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Hakone in February

Cool and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Hakone is cool: highs near 51°F, lows near 35°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 40 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Hakone is cool: highs near 11°C, lows near 2°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 40 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
51°F11°Caverage
Low
35°F2°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 40% of days
Daylight
10h 51mon average

Is February a good time to visit Hakone?

February sits outside Hakone's best months, which run in two parts: May to June, or October. Expect cool days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How February sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 51°F in February, against 51°F to 87°F through the year.Highs near 11°C in February, against 11°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

40% of days in February, against 34% to 64% through the year.

Cloud cover

38% cover in February, against 32% to 71% through the year.

Daylight

10h 51m in February, against 9h 49m to 14h 29m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with February shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. January51°11°low 36°low 2°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. February51°11°low 35°low 2°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. March57°14°low 40°low 4°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.

Where Hakone sits, in February

Asia/Tokyo
this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
6:31 AMsets 5:25 PM
Above the sea
110 mlow-lying
Latitude
35.2°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Tokyo77 km north-east

The land around Hakone, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Japan in February

high · low · wet days
See February on the planning mapThe whole year in Hakone

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Hakone. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (110 m) against the climate model's (278 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (110 m) against the climate model's (278 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.