Sendai weather in February

In February, Sendai sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sendai's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sendai's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 49 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:35 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Sendai is city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2010
Density: 1,395/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1889

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sendai reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 8°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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2

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

How February really feels in Sendai

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.

Sendai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -3°	63	10.9	9.9	9.6	0.0
Feb	4° / -3°	49	9.2	7.7	10.5	0.0
Mar	8° / -0°	87	11.6	5.4	11.7	1.4
Apr	14° / 5°	94	11.2	1.1	13	4.0
May	19° / 11°	103	11.4	0	14	5.8
Jun	22° / 16°	129	13.4	0	14.6	5.8
Jul	26° / 20°	187	17.4	0	14.4	5.3
Aug	27° / 21°	169	16.2	0	13.5	5.4
Sep	24° / 17°	167	14.3	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	18° / 11°	141	11	0	11	5.6
Nov	12° / 4°	63	9.3	0.9	9.9	3.3
Dec	6° / -0°	58	11	6	9.4	0.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% 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 (%)	52	52	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sendai gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 8 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	33
2	35	33
3	35	33
4	35	33
5	34	33
6	34	33
7	34	32
8	34	32
9	33	31
10	33	30
11	33	30
12	33	29
13	33	29
14	34	28
15	34	28
16	34	27
17	34	27
18	34	26
19	33	26
20	33	25
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	34	24
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23

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, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:21 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)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19
Sunset (PM)	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	6:49	4:51
2	10.1	6:48	4:52
3	10.1	6:47	4:53
4	10.1	6:46	4:55
5	10.2	6:46	4:56
6	10.2	6:45	4:57
7	10.2	6:44	4:58
8	10.3	6:43	4:59
9	10.3	6:42	5:00
10	10.3	6:41	5:01
11	10.4	6:40	5:02
12	10.4	6:39	5:03
13	10.4	6:38	5:05
14	10.5	6:37	5:06
15	10.5	6:35	5:07
16	10.6	6:34	5:08
17	10.6	6:33	5:09
18	10.6	6:32	5:10
19	10.7	6:31	5:11
20	10.7	6:30	5:12
21	10.8	6:28	5:13
22	10.8	6:27	5:14
23	10.8	6:26	5:15
24	10.9	6:24	5:17
25	10.9	6:23	5:18
26	10.9	6:22	5:19
27	11.0	6:20	5:20
28	11.0	6:19	5:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.28 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)	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	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	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sendai

In seasonPeak

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

Sendai sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sendai?

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

0.0

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 Sendai.

What to pack for Sendai in February

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

In February, Sendai sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Sendai in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 7 to Oct 10 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	9	9	10	14	18	21	24	23	19	17	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	14	Bracing
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Sendai in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sendai peaks around August 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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

Location & terrain

Where is Sendai?

Sendai sits at 38.3°N, 140.9°E, 53 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Natori-shi, 11 km away.

Topography around Sendai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sendai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,978 m.

The land around Sendai is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

artificial surfaces 74%

16 km

513 m

trees 44%

80 km

1,978 m

trees 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Natori-shi 11 km · Rifu 12 km · Tagajō-shi 12 km · Tomiya 14 km · Shiogama 16 km · Shōbudahama 17 km · Iwanuma 18 km · Yoshioka 19 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 Sendai (38.2667°, 140.8667°, elevation 53 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. 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	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	4	-3
6	4	-3
7	4	-3
8	4	-3
9	4	-3
10	4	-3
11	4	-3
12	4	-3
13	4	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-3
17	5	-3
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	6	-2
27	6	-2
28	6	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	33
2	35	33
3	35	33
4	35	33
5	34	33
6	34	33
7	34	32
8	34	32
9	33	31
10	33	30
11	33	30
12	33	29
13	33	29
14	34	28
15	34	28
16	34	27
17	34	27
18	34	26
19	33	26
20	33	25
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	34	24
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	33
2	35	33
3	35	33
4	35	33
5	34	33
6	34	33
7	34	32
8	34	32
9	33	31
10	33	30
11	33	30
12	33	29
13	33	29
14	34	28
15	34	28
16	34	27
17	34	27
18	34	26
19	33	26
20	33	25
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	34	24
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	33
2	35	33
3	35	33
4	35	33
5	34	33
6	34	33
7	34	32
8	34	32
9	33	31
10	33	30
11	33	30
12	33	29
13	33	29
14	34	28
15	34	28
16	34	27
17	34	27
18	34	26
19	33	26
20	33	25
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	34	24
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23

	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