Shima weather in February

In February, Shima sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 7.5 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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Shima's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shima's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 82 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:46 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 4th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Shima is city in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Density: 267/km²; people per km²
Founded: 2004

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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical February day in Shima reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

How February really feels in Shima

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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Shima 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 6°	79	6.2	10	2.8
Feb	11° / 6°	82	7.5	10.7	2.9
Mar	14° / 9°	144	10.7	11.7	4.0
Apr	18° / 13°	149	10.4	12.8	5.6
May	21° / 17°	174	11.5	13.8	6.2
Jun	24° / 21°	250	14.4	14.2	5.7
Jul	27° / 25°	191	14	14.1	5.6
Aug	29° / 26°	138	13	13.3	5.3
Sep	26° / 23°	250	15.2	12.2	5.8
Oct	22° / 19°	277	13.2	11.1	6.3
Nov	18° / 14°	124	9.5	10.2	5.9
Dec	13° / 9°	78	6.9	9.7	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Shima gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb 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 (%)	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31

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

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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

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 6:57 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:41 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	10.4	10.4	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	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	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	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.71 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)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	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	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Shima

In seasonPeak

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

Shima 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 Shima?

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

2.9

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 Shima.

What to pack for Shima in February

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

In February, Shima sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Shima in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Dec 2 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	17	18	20	22	25	27	26	24	21	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	20	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Shima 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 Shima peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — 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	5	7	8	10	10	9	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	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	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Shima 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 Shima is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 16 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)	19	21	26	26	24	20	16	16	17	19	21	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Shima?

Shima sits at 34.3°N, 136.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Toba, 17 km away.

Topography around Shima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,684 m.

The land around Shima is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

143 m

trees 69%

16 km

555 m

water 53%

80 km

1,684 m

water 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Toba 17 km · Ise 21 km · Tamaru 25 km · Saikū 29 km · Matsusaka 39 km · Minamichita 41 km · Toyohama 43 km · Hisai-motomachi 50 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 Shima (34.3333°, 136.8333°, 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	10	6
2	10	6
3	10	6
4	10	6
5	10	6
6	10	6
7	10	6
8	10	6
9	11	6
10	11	6
11	11	6
12	11	6
13	11	6
14	11	6
15	11	6
16	11	6
17	11	6
18	11	7
19	11	7
20	11	7
21	11	7
22	12	7
23	12	7
24	12	7
25	12	7
26	12	7
27	12	7
28	12	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1