February Weather in Minakuchichō-matoba Japan

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 43°F to 47°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 56°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 30°F to 34°F, rarely falling below 25°F or exceeding 42°F.

For reference, on August 7, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Minakuchichō-matoba typically range from 74°F to 87°F, while on January 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 30°F to 43°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Chincoteague, United States (7,017 miles away) and Xıllı, Azerbaijan (4,610 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Minakuchichō-matoba (view comparison).

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The month of February in Minakuchichō-matoba experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 39% to 46%.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 61% of the time.

For reference, on July 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on December 14, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Minakuchichō-matoba, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 22% and ending it at 30%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 52% on July 2, and its lowest chance is 21% on December 28.

Over the course of February in Minakuchichō-matoba, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 16% to 27%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 5% to 2%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Minakuchichō-matoba is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.0 inches or falls below 0.6 inches, and ending the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.5 inches or falls below 1.7 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Minakuchichō-matoba is decreasing, starting the month at 2.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.0 inches, and ending the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.7 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.3 inches on February 6.

Over the course of February in Minakuchichō-matoba, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 56 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 0 seconds, and weekly increase of 13 minutes, 57 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Minakuchichō-matoba is 6:54 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 29 minutes earlier at 6:26 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 5:23 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 5:50 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Minakuchichō-matoba during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:41 AM and sets 14 hours, 31 minutes later, at 7:12 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:59 AM and sets 9 hours, 48 minutes later, at 4:47 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Minakuchichō-matoba is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 95% of the time, while on December 20, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Minakuchichō-matoba is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour, while on August 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.6 miles per hour.

The wind direction in Minakuchichō-matoba during February is predominantly out of the west from February 1 to February 24 and the north from February 24 to February 29.

Minakuchichō-matoba is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Minakuchichō-matoba is essentially constant during February, remaining around 59°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during February is 59°F on February 25.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Minakuchichō-matoba typically lasts for 7.9 months (243 days), from around March 28 to around November 26, rarely starting before March 11 or after April 15, and rarely ending before November 10 or after December 12.

The month of February in Minakuchichō-matoba is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Minakuchichō-matoba are essentially constant during February, remaining within 3°F of 4°F throughout.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Minakuchichō-matoba is gradually increasing during February, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 2.7 kWh to 3.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Minakuchichō-matoba are 34.967 deg latitude, 136.167 deg longitude, and 561 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Minakuchichō-matoba contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 390 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 593 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,858 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,918 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Minakuchichō-matoba is covered by cropland (66%) and trees (30%), within 10 miles by trees (62%) and cropland (33%), and within 50 miles by trees (55%) and cropland (20%).