowfall usually begins a bit earlier than in Sapporo (around the end of October).

Even in these colder Hokkaido areas than Sapporo, everything looks like this (click a small image to make it larger):
in early November
http://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/files/tosi_kei/keikan/keikan-gal...
http://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/files/tosi_kei/keikan/keikan-gal...

in mid-November
http://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/files/tosi_kei/keikan/keikan-gal...
http://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/files/tosi_kei/keikan/keikan-gal...

If you visit a hot spring in Daisetsuzan (for example, Asahidate Onsen), you should be careful with
snowfall and slippy roads. In the highest mountains like Daisetsuzan, the first snowfall usually
begins in late September.

Thanks for your advice.

By the way, if I don't get to see snow during that time, where would the closest place be from Sapporo be if I want to find snow?

Hiya again.

The closest areas where it is more likely to see snow are Niseko, Kiroro and Daisetsuzan.
Niseko and Kiroro are both popular skiing resorts near not so far from Sapporo.

Don't forget that even in Niseko and Kiroro, ski slopes usually will open in late November (it's about two or three weeks later than when you will visit there) Last year, the Kiroro Snow World (ski slope's name) was open for public use on the 25th of November.

Daisetsuzan mountains are located in the central part of Hokkaido; People visiting the Daisetsuzan mountains usually stay at a hot spring inn at the foot of the mountains to see the top of the mountains covered with snow.

Anyway, it is highly unlikely that you will see snowfall in Sapporo then (If you definitely want to see snow, I recommend you to visit Sapporo in or after late December, or go to a hot spring in the Daisetsuzan mountains)

Here is a YouTube video showing a way at the foot of the Daisetuzan mountains in early November 2005:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZjyMY3EEnE
As you see, in the case of early November 2005, still no snow there.

Here is a YouTube video showing Sapporo in early November 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xpk-hvKcG4
Can you see any snow?

Also, take a look at another YouTube video. This is a scene of Sapporo city on January 7, 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH6ayzfTLJk
As you see, very bad weather and heavy snowfall.

Thanks again dosanko100.

Unfortunately, that will be the only time that I am able to visit Sapporo. So I guess I will most likely not be able to see snow by then.
Thanks again as you have been most informative.