Higashine weather in February

In February, Higashine sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 15.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Higashine's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Higashine's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 3°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 69 mm; 15.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:38 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Higashine reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3

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

How February really feels in Higashine

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.

Higashine 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -4°	95	17.9	19.9	9.6	0.0
Feb	3° / -4°	69	15.1	15.2	10.5	0.0
Mar	7° / -1°	98	14.9	9.5	11.7	0.8
Apr	14° / 4°	95	13.1	2	13	3.6
May	19° / 10°	100	12	0	14.1	5.7
Jun	22° / 15°	123	12.5	0	14.6	5.9
Jul	26° / 19°	188	17.2	0	14.4	5.4
Aug	27° / 20°	158	15.5	0	13.5	5.5
Sep	23° / 16°	144	14.2	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	17° / 9°	126	12.8	0	11	5.1
Nov	11° / 3°	84	14.1	2.7	9.9	2.5
Dec	5° / -1°	95	17.6	13.3	9.4	0.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	32	32
Cloudier (%)	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	68	68

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Higashine gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 15.1 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 15 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 (%)	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49
Snow chance (%)	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	50	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	64
2	58	64
3	58	64
4	58	63
5	58	63
6	58	62
7	58	62
8	57	61
9	57	61
10	57	60
11	56	59
12	56	58
13	56	58
14	56	57
15	56	56
16	55	55
17	55	53
18	54	52
19	53	51
20	53	50
21	52	48
22	51	47
23	51	46
24	50	45
25	50	44
26	50	43
27	49	42
28	49	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 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 6:51 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 4:53 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)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	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	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21
Sunset (PM)	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	6:51	4:53
2	10.1	6:50	4:54
3	10.1	6:49	4:55
4	10.1	6:49	4:56
5	10.2	6:48	4:57
6	10.2	6:47	4:58
7	10.2	6:46	4:59
8	10.3	6:45	5:01
9	10.3	6:44	5:02
10	10.3	6:43	5:03
11	10.4	6:42	5:04
12	10.4	6:41	5:05
13	10.4	6:40	5:06
14	10.5	6:39	5:07
15	10.5	6:38	5:08
16	10.6	6:36	5:09
17	10.6	6:35	5:11
18	10.6	6:34	5:12
19	10.7	6:33	5:13
20	10.7	6:32	5:14
21	10.7	6:30	5:15
22	10.8	6:29	5:16
23	10.8	6:28	5:17
24	10.9	6:27	5:18
25	10.9	6:25	5:19
26	10.9	6:24	5:20
27	11.0	6:23	5:21
28	11.0	6:21	5:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.12 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)	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5
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	2.7	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Higashine

In seasonPeak

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

Higashine 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 Higashine?

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 Higashine.

What to pack for Higashine in February

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

In February, Higashine sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Higashine 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 Higashine peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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	4	6	8	8	8	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Higashine 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 Higashine is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	11	14	21	22	21	16	14	12	12	12	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Higashine?

Higashine sits at 38.4°N, 140.4°E, 119 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Murayama, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Higashine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Higashine has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.

The land around Higashine is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

438 m

trees 45%

16 km

1,226 m

trees 67%

80 km

2,215 m

trees 72%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Murayama 4.0 km · Yachi 8.0 km · Tendō 10 km · Sagae 13 km · Obanazawa 18 km · Yamagata 23 km · Kaminoyama 34 km · Shinjō 37 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 Higashine (38.4389°, 140.4006°, elevation 119 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). 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	2	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	2	-5
9	2	-5
10	2	-4
11	2	-4
12	3	-4
13	3	-4
14	3	-4
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	3	-4
20	3	-4
21	3	-4
22	4	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-3
25	4	-3
26	4	-3
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	64
2	58	64
3	58	64
4	58	63
5	58	63
6	58	62
7	58	62
8	57	61
9	57	61
10	57	60
11	56	59
12	56	58
13	56	58
14	56	57
15	56	56
16	55	55
17	55	53
18	54	52
19	53	51
20	53	50
21	52	48
22	51	47
23	51	46
24	50	45
25	50	44
26	50	43
27	49	42
28	49	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	2	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	2	-5
9	2	-5
10	2	-4
11	2	-4
12	3	-4
13	3	-4
14	3	-4
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	3	-4
20	3	-4
21	3	-4
22	4	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-3
25	4	-3
26	4	-3
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	64
2	58	64
3	58	64
4	58	63
5	58	63
6	58	62
7	58	62
8	57	61
9	57	61
10	57	60
11	56	59
12	56	58
13	56	58
14	56	57
15	56	56
16	55	55
17	55	53
18	54	52
19	53	51
20	53	50
21	52	48
22	51	47
23	51	46
24	50	45
25	50	44
26	50	43
27	49	42
28	49	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	2	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	2	-5
9	2	-5
10	2	-4
11	2	-4
12	3	-4
13	3	-4
14	3	-4
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	3	-4
20	3	-4
21	3	-4
22	4	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-3
25	4	-3
26	4	-3
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	64
2	58	64
3	58	64
4	58	63
5	58	63
6	58	62
7	58	62
8	57	61
9	57	61
10	57	60
11	56	59
12	56	58
13	56	58
14	56	57
15	56	56
16	55	55
17	55	53
18	54	52
19	53	51
20	53	50
21	52	48
22	51	47
23	51	46
24	50	45
25	50	44
26	50	43
27	49	42
28	49	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