Climate · Shima

Shima in February

Cool and mostly dry, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Shima is cool: highs near 53°F, lows near 41°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 39 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Shima is cool: highs near 12°C, lows near 5°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 39 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
53°F12°Caverage
Low
41°F5°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 27% of days
Daylight
10h 54mon average

Is February a good time to visit Shima?


February sits outside Shima's best months, which run in two parts: May to June, or October. Expect cool days and rain on about two 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 53°F in February, against 52°F to 87°F through the year.Highs near 12°C in February, against 11°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

27% of days in February, against 22% to 56% through the year.

Cloud cover

37% cover in February, against 30% to 69% through the year.

Daylight

10h 54m in February, against 9h 54m to 14h 24m 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.

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  1. January52°11°low 41°low 5°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. February53°12°low 41°low 5°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. March58°14°low 45°low 7°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Shima sits, in February

Asia/Tokyo

this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
6:39 AMsets 5:35 PM
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
Latitude
34.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Kyoto123 km north-west

The land around Shima, 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

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Shima. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. 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.