Yoshinogawa in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Yoshinogawa sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 224 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 13°C in early December to 10°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Yoshinogawa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yoshinogawa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
224 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
2.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Yoshinogawa in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 13°C in early December to 10°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Yoshinogawa reaches about 9°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-5°10°15°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Yoshinogawa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 61 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
61
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yoshinogawa weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 687.61.7101.6
Feb / 778.4210.71.9
Mar13° / 12712.10.511.73.4
Apr18° / 14911.8012.85.5
May22° / 14°18713.1013.76.1
Jun25° / 18°27917.5014.25.3
Jul29° / 23°275190144.3
Aug30° / 23°22217.8013.34.2
Sep26° / 20°28916012.25.5
Oct21° / 14°21812.2011.16.3
Nov16° / 1008.7010.25.2
Dec11° / 797.40.69.82.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Yoshinogawa gets around 224 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Yoshinogawa

In seasonPeak

In winter, Yoshinogawa overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Yoshinogawa's rainy season runs April–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 winter a good time to visit Yoshinogawa?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yoshinogawa.

What to pack for Yoshinogawa in Winter

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

In winter, Yoshinogawa sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Yoshinogawa in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 19 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Yoshinogawa in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Yoshinogawa peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yoshinogawa in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yoshinogawa is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1320 µg/m³Sep 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yoshinogawa?

Yoshinogawa sits at 34.0°N, 134.3°E, 309 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Awa, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Yoshinogawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yoshinogawa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m around an average of 254 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,476 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,941 m.

The land around Yoshinogawa is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
687 m
16 km
1,476 m
80 km
1,941 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Awa 6.0 km · Kamojimachō-jōgejima 6.0 km · Wakimachi 13 km · Mima 14 km · Ishii 14 km · Higashikagawa 20 km · Yakami 22 km · Takabō 24 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 Yoshinogawa (34.0386°, 134.2921°, elevation 309 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.