Akita weather in February

In February, Akita sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 21 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Akita's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akita's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 3°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 120 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:41 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 10th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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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 Akita reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	-1
2	3	-1
3	3	-1
4	3	-1
5	3	-1
6	3	-1
7	3	-1
8	3	-1
9	3	-1
10	3	-1
11	3	0
12	3	0
13	3	0
14	3	0
15	3	0
16	3	0
17	3	0
18	3	0
19	3	0
20	3	0
21	4	0
22	4	0
23	4	0
24	4	0
25	4	0
26	4	0
27	4	0
28	4	1

How February really feels in Akita

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Akita weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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° / -0°	164	25.5	20.7	9.5	0.0
Feb	3° / -0°	120	21	16.3	10.4	0.0
Mar	6° / 2°	119	18	8.6	11.7	0.4
Apr	10° / 6°	111	14	1	13	2.3
May	15° / 12°	130	13.4	0	14.2	4.4
Jun	20° / 17°	136	11.8	0	14.8	5.9
Jul	24° / 21°	223	15.7	0	14.5	5.8
Aug	26° / 23°	203	14.8	0	13.6	5.9
Sep	23° / 19°	190	15	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	17° / 13°	179	15.6	0	10.9	4.8
Nov	11° / 7°	183	20.1	1.7	9.8	2.2
Dec	6° / 2°	199	24.7	12.5	9.2	0.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

	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 (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	35
Cloudier (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	74	74	74	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Akita gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 21 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 76% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	74	73	72	70	69	68	67	65	64	63	63
Snow chance (%)	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	62	61	59	58	56	55	53	51	50	48	46	45	44	42	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	69
2	82	69
3	82	69
4	82	68
5	82	68
6	82	67
7	81	67
8	81	66
9	81	66
10	81	65
11	80	64
12	80	64
13	79	63
14	79	62
15	78	61
16	77	59
17	76	58
18	74	56
19	73	55
20	72	53
21	70	51
22	69	50
23	68	48
24	67	46
25	65	45
26	64	44
27	63	42
28	63	41

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 23 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:22 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)	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24
Sunset (PM)	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	6:55	4:51
2	10.0	6:54	4:52
3	10.0	6:53	4:53
4	10.0	6:52	4:55
5	10.1	6:52	4:56
6	10.1	6:51	4:57
7	10.1	6:50	4:58
8	10.2	6:49	4:59
9	10.2	6:48	5:00
10	10.3	6:47	5:02
11	10.3	6:45	5:03
12	10.3	6:44	5:04
13	10.4	6:43	5:05
14	10.4	6:42	5:06
15	10.4	6:41	5:07
16	10.5	6:40	5:09
17	10.5	6:38	5:10
18	10.6	6:37	5:11
19	10.6	6:36	5:12
20	10.6	6:35	5:13
21	10.7	6:33	5:14
22	10.7	6:32	5:15
23	10.8	6:31	5:17
24	10.8	6:29	5:18
25	10.8	6:28	5:19
26	10.9	6:26	5:20
27	10.9	6:25	5:21
28	11.0	6:24	5:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.82 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	2.4	2.5	2.5	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
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	2.4	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Akita

In seasonPeak

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

Akita 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 Akita?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akita.

What to pack for Akita in February

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

In February, Akita sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Akita in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Oct 23 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	9	9	10	14	19	22	26	24	21	17	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	14	Bracing
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Akita in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akita peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	6	8	7	5	9	7	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	5	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Akita in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akita is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	14	19	21	20	15	13	11	10	10	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Akita?

Akita sits at 39.7°N, 140.1°E, 14 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Katagami, 21 km away.

Topography around Akita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,211 m.

The land around Akita is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

92 m

artificial surfaces 82%

16 km

958 m

trees 50%

80 km

2,211 m

trees 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Katagami 21 km · Tennō 24 km · Oga 29 km · Yurihonjō 37 km · Moritake 42 km · Ōmagari 43 km · Daisen 44 km · Rokugō 50 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 Akita (39.7167°, 140.1167°, elevation 14 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	3	-1
2	3	-1
3	3	-1
4	3	-1
5	3	-1
6	3	-1
7	3	-1
8	3	-1
9	3	-1
10	3	-1
11	3	0
12	3	0
13	3	0
14	3	0
15	3	0
16	3	0
17	3	0
18	3	0
19	3	0
20	3	0
21	4	0
22	4	0
23	4	0
24	4	0
25	4	0
26	4	0
27	4	0
28	4	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	69
2	82	69
3	82	69
4	82	68
5	82	68
6	82	67
7	81	67
8	81	66
9	81	66
10	81	65
11	80	64
12	80	64
13	79	63
14	79	62
15	78	61
16	77	59
17	76	58
18	74	56
19	73	55
20	72	53
21	70	51
22	69	50
23	68	48
24	67	46
25	65	45
26	64	44
27	63	42
28	63	41

	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	3	-1
2	3	-1
3	3	-1
4	3	-1
5	3	-1
6	3	-1
7	3	-1
8	3	-1
9	3	-1
10	3	-1
11	3	0
12	3	0
13	3	0
14	3	0
15	3	0
16	3	0
17	3	0
18	3	0
19	3	0
20	3	0
21	4	0
22	4	0
23	4	0
24	4	0
25	4	0
26	4	0
27	4	0
28	4	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	69
2	82	69
3	82	69
4	82	68
5	82	68
6	82	67
7	81	67
8	81	66
9	81	66
10	81	65
11	80	64
12	80	64
13	79	63
14	79	62
15	78	61
16	77	59
17	76	58
18	74	56
19	73	55
20	72	53
21	70	51
22	69	50
23	68	48
24	67	46
25	65	45
26	64	44
27	63	42
28	63	41

	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	3	-1
2	3	-1
3	3	-1
4	3	-1
5	3	-1
6	3	-1
7	3	-1
8	3	-1
9	3	-1
10	3	-1
11	3	0
12	3	0
13	3	0
14	3	0
15	3	0
16	3	0
17	3	0
18	3	0
19	3	0
20	3	0
21	4	0
22	4	0
23	4	0
24	4	0
25	4	0
26	4	0
27	4	0
28	4	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	69
2	82	69
3	82	69
4	82	68
5	82	68
6	82	67
7	81	67
8	81	66
9	81	66
10	81	65
11	80	64
12	80	64
13	79	63
14	79	62
15	78	61
16	77	59
17	76	58
18	74	56
19	73	55
20	72	53
21	70	51
22	69	50
23	68	48
24	67	46
25	65	45
26	64	44
27	63	42
28	63	41

	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