Tsugaru weather in January

In January, Tsugaru sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tsugaru's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsugaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:06 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tsugaru is city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Density
122/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tsugaru reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-4
21-4
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How January really feels in Tsugaru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tsugaru weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°7415.920.49.40.0
Feb / -4°7114.717.110.40.0
Mar / -2°8915.411.811.70.3
Apr12° / 8713.32.313.13.1
May18° / 9812.5014.25.4
Jun22° / 14°9811.8014.96.1
Jul25° / 19°14914.8014.65.9
Aug27° / 20°16915.2013.65.7
Sep23° / 16°14813.3012.36.0
Oct17° / 11913.50.110.94.8
Nov / 10215.54.89.71.8
Dec / -2°9717.316.89.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
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112476
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tsugaru gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 20 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15563
25564
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45565
55465
65365
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105166
115066
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:084:15
29.17:084:16
39.17:084:17
49.27:084:18
59.27:084:18
69.27:084:19
79.27:084:20
89.27:084:21
99.27:084:22
109.27:084:23
119.37:084:24
129.37:084:25
139.37:074:26
149.37:074:27
159.47:074:28
169.47:064:29
179.47:064:30
189.47:064:31
199.57:054:32
209.57:054:33
219.57:044:34
229.57:044:36
239.67:034:37
249.67:024:38
259.67:024:39
269.77:014:40
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289.77:004:43
299.76:594:44
309.86:584:45
319.86:574:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
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92.0Dim
102.0Dim
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122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
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192.2Moderate
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222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tsugaru

In seasonPeak

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

Tsugaru 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 January a good time to visit Tsugaru?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsugaru.

What to pack for Tsugaru in January

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

In January, Tsugaru sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Tsugaru in January

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 10 to Oct 16 — about 3.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Tsugaru in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsugaru peaks around August 19 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 19UV 8Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tsugaru in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tsugaru is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1620 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsugaru?

Tsugaru sits at 40.8°N, 140.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Shimokizukuri, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Tsugaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsugaru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,585 m.

The land around Tsugaru is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,585 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Shimokizukuri 3.0 km · Goshogawara 3.0 km · Namioka 19 km · Kuroishi 23 km · Hirosaki 24 km · Aomori 28 km · Hirakawa 28 km · Ōdate 61 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
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

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 Tsugaru (40.8036°, 140.403°, elevation 6 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).