Higashimatsushima weather in February

In February, Higashimatsushima sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Higashimatsushima's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Higashimatsushima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Higashimatsushima is city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Density
386/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical February day in Higashimatsushima reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Higashimatsushima

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Higashimatsushima weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 527.63.89.60.1
Feb / 436.93.510.50.3
Mar / 8610.22.311.71.6
Apr13° / 9110.80.3133.6
May17° / 12°10010.2014.15.5
Jun21° / 16°11510.9014.66.0
Jul24° / 20°16214.7014.45.9
Aug26° / 22°13112.4013.56.1
Sep24° / 19°15112.6012.36.2
Oct19° / 13°1409.90116.0
Nov13° / 647.709.94.0
Dec / 568.82.59.41.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
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145644
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Higashimatsushima gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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282810

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.

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Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:484:50
210.16:474:51
310.16:464:52
410.16:454:53
510.26:454:54
610.26:444:55
710.26:434:56
810.36:424:58
910.36:414:59
1010.36:405:00
1110.46:395:01
1210.46:385:02
1310.46:375:03
1410.56:365:04
1510.56:345:05
1610.66:335:06
1710.66:325:08
1810.66:315:09
1910.76:305:10
2010.76:285:11
2110.76:275:12
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2711.06:195:18
2811.06:185:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
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143.3Moderate
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273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Higashimatsushima

In seasonPeak

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

Higashimatsushima 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 Higashimatsushima?

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

0.3
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 Higashimatsushima.

What to pack for Higashimatsushima in February

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

In February, Higashimatsushima sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Higashimatsushima 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 10 to Oct 8 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Higashimatsushima 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 Higashimatsushima peaks around August 16 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Higashimatsushima 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 Higashimatsushima is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1621 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Higashimatsushima?

Higashimatsushima sits at 38.4°N, 141.2°E, 42 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Yamoto, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Higashimatsushima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Higashimatsushima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,840 m.

The land around Higashimatsushima is covered by trees (32%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, water (38%), cropland (24%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
1,840 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Yamoto 4.0 km · Ishinomaki 11 km · Matsushima 11 km · Wakuya 16 km · Shiogama 16 km · Kogota-ekimae 17 km · Shōbudahama 17 km · Kogota 19 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 Higashimatsushima (38.4089°, 141.179°, elevation 42 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).