Yurihonjō weather in January

In January, Yurihonjō sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 214 mm of precipitation across 26.6 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yurihonjō's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yurihonjō's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
214 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Yurihonjō is city in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Density
63/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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yurihonjō reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Yurihonjō

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.

Yurihonjō weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°21426.621.59.50.0
Feb / -0°14521.816.710.50.0
Mar / 13419.48.711.70.5
Apr11° / 11114.41132.4
May16° / 11°12313.4014.14.6
Jun20° / 16°13012.2014.75.9
Jul24° / 21°20215.4014.55.8
Aug26° / 22°18715013.55.9
Sep23° / 19°18515.5012.35.7
Oct18° / 13°18516.30114.8
Nov12° / 20421.129.82.2
Dec / 25025.712.69.30.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52575
62575
72575
82674
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
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152575
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312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Yurihonjō gets around 214 mm of rain and snow over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days, and about 22 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
18858
28860
38861
48863
58864
68765
78766
88767
98668
108668
118569
128569
138569
148470
158470
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178470
188471
198471
208471
218571
228571
238571
248572
258672
268672
278672
288672
298672
308672
318671

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 23 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
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924breezy
1024breezy
1123breezy
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2223breezy
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2723breezy
2823breezy
2923breezy
3023breezy
3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:05 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:054:21
29.37:054:22
39.37:054:22
49.37:054:23
59.37:054:24
69.37:054:25
79.37:054:26
89.47:054:27
99.47:054:28
109.47:054:28
119.47:054:29
129.47:054:30
139.47:054:31
149.57:044:32
159.57:044:33
169.57:044:34
179.57:034:35
189.67:034:36
199.67:034:37
209.67:024:39
219.67:024:40
229.77:014:41
239.77:014:42
249.77:004:43
259.77:004:44
269.86:594:45
279.86:584:46
289.86:584:47
299.96:574:49
309.96:564:50
319.96:554:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
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111.8Dim
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141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Dim
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yurihonjō

In seasonPeak

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

Yurihonjō 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 Yurihonjō?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yurihonjō.

What to pack for Yurihonjō in January

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

In January, Yurihonjō sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Yurihonjō 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 27 to Oct 24 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Yurihonjō 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 Yurihonjō peaks around August 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yurihonjō 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 Yurihonjō is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yurihonjō?

Yurihonjō sits at 39.4°N, 140.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Nikaho, 17 km away.

Topography around Yurihonjō

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yurihonjō has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,211 m.

The land around Yurihonjō is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
2,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nikaho 17 km · Akita 37 km · Ōmagari 37 km · Daisen 38 km · Rokugō 42 km · Yokote 43 km · Yuzawa 45 km · Katagami 55 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 Yurihonjō (39.3895°, 140.0581°, elevation 4 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).