Kirishima weather in February

In February, Kirishima sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kirishima's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirishima's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 102 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:06 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kirishima reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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

How February really feels in Kirishima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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.

Kirishima weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	80	8.3	10.2	2.8
Feb	12° / 3°	102	9	10.8	3.3
Mar	16° / 6°	157	12.9	11.8	4.6
Apr	20° / 11°	181	11.8	12.8	5.9
May	24° / 15°	205	11.7	13.6	6.4
Jun	26° / 20°	488	19.9	14	4.8
Jul	30° / 24°	299	19.4	13.9	3.9
Aug	31° / 24°	174	18.3	13.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 21°	202	15	12.2	5.2
Oct	24° / 15°	114	9	11.2	7.1
Nov	18° / 9°	107	8.2	10.4	6.2
Dec	13° / 4°	81	7.1	10	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	50	50	50	49	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	47	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	51	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	55	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	53	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kirishima gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb 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 (%)	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38

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 98% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:08 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:16	5:45
2	10.5	7:16	5:45
3	10.5	7:15	5:46
4	10.5	7:15	5:47
5	10.6	7:14	5:48
6	10.6	7:13	5:49
7	10.6	7:13	5:50
8	10.6	7:12	5:51
9	10.7	7:11	5:52
10	10.7	7:10	5:53
11	10.7	7:10	5:53
12	10.8	7:09	5:54
13	10.8	7:08	5:55
14	10.8	7:07	5:56
15	10.8	7:06	5:57
16	10.9	7:05	5:58
17	10.9	7:04	5:59
18	10.9	7:03	5:59
19	11.0	7:03	6:00
20	11.0	7:02	6:01
21	11.0	7:01	6:02
22	11.1	7:00	6:03
23	11.1	6:59	6:04
24	11.1	6:58	6:04
25	11.1	6:56	6:05
26	11.2	6:55	6:06
27	11.2	6:54	6:07
28	11.2	6:53	6:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.41 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)	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7
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	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kirishima

In seasonPeak

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

Kirishima sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kirishima's rainy season runs June–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kirishima?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kirishima.

What to pack for Kirishima in February

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

In February, Kirishima sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kirishima in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 43 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 24 to Dec 26 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	18	20	21	24	27	28	27	25	23	21
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	20	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	24	Refreshing
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Kirishima in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kirishima peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	8	8	11	11	9	10	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Kirishima 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 Kirishima is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 12 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)	15	19	22	23	21	17	12	14	12	12	14	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kirishima?

Kirishima sits at 31.7°N, 130.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kokubu-matsuki, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Kirishima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirishima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,680 m.

The land around Kirishima is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

219 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

603 m

trees 61%

80 km

1,680 m

trees 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Kokubu-matsuki 1.0 km · Hamanoichi 4.0 km · Kajiki 9.0 km · Aira 17 km · Soo 24 km · Sueyoshichō-ninokata 26 km · Kagoshima 28 km · Miyakonojō 29 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 Kirishima (31.7409°, 130.7629°, elevation 10 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3