Mino weather in January

In January, Mino sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mino's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:06 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Mino is city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Density
177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mino reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1780
1880
1980
2080
2180
2280
2380
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

How January really feels in Mino

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mino weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 667.71.79.91.7
Feb10° / 737.41.510.72.2
Mar13° / 13810.90.311.73.8
Apr19° / 15711.7012.95.7
May23° / 13°17711.8013.86.5
Jun26° / 18°22014.6014.45.6
Jul30° / 22°27116.9014.24.2
Aug31° / 23°15614.1013.33.9
Sep28° / 20°21612.6012.25.6
Oct22° / 13°17510.6011.16.7
Nov16° / 1037.9010.15.5
Dec11° / 687.70.69.62.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66733
76733
86634
96634
106535
116535
126436
136337
146337
156238
166238
176139
186139
196040
206040
216040
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mino gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 wet days in January, 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 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1265
2265
3255
4255
5256
6256
7256
8256
9256
10256
11255
12255
13255
14255
15255
16255
17255
18255
19255
20255
21255
22255
23255
24255
25255
26255
27255
28256
29246
30246
31246

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:064:45
29.67:074:45
39.77:074:46
49.77:074:47
59.77:074:48
69.77:074:48
79.77:074:49
89.77:074:50
99.77:074:51
109.77:074:52
119.87:074:52
129.87:074:53
139.87:074:54
149.87:074:55
159.87:074:56
169.87:064:57
179.97:064:58
189.97:064:59
199.97:055:00
209.97:055:01
219.97:055:02
2210.07:045:03
2310.07:045:04
2410.07:045:05
2510.07:035:06
2610.17:035:07
2710.17:025:08
2810.17:015:09
2910.17:015:10
3010.27:005:11
3110.27:005:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mino?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mino.

What to pack for Mino in January

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

In January, Mino sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mino in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mino peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mino in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mino is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1322 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mino?

Mino sits at 35.5°N, 136.9°E, 232 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Sekimachi, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Mino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,189 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,037 m.

The land around Mino is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
384 m
16 km
1,189 m
80 km
3,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sekimachi 6.0 km · Minokamo 11 km · Kakamigahara 14 km · Yamagata 15 km · Inuyama 17 km · Gifu 19 km · Kani 19 km · Fusō 20 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 Mino (35.5333°, 136.9167°, elevation 232 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. 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).