Mukai-awagasaki in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Mukai-awagasaki sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 442 mm of precipitation over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 12°C in early December to 8°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
442 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mukai-awagasaki in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 12°C in early December to 8°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Mukai-awagasaki reaches about 8°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Mukai-awagasaki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 71 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
71
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mukai-awagasaki 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 / 15722.111.49.80.5
Feb / 11117.48.710.60.8
Mar11° / 12916.43.111.72.4
Apr17° / 11112.30.312.95.0
May22° / 14°11111.9013.96.4
Jun26° / 19°14411.2014.56.3
Jul29° / 23°21114.8014.24.6
Aug31° / 24°14112013.44.2
Sep27° / 20°17713.5012.25.7
Oct21° / 14°14313.2011.16.1
Nov15° / 14516.20.1103.9
Dec / 17421.65.69.51.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Mukai-awagasaki gets around 442 mm of rain and snow over 61 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Mukai-awagasaki

In seasonPeak

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

Mukai-awagasaki 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 Mukai-awagasaki?

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.

0.9
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 Mukai-awagasaki.

What to pack for Mukai-awagasaki in Winter

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

In winter, Mukai-awagasaki sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 61 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Mukai-awagasaki in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 13°C across winter — 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 March near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Nov 3 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul24Refreshing
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Mukai-awagasaki in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mukai-awagasaki peaks around August 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 14UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Mukai-awagasaki 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 Mukai-awagasaki is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1722 µg/m³Oct 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mukai-awagasaki?

Mukai-awagasaki sits at 36.6°N, 136.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kanazawa, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Mukai-awagasaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mukai-awagasaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,671 m.

The land around Mukai-awagasaki is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
2,671 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Kanazawa 4.0 km · Tsubata 10 km · Nonoichi 11 km · Matsutō 14 km · Kahoku 15 km · Oyabe 19 km · Tsurugi-asahimachi 20 km · Fukumitsu 22 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 Mukai-awagasaki (36.6325°, 136.6373°, elevation 9 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.