Tsurusaki weather in January

In January, Tsurusaki sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tsurusaki's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsurusaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:22 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Tsurusaki is human settlement in Japan.

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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tsurusaki reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1107
2107
3107
4106
5106
6106
7106
8106
9106
10106
11106
12106
13106
1496
1596
1696
1796
1896
1996
2096
2196
2296
2396
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

How January really feels in Tsurusaki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tsurusaki weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 637.50.5102.2
Feb10° / 748.30.510.82.3
Mar13° / 11911011.73.5
Apr17° / 12°13810.4012.85.2
May20° / 16°15311013.76.2
Jun23° / 20°29215.4014.25.6
Jul27° / 24°190140145.7
Aug28° / 25°14612.5013.25.6
Sep26° / 23°19312.8012.26.3
Oct21° / 18°1518.9011.26.9
Nov17° / 13°817.7010.35.7
Dec12° / 637.60.19.83.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45347
55347
65248
75149
85050
95050
104852
114654
124654
134555
144555
154357
164357
174159
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244357
254357
264357
274456
284456
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tsurusaki gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1211
2211
3211
4211
5211
6211
7221
8221
9221
10231
11231
12242
13242
14252
15252
16262
17262
18262
19263
20263
21273
22273
23263
24263
25263
26263
27263
28263
29263
30253
31253

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:215:11
29.87:225:12
39.97:225:13
49.97:225:14
59.97:225:14
69.97:225:15
79.97:225:16
89.97:225:17
99.97:225:17
109.97:225:18
119.97:225:19
1210.07:225:20
1310.07:225:21
1410.07:225:22
1510.07:225:22
1610.07:225:23
1710.07:225:24
1810.17:215:25
1910.17:215:26
2010.17:215:27
2110.17:215:28
2210.17:205:29
2310.27:205:30
2410.27:195:31
2510.27:195:31
2610.27:195:32
2710.37:185:33
2810.37:185:34
2910.37:175:35
3010.37:175:36
3110.47:165:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tsurusaki

In seasonPeak

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

Tsurusaki 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 Tsurusaki?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsurusaki.

What to pack for Tsurusaki in January

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

In January, Tsurusaki sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Tsurusaki in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 20 — about 5.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Tsurusaki in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsurusaki peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tsurusaki 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 Tsurusaki is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodApr 1523 µg/m³Oct 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsurusaki?

Tsurusaki sits at 33.2°N, 131.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Ōita, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tsurusaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsurusaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Tsurusaki is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ōita 9.0 km · Usuki 17 km · Beppu 18 km · Hiji 20 km · Kitsuki 21 km · Tsukumiura 25 km · Yufu 30 km · Mie 33 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 Tsurusaki (33.2453°, 131.6917°, elevation 5 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).