Ena weather in January

In January, Ena sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ena's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
52%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ena is city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Density
97/km²
people per km²
Founded
2004

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ena reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-3
25-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-4
74-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-4
124-4
134-4
144-4
154-5
164-5
174-5
184-5
194-5
204-5
214-5
224-5
234-5
244-5
254-5
264-5
274-5
284-5
294-5
304-5
314-5

How January really feels in Ena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ena weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°9611.99.99.90.0
Feb / -4°106106.610.70.2
Mar / -0°17412.74.911.71.9
Apr15° / 18713.10.612.94.3
May20° / 10°20513.8013.85.7
Jun23° / 15°27817.9014.35.2
Jul26° / 19°33520.8014.14.8
Aug28° / 20°19818.9013.34.9
Sep24° / 16°23415.3012.25.8
Oct19° / 10°20512.9011.15.7
Nov13° / 12910.40.610.13.6
Dec / -1°10012.26.39.60.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96238
106139
116139
126139
136040
145941
155941
165842
175842
185743
195743
205743
215644
225545
235545
245545
255545
265644
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ena gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13729
23729
33729
43730
53730
63730
73730
83731
93831
103831
113931
123932
133932
143932
154033
164033
174033
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203934
213934
223934
233933
243933
253933
263833
273832
283832
293731
303730
313730

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:044:43
29.77:054:44
39.77:054:44
49.77:054:45
59.77:054:46
69.77:054:47
79.77:054:47
89.77:054:48
99.77:054:49
109.77:054:50
119.87:054:51
129.87:054:52
139.87:054:53
149.87:054:53
159.87:044:54
169.97:044:55
179.97:044:56
189.97:044:57
199.97:034:58
209.97:034:59
2110.07:035:00
2210.07:025:01
2310.07:025:02
2410.07:015:03
2510.07:015:04
2610.17:015:05
2710.17:005:06
2810.16:595:07
2910.26:595:08
3010.26:585:09
3110.26:585:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ena?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ena.

What to pack for Ena in January

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

In January, Ena sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ena in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ena peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ena in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ena is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1322 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ena?

Ena sits at 35.4°N, 137.4°E, 358 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Nakatsugawa, 11 km away.

Topography around Ena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,172 m.

The land around Ena is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,477 m
80 km
3,172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nakatsugawa 11 km · Mizunami 15 km · Toki 21 km · Mitake 23 km · Tajimi 27 km · Kani 30 km · Minokamo 33 km · Seto 35 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
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

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 Ena (35.4472°, 137.3833°, elevation 358 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. 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).