Sakai weather in February

In February, Sakai sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°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 Sakai's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakai's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 69 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:51 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sakai reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

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

How February really feels in Sakai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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.

Sakai 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	9° / 2°	64	8.1	1	9.9	1.9
Feb	10° / 2°	69	8.6	1.1	10.7	2.3
Mar	14° / 5°	112	11.6	0.1	11.7	3.8
Apr	19° / 10°	114	10.4	0	12.8	6.0
May	24° / 15°	132	10.4	0	13.8	6.7
Jun	27° / 20°	199	13.6	0	14.3	5.5
Jul	31° / 24°	172	13.8	0	14.1	4.1
Aug	33° / 25°	100	10.4	0	13.3	3.5
Sep	29° / 21°	158	11.8	0	12.2	5.3
Oct	23° / 14°	156	10	0	11.1	6.8
Nov	17° / 9°	84	8	0	10.2	5.7
Dec	12° / 4°	68	8.4	0.2	9.7	3.2

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 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	48	46	47	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	52	54	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sakai gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	5
2	28	5
3	28	5
4	28	5
5	29	5
6	29	5
7	29	5
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	31	4
12	31	4
13	31	4
14	32	4
15	32	4
16	32	4
17	32	3
18	32	3
19	32	3
20	32	3
21	32	2
22	32	2
23	32	2
24	32	2
25	32	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1

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 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	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 7:03 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:46 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	10.3	10.3	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	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	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	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	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	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:03	5:20
2	10.3	7:02	5:21
3	10.3	7:02	5:22
4	10.4	7:01	5:23
5	10.4	7:00	5:24
6	10.4	6:59	5:25
7	10.5	6:59	5:26
8	10.5	6:58	5:27
9	10.5	6:57	5:28
10	10.6	6:56	5:29
11	10.6	6:55	5:30
12	10.6	6:54	5:31
13	10.6	6:53	5:32
14	10.7	6:52	5:33
15	10.7	6:51	5:34
16	10.7	6:50	5:35
17	10.8	6:49	5:36
18	10.8	6:48	5:37
19	10.8	6:47	5:38
20	10.9	6:46	5:39
21	10.9	6:45	5:40
22	10.9	6:44	5:41
23	11.0	6:43	5:42
24	11.0	6:42	5:42
25	11.0	6:41	5:43
26	11.1	6:39	5:44
27	11.1	6:38	5:45
28	11.2	6:37	5:46

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.43 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	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8
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	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sakai

In seasonPeak

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

Sakai 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 Sakai?

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

2.3

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 Sakai.

What to pack for Sakai in February

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

In February, Sakai sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sakai 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Nov 11 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	13	15	18	21	25	27	26	23	20	17
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Sakai 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 Sakai peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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	8	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	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	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sakai 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 Sakai is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 13 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)	15	17	22	23	22	19	17	18	14	13	14	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sakai?

Sakai sits at 34.6°N, 135.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Matsubara, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sakai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m.

The land around Sakai is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (58%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

278 m

artificial surfaces 58%

80 km

1,879 m

trees 62%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Matsubara 8.0 km · Takaishi 8.0 km · Izumiōtsu 11 km · Izumi 11 km · Sayama 11 km · Habikino 12 km · Fujiidera 12 km · Tadaoka-higashi 12 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 Sakai (34.5822°, 135.4665°, elevation 2 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	9	1
2	9	1
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	2
9	9	2
10	10	2
11	10	2
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	11	2
21	11	2
22	11	2
23	11	2
24	11	3
25	11	3
26	11	3
27	11	3
28	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	5
2	28	5
3	28	5
4	28	5
5	29	5
6	29	5
7	29	5
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	31	4
12	31	4
13	31	4
14	32	4
15	32	4
16	32	4
17	32	3
18	32	3
19	32	3
20	32	3
21	32	2
22	32	2
23	32	2
24	32	2
25	32	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	5
2	28	5
3	28	5
4	28	5
5	29	5
6	29	5
7	29	5
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	31	4
12	31	4
13	31	4
14	32	4
15	32	4
16	32	4
17	32	3
18	32	3
19	32	3
20	32	3
21	32	2
22	32	2
23	32	2
24	32	2
25	32	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	5
2	28	5
3	28	5
4	28	5
5	29	5
6	29	5
7	29	5
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	31	4
12	31	4
13	31	4
14	32	4
15	32	4
16	32	4
17	32	3
18	32	3
19	32	3
20	32	3
21	32	2
22	32	2
23	32	2
24	32	2
25	32	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1

	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