Saijō weather in February

In February, Saijō sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Saijō's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saijō's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 84 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:00 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical February day in Saijō reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How February really feels in Saijō

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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.

Saijō weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 3°	78	13.5	3.4	10	1.1
Feb	9° / 3°	84	12.1	3.2	10.7	1.5
Mar	12° / 6°	122	13.4	1	11.7	2.9
Apr	17° / 10°	134	11.6	0.1	12.8	5.1
May	21° / 15°	158	11.2	0	13.7	6.3
Jun	24° / 19°	249	15.1	0	14.2	5.7
Jul	28° / 23°	228	15.6	0	14	5.1
Aug	29° / 24°	151	13.8	0	13.3	5.0
Sep	26° / 21°	216	14.1	0	12.2	6.0
Oct	21° / 16°	166	11	0	11.1	6.4
Nov	15° / 10°	90	9.9	0	10.2	4.8
Dec	10° / 5°	90	12.8	1.6	9.8	2.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 53%.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Saijō gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	14
2	45	14
3	45	14
4	45	14
5	45	14
6	45	14
7	45	14
8	45	14
9	45	14
10	45	14
11	45	14
12	45	13
13	45	13
14	45	13
15	45	12
16	45	12
17	44	11
18	44	11
19	44	10
20	43	9
21	43	9
22	43	8
23	43	7
24	42	7
25	42	6
26	42	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	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 18 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:56 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)	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:11	5:31
2	10.4	7:10	5:32
3	10.4	7:09	5:33
4	10.4	7:09	5:34
5	10.4	7:08	5:35
6	10.5	7:07	5:36
7	10.5	7:07	5:37
8	10.5	7:06	5:38
9	10.6	7:05	5:38
10	10.6	7:04	5:39
11	10.6	7:03	5:40
12	10.6	7:02	5:41
13	10.7	7:01	5:42
14	10.7	7:01	5:43
15	10.7	7:00	5:44
16	10.8	6:59	5:45
17	10.8	6:58	5:46
18	10.8	6:57	5:47
19	10.9	6:56	5:48
20	10.9	6:55	5:49
21	10.9	6:53	5:50
22	11.0	6:52	5:51
23	11.0	6:51	5:51
24	11.0	6:50	5:52
25	11.1	6:49	5:53
26	11.1	6:48	5:54
27	11.1	6:47	5:55
28	11.2	6:45	5:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.4 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)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	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	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9
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	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Saijō

In seasonPeak

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

Saijō 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 Saijō?

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

1.5

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 Saijō.

What to pack for Saijō in February

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

In February, Saijō sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Saijō in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 14 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	13	13	15	18	22	25	28	27	24	20	17
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Saijō 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 Saijō peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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

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

Air quality in Saijō 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 Saijō is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 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)	13	16	20	22	19	16	13	12	11	11	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Saijō?

Saijō sits at 33.9°N, 133.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Niihama, 12 km away.

Topography around Saijō

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saijō has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,886 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,900 m.

The land around Saijō is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

275 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

1,886 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,900 m

trees 58%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Niihama 12 km · Imabari 24 km · Tōon 30 km · Shikokuchūō 34 km · Shinagawa 35 km · Hōjō 38 km · Kawanoechō 38 km · Matsuyama 40 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
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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 Saijō (33.9167°, 133.1833°, elevation 8 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	7	2
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	8	3
5	8	3
6	8	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	3
10	8	3
11	8	3
12	8	3
13	8	3
14	8	3
15	8	3
16	9	3
17	9	3
18	9	3
19	9	3
20	9	4
21	9	4
22	9	4
23	9	4
24	9	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	14
2	45	14
3	45	14
4	45	14
5	45	14
6	45	14
7	45	14
8	45	14
9	45	14
10	45	14
11	45	14
12	45	13
13	45	13
14	45	13
15	45	12
16	45	12
17	44	11
18	44	11
19	44	10
20	43	9
21	43	9
22	43	8
23	43	7
24	42	7
25	42	6
26	42	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	14
2	45	14
3	45	14
4	45	14
5	45	14
6	45	14
7	45	14
8	45	14
9	45	14
10	45	14
11	45	14
12	45	13
13	45	13
14	45	13
15	45	12
16	45	12
17	44	11
18	44	11
19	44	10
20	43	9
21	43	9
22	43	8
23	43	7
24	42	7
25	42	6
26	42	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	14
2	45	14
3	45	14
4	45	14
5	45	14
6	45	14
7	45	14
8	45	14
9	45	14
10	45	14
11	45	14
12	45	13
13	45	13
14	45	13
15	45	12
16	45	12
17	44	11
18	44	11
19	44	10
20	43	9
21	43	9
22	43	8
23	43	7
24	42	7
25	42	6
26	42	6
27	42	6
28	42	5

	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