Kakogawachō-honmachi in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kakogawachō-honmachi sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 179 mm of precipitation over about 22 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 13°C in early December to 10°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
179 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
2.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kakogawachō-honmachi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 13°C in early December to 10°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Kakogawachō-honmachi reaches about 10°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kakogawachō-honmachi

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kakogawachō-honmachi 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 / 527.20.49.91.8
Feb / 647.50.610.72.0
Mar12° / 109100.111.73.2
Apr16° / 11°12710.1012.85.1
May20° / 16°14510.1013.86.3
Jun23° / 20°18012.4014.36.1
Jul27° / 24°19112.9014.15.9
Aug29° / 25°11410.9013.35.6
Sep26° / 22°20212.6012.26.3
Oct22° / 17°1519.1011.16.8
Nov16° / 12°777.3010.25.5
Dec11° / 647.409.73.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kakogawachō-honmachi gets around 179 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%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 16 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 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Kakogawachō-honmachi

In seasonPeak

In winter, Kakogawachō-honmachi overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kakogawachō-honmachi 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 winter a good time to visit Kakogawachō-honmachi?

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.

2.3
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 Kakogawachō-honmachi.

What to pack for Kakogawachō-honmachi in Winter

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

In winter, Kakogawachō-honmachi sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Kakogawachō-honmachi in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — 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 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Nov 13 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Kakogawachō-honmachi 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 Kakogawachō-honmachi peaks around July 12 at about 10 (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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kakogawachō-honmachi 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 Kakogawachō-honmachi is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1625 µg/m³Oct 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kakogawachō-honmachi?

Kakogawachō-honmachi sits at 34.8°N, 134.8°E, 6 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Takasago, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kakogawachō-honmachi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakogawachō-honmachi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m.

The land around Kakogawachō-honmachi is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, water (33%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
1,489 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Takasago 3.0 km · Higashinozoe 8.0 km · Inami 8.0 km · Shirahamachō-usazakiminami 10 km · Himeji 13 km · Ono 13 km · Miki 14 km · Kasai 18 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 Kakogawachō-honmachi (34.7694°, 134.829°, elevation 6 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.