Oshima weather in February

In February, Oshima sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 132 mm of precipitation across 18.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Oshima's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oshima's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 132 mm; 18.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:50 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 11th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical February day in Oshima reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

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

How February really feels in Oshima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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.

Oshima 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 3°	196	24.1	8.8	9.8	0.5
Feb	7° / 3°	132	18.9	7.3	10.6	0.6
Mar	9° / 5°	134	16.1	2.2	11.7	1.7
Apr	14° / 9°	117	12.1	0.1	12.9	3.8
May	18° / 14°	118	11.5	0	14	5.8
Jun	22° / 19°	147	11	0	14.5	6.3
Jul	26° / 23°	223	14.1	0	14.3	5.9
Aug	28° / 25°	148	11.3	0	13.4	5.9
Sep	25° / 22°	188	13.2	0	12.3	6.2
Oct	20° / 16°	150	13.1	0	11	5.8
Nov	15° / 11°	174	17.5	0	10	3.6
Dec	9° / 6°	223	23.4	4.4	9.5	1.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	37	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	66	65	66	66	66	66	66	65	66	66	66	65	64	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	63	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Oshima gets around 132 mm of rain and snow over 18.9 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 69% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	65	64	63	62	60	60	59	58	58	57
Snow chance (%)	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	16

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	33
2	76	33
3	76	32
4	76	32
5	76	32
6	75	31
7	75	31
8	74	30
9	74	30
10	73	29
11	73	29
12	72	28
13	71	28
14	71	27
15	70	27
16	69	26
17	68	26
18	67	25
19	65	24
20	64	23
21	63	22
22	62	21
23	60	20
24	60	19
25	59	18
26	58	18
27	58	17
28	57	16

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	20	breezy
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	20	breezy
9	20	breezy
10	20	breezy
11	20	breezy
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	breezy
15	20	breezy
16	20	breezy
17	20	breezy
18	20	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	20	light breeze
21	20	light breeze
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:38 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:03	5:10
2	10.2	7:02	5:11
3	10.2	7:01	5:12
4	10.2	7:00	5:14
5	10.3	6:59	5:15
6	10.3	6:59	5:16
7	10.3	6:58	5:17
8	10.3	6:57	5:18
9	10.4	6:56	5:19
10	10.4	6:55	5:20
11	10.5	6:54	5:21
12	10.5	6:53	5:22
13	10.5	6:52	5:23
14	10.6	6:51	5:24
15	10.6	6:50	5:25
16	10.6	6:49	5:26
17	10.7	6:48	5:27
18	10.7	6:46	5:28
19	10.7	6:45	5:29
20	10.8	6:44	5:30
21	10.8	6:43	5:31
22	10.8	6:42	5:32
23	10.9	6:41	5:33
24	10.9	6:39	5:34
25	11.0	6:38	5:35
26	11.0	6:37	5:36
27	11.0	6:35	5:37
28	11.1	6:34	5:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.05 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)	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Oshima

In seasonPeak

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

Oshima 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 February a good time to visit Oshima?

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

0.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oshima.

What to pack for Oshima in February

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

In February, Oshima sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Oshima in February

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 18 km away) 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	11	11	12	16	20	24	27	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	11	Bracing
Mar	11	Bracing
Apr	12	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Oshima in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oshima 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	9	9	10	9	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Oshima 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 Oshima 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	15	21	23	21	18	15	12	10	10	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Oshima?

Oshima sits at 37.0°N, 136.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Hakui, 12 km away.

Topography around Oshima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oshima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Oshima is covered by water (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

water 40%

16 km

478 m

water 44%

80 km

2,375 m

water 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Hakui 12 km · Hitoto 12 km · Nanao 19 km · Himimachi 24 km · Himi 24 km · Kahoku 26 km · Anamizu 30 km · Takaoka 34 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 Oshima (36.9871°, 136.7725°, elevation 11 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	6	3
2	6	3
3	6	3
4	6	3
5	6	3
6	6	3
7	6	3
8	6	3
9	6	3
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	6	3
13	6	3
14	7	3
15	7	3
16	7	3
17	7	3
18	7	3
19	7	3
20	7	3
21	7	3
22	7	3
23	7	3
24	7	4
25	7	4
26	7	4
27	8	4
28	8	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	33
2	76	33
3	76	32
4	76	32
5	76	32
6	75	31
7	75	31
8	74	30
9	74	30
10	73	29
11	73	29
12	72	28
13	71	28
14	71	27
15	70	27
16	69	26
17	68	26
18	67	25
19	65	24
20	64	23
21	63	22
22	62	21
23	60	20
24	60	19
25	59	18
26	58	18
27	58	17
28	57	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	33
2	76	33
3	76	32
4	76	32
5	76	32
6	75	31
7	75	31
8	74	30
9	74	30
10	73	29
11	73	29
12	72	28
13	71	28
14	71	27
15	70	27
16	69	26
17	68	26
18	67	25
19	65	24
20	64	23
21	63	22
22	62	21
23	60	20
24	60	19
25	59	18
26	58	18
27	58	17
28	57	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	33
2	76	33
3	76	32
4	76	32
5	76	32
6	75	31
7	75	31
8	74	30
9	74	30
10	73	29
11	73	29
12	72	28
13	71	28
14	71	27
15	70	27
16	69	26
17	68	26
18	67	25
19	65	24
20	64	23
21	63	22
22	62	21
23	60	20
24	60	19
25	59	18
26	58	18
27	58	17
28	57	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100