Abashiri weather in February

In February, Abashiri sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Abashiri's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abashiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -3°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 44 mm; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 6:32 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Abashiri is city in Hokkaido, Japan.

Density: 76/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1947

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical February day in Abashiri reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2
Avg low (°C)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-4	-9
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-4	-9
7	-4	-9
8	-4	-9
9	-4	-9
10	-4	-9
11	-4	-9
12	-4	-9
13	-4	-9
14	-4	-9
15	-4	-9
16	-3	-9
17	-3	-9
18	-3	-9
19	-3	-9
20	-3	-9
21	-3	-9
22	-3	-8
23	-3	-8
24	-3	-8
25	-2	-8
26	-2	-8
27	-2	-8
28	-2	-8

How February really feels in Abashiri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Abashiri weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -7°	61	11.3	14.3	9.1	0.0
Feb	-3° / -9°	44	7.6	9.3	10.2	0.0
Mar	0° / -5°	56	9.4	9	11.6	0.0
Apr	6° / 1°	66	10.3	5.2	13.2	0.6
May	11° / 6°	81	11.1	0.7	14.5	2.6
Jun	15° / 11°	80	11.2	0	15.2	4.3
Jul	19° / 15°	104	11.3	0	15	5.7
Aug	21° / 17°	132	12.2	0	13.8	5.9
Sep	19° / 15°	132	11.9	0	12.3	5.6
Oct	14° / 9°	97	10.9	0.1	10.8	3.9
Nov	7° / 2°	72	11.5	3.5	9.4	0.9
Dec	0° / -4°	75	11.3	11.8	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	41
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Abashiri gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29
Snow chance (%)	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	38
2	31	37
3	30	36
4	29	35
5	29	35
6	28	34
7	28	34
8	28	34
9	27	33
10	27	33
11	27	34
12	27	34
13	27	34
14	28	34
15	28	35
16	28	35
17	28	35
18	28	35
19	28	35
20	28	35
21	28	34
22	28	34
23	28	34
24	28	34
25	29	33
26	29	33
27	29	33
28	29	32

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 5:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12
Sunset (PM)	4:24	4:25	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:35	4:36	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:50	4:51	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	6:49	4:24
2	9.6	6:48	4:25
3	9.7	6:47	4:27
4	9.7	6:46	4:28
5	9.7	6:45	4:29
6	9.8	6:44	4:31
7	9.8	6:42	4:32
8	9.9	6:41	4:33
9	9.9	6:40	4:35
10	10.0	6:39	4:36
11	10.0	6:37	4:38
12	10.0	6:36	4:39
13	10.1	6:35	4:40
14	10.1	6:33	4:42
15	10.2	6:32	4:43
16	10.2	6:31	4:44
17	10.3	6:29	4:46
18	10.3	6:28	4:47
19	10.4	6:26	4:48
20	10.4	6:25	4:50
21	10.5	6:23	4:51
22	10.5	6:22	4:53
23	10.6	6:20	4:54
24	10.6	6:19	4:55
25	10.7	6:17	4:57
26	10.7	6:15	4:58
27	10.8	6:14	4:59
28	10.8	6:12	5:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 2.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Abashiri

In seasonPeak

In February, Abashiri sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abashiri sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Abashiri?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abashiri.

What to pack for Abashiri in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Abashiri sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Abashiri in February

The nearest coast averages about -1°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	0	-1	0	1	5	10	14	17	17	12	7	3
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	0	Bracing
Feb	-1	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	1	Bracing
May	5	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	3	Bracing

UV index in Abashiri in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abashiri peaks around August 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	7	6	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Abashiri?

Abashiri sits at 44.0°N, 144.3°E, 4 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Motomachi, 26 km away.

Topography around Abashiri

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abashiri.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abashiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m.

The land around Abashiri is covered by water (43%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (58%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

192 m

water 43%

16 km

272 m

water 58%

80 km

1,597 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Abashiri year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Motomachi 26 km · Kitami 39 km · Engaru 58 km · Nakashibetsu 77 km · Shibetsu 80 km · Mombetsu 82 km · Kushiro 117 km · Nemuro 131 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abashiri (44.0213°, 144.2697°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-4	-9
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-4	-9
7	-4	-9
8	-4	-9
9	-4	-9
10	-4	-9
11	-4	-9
12	-4	-9
13	-4	-9
14	-4	-9
15	-4	-9
16	-3	-9
17	-3	-9
18	-3	-9
19	-3	-9
20	-3	-9
21	-3	-9
22	-3	-8
23	-3	-8
24	-3	-8
25	-2	-8
26	-2	-8
27	-2	-8
28	-2	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	38
2	31	37
3	30	36
4	29	35
5	29	35
6	28	34
7	28	34
8	28	34
9	27	33
10	27	33
11	27	34
12	27	34
13	27	34
14	28	34
15	28	35
16	28	35
17	28	35
18	28	35
19	28	35
20	28	35
21	28	34
22	28	34
23	28	34
24	28	34
25	29	33
26	29	33
27	29	33
28	29	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-4	-9
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-4	-9
7	-4	-9
8	-4	-9
9	-4	-9
10	-4	-9
11	-4	-9
12	-4	-9
13	-4	-9
14	-4	-9
15	-4	-9
16	-3	-9
17	-3	-9
18	-3	-9
19	-3	-9
20	-3	-9
21	-3	-9
22	-3	-8
23	-3	-8
24	-3	-8
25	-2	-8
26	-2	-8
27	-2	-8
28	-2	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	38
2	31	37
3	30	36
4	29	35
5	29	35
6	28	34
7	28	34
8	28	34
9	27	33
10	27	33
11	27	34
12	27	34
13	27	34
14	28	34
15	28	35
16	28	35
17	28	35
18	28	35
19	28	35
20	28	35
21	28	34
22	28	34
23	28	34
24	28	34
25	29	33
26	29	33
27	29	33
28	29	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-4	-9
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-4	-9
7	-4	-9
8	-4	-9
9	-4	-9
10	-4	-9
11	-4	-9
12	-4	-9
13	-4	-9
14	-4	-9
15	-4	-9
16	-3	-9
17	-3	-9
18	-3	-9
19	-3	-9
20	-3	-9
21	-3	-9
22	-3	-8
23	-3	-8
24	-3	-8
25	-2	-8
26	-2	-8
27	-2	-8
28	-2	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	38
2	31	37
3	30	36
4	29	35
5	29	35
6	28	34
7	28	34
8	28	34
9	27	33
10	27	33
11	27	34
12	27	34
13	27	34
14	28	34
15	28	35
16	28	35
17	28	35
18	28	35
19	28	35
20	28	35
21	28	34
22	28	34
23	28	34
24	28	34
25	29	33
26	29	33
27	29	33
28	29	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100