Wajima weather in February

In February, Wajima sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 19.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Wajima's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wajima's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 120 mm; 19.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:50 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 11th clearest
Wind: 26 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.5; out of 10

Wajima is city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Density: 58/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1954

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical February day in Wajima reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	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	7
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How February really feels in Wajima

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.

Wajima weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	179	24.9	8.8	9.7	0.5
Feb	6° / 3°	120	19.2	6.8	10.6	0.5
Mar	9° / 6°	119	15.6	1.9	11.7	1.4
Apr	12° / 9°	102	11.3	0.1	12.9	3.2
May	17° / 14°	105	10.4	0	14	5.3
Jun	21° / 19°	134	10.3	0	14.5	6.2
Jul	25° / 23°	204	13.8	0	14.3	6.1
Aug	27° / 25°	150	11	0	13.4	6.4
Sep	24° / 22°	187	12	0	12.3	6.4
Oct	19° / 17°	145	13	0	11	5.8
Nov	15° / 11°	159	17.1	0	10	3.6
Dec	10° / 6°	207	23.8	4.1	9.5	1.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	34	34	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Wajima gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 19.2 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 69% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58
Snow chance (%)	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	32
2	77	31
3	76	31
4	76	31
5	75	31
6	75	30
7	74	30
8	74	29
9	73	28
10	73	28
11	72	27
12	72	27
13	71	26
14	71	26
15	70	25
16	69	24
17	68	24
18	67	23
19	66	22
20	65	21
21	64	20
22	63	19
23	62	18
24	61	17
25	60	16
26	59	15
27	58	14
28	58	13

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 26 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 28 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)	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25
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	28	breezy
2	28	breezy
3	28	breezy
4	27	breezy
5	27	breezy
6	27	breezy
7	27	breezy
8	27	breezy
9	27	breezy
10	27	breezy
11	27	breezy
12	27	breezy
13	27	breezy
14	27	breezy
15	27	breezy
16	26	breezy
17	26	breezy
18	26	breezy
19	26	breezy
20	26	breezy
21	26	breezy
22	26	breezy
23	26	breezy
24	25	breezy
25	25	breezy
26	25	breezy
27	25	breezy
28	25	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:38 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)	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	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	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	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	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34
Sunset (PM)	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	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	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:03	5:09
2	10.1	7:02	5:10
3	10.2	7:01	5:11
4	10.2	7:01	5:12
5	10.2	7:00	5:13
6	10.3	6:59	5:14
7	10.3	6:58	5:15
8	10.3	6:57	5:17
9	10.4	6:56	5:18
10	10.4	6:55	5:19
11	10.4	6:54	5:20
12	10.5	6:53	5:21
13	10.5	6:52	5:22
14	10.5	6:51	5:23
15	10.6	6:50	5:24
16	10.6	6:49	5:25
17	10.6	6:48	5:26
18	10.7	6:47	5:27
19	10.7	6:45	5:28
20	10.8	6:44	5:29
21	10.8	6:43	5:30
22	10.8	6:42	5:31
23	10.9	6:41	5:32
24	10.9	6:39	5:33
25	10.9	6:38	5:35
26	11.0	6:37	5:36
27	11.0	6:35	5:37
28	11.1	6:34	5:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.03 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)	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	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	2.5	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Wajima

In seasonPeak

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

Wajima 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 Wajima?

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

0.5

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 Wajima.

What to pack for Wajima in February

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

In February, Wajima sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Wajima in February

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 March near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 20 to Nov 1 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	11	10	12	15	20	23	27	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	11	Bracing
Mar	10	Bracing
Apr	12	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Wajima in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Wajima peaks around August 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 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	9	10	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	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Wajima 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 Wajima is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 9 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)	11	14	20	20	18	14	12	10	9	9	10	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Wajima?

Wajima sits at 37.4°N, 136.9°E, 15 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Anamizu, 19 km away.

Topography around Wajima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wajima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m.

The land around Wajima is covered by water (59%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and water (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

178 m

water 59%

16 km

571 m

water 52%

80 km

615 m

water 80%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Anamizu 19 km · Ushitsu 25 km · Nanao 40 km · Hitoto 47 km · Oshima 48 km · Hakui 59 km · Himimachi 62 km · Himi 62 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 Wajima (37.4046°, 136.8991°, elevation 15 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	6	3
2	6	3
3	6	3
4	6	3
5	6	3
6	6	3
7	6	3
8	6	3
9	6	3
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	6	3
13	6	3
14	6	3
15	6	3
16	6	3
17	7	4
18	7	4
19	7	4
20	7	4
21	7	4
22	7	4
23	7	4
24	7	4
25	7	4
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	32
2	77	31
3	76	31
4	76	31
5	75	31
6	75	30
7	74	30
8	74	29
9	73	28
10	73	28
11	72	27
12	72	27
13	71	26
14	71	26
15	70	25
16	69	24
17	68	24
18	67	23
19	66	22
20	65	21
21	64	20
22	63	19
23	62	18
24	61	17
25	60	16
26	59	15
27	58	14
28	58	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	32
2	77	31
3	76	31
4	76	31
5	75	31
6	75	30
7	74	30
8	74	29
9	73	28
10	73	28
11	72	27
12	72	27
13	71	26
14	71	26
15	70	25
16	69	24
17	68	24
18	67	23
19	66	22
20	65	21
21	64	20
22	63	19
23	62	18
24	61	17
25	60	16
26	59	15
27	58	14
28	58	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	77	32
2	77	31
3	76	31
4	76	31
5	75	31
6	75	30
7	74	30
8	74	29
9	73	28
10	73	28
11	72	27
12	72	27
13	71	26
14	71	26
15	70	25
16	69	24
17	68	24
18	67	23
19	66	22
20	65	21
21	64	20
22	63	19
23	62	18
24	61	17
25	60	16
26	59	15
27	58	14
28	58	13

	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