Ōmamachō-ōmama in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ōmamachō-ōmama sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 148 mm of precipitation over about 23 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 10°C in early December to 7°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
148 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
0.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ōmamachō-ōmama in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 10°C in early December to 7°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Ōmamachō-ōmama reaches about 6°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Ōmamachō-ōmama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 86 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
86
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ōmamachō-ōmama 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 / -2°517.25.59.80.1
Feb / -2°518.35.910.60.4
Mar10° / 9912.45.411.72.0
Apr15° / 11412.71.312.94.4
May20° / 11°13614.3013.95.6
Jun23° / 16°17318.4014.45.1
Jul27° / 20°21721.3014.24.7
Aug28° / 21°17420.2013.44.7
Sep24° / 17°20417.2012.25.4
Oct18° / 11°16813.4011.15.4
Nov13° / 667.80.310.13.9
Dec / 4573.39.61.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ōmamachō-ōmama gets around 148 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%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 8 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 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ōmamachō-ōmama

In seasonPeak

None of Ōmamachō-ōmama's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ōmamachō-ōmama's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Ōmamachō-ōmama?

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.

0.6
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 Ōmamachō-ōmama.

What to pack for Ōmamachō-ōmama in Winter

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

In winter, Ōmamachō-ōmama sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ōmamachō-ōmama 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 Ōmamachō-ōmama peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 16UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ōmamachō-ōmama 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 Ōmamachō-ōmama is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ōmamachō-ōmama?

Ōmamachō-ōmama sits at 36.4°N, 139.3°E, 182 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Midori, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Ōmamachō-ōmama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ōmamachō-ōmama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,779 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,552 m.

The land around Ōmamachō-ōmama is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
1,779 m
80 km
2,552 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Midori 2.0 km · Kiryū 6.0 km · Isesaki 14 km · Ōta 17 km · Maebashi 18 km · Sakai-nakajima 18 km · Ashikaga 19 km · Tamamura 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 Ōmamachō-ōmama (36.4318°, 139.2753°, elevation 182 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.