Ena in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ena sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 302 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 9°C in early December to 7°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ena's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ena's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
302 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
0.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ena in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 9°C in early December to 7°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Ena reaches about 5°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ena weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ena gets around 302 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Ena?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ena.

What to pack for Ena in Winter

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

In winter, Ena sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ena in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
Winter 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.