Minamishimabara weather in February

In February, Minamishimabara sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 88 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 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Minamishimabara's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minamishimabara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 88 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:09 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; 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 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Minamishimabara reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°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)	11	11	11	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
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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

How February really feels in Minamishimabara

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

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

Minamishimabara 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° / 5°	70	7.7	10.1	2.7
Feb	12° / 5°	88	9	10.8	3.2
Mar	15° / 8°	134	11.6	11.8	4.6
Apr	20° / 12°	151	10.9	12.8	6.1
May	24° / 16°	182	11.1	13.7	6.6
Jun	27° / 21°	429	17	14.1	5.2
Jul	30° / 24°	348	18.5	13.9	3.7
Aug	32° / 25°	179	14.5	13.2	3.5
Sep	29° / 22°	203	12.4	12.2	5.3
Oct	24° / 17°	112	7.9	11.2	7.3
Nov	18° / 12°	102	8.4	10.3	6.2
Dec	13° / 7°	81	7.6	9.9	3.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	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 (%)	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43
Cloudier (%)	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Minamishimabara gets around 88 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 35% 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 (%)	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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 h 24 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:09 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)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:20	5:45
2	10.4	7:19	5:46
3	10.5	7:19	5:47
4	10.5	7:18	5:48
5	10.5	7:18	5:48
6	10.5	7:17	5:49
7	10.6	7:16	5:50
8	10.6	7:15	5:51
9	10.6	7:15	5:52
10	10.7	7:14	5:53
11	10.7	7:13	5:54
12	10.7	7:12	5:55
13	10.7	7:11	5:56
14	10.8	7:10	5:57
15	10.8	7:09	5:58
16	10.8	7:09	5:58
17	10.9	7:08	5:59
18	10.9	7:07	6:00
19	10.9	7:06	6:01
20	11.0	7:05	6:02
21	11.0	7:04	6:03
22	11.0	7:03	6:04
23	11.0	7:02	6:04
24	11.1	7:00	6:05
25	11.1	6:59	6:06
26	11.1	6:58	6:07
27	11.2	6:57	6:08
28	11.2	6:56	6:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.15 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	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
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	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	3.0	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	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Minamishimabara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Minamishimabara'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 Minamishimabara?

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

3.2

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 Minamishimabara.

What to pack for Minamishimabara in February

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

In February, Minamishimabara sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Minamishimabara in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Nov 19 — about 5.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	15	17	19	22	25	27	26	23	20	18
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Minamishimabara in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minamishimabara peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	8	8	10	10	9	10	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Minamishimabara 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 Minamishimabara is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	18	20	25	25	23	19	13	15	14	14	16	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Minamishimabara?

Minamishimabara sits at 32.7°N, 130.3°E, 129 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Unzen, 11 km away.

Topography around Minamishimabara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minamishimabara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,717 m.

The land around Minamishimabara is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

418 m

trees 70%

16 km

1,450 m

water 57%

80 km

1,717 m

trees 46%

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

February weather nearby: Unzen 11 km · Shimabara 15 km · Ōyanomachi-noboritate 18 km · Amakusa 25 km · Hondomachi-hondo 26 km · Isahaya 28 km · Nagasu 33 km · Honmachi 36 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 Minamishimabara (32.6733°, 130.2675°, elevation 129 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	5
2	11	5
3	11	5
4	11	5
5	11	5
6	11	5
7	11	5
8	11	5
9	11	5
10	11	5
11	12	5
12	12	5
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	6
17	12	6
18	12	6
19	12	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2