Nikkō Weather in February
Nikkō in February
The short of it: Nikkō in February averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -5° · rain 64 mm · daylight 10 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Nikkō an average February high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 64 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 4°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 64 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 47 min in mid-February, 53 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Nikkō runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Imaichi, 7 km to the ESE, is 3° warmer by day.
February in Nikkō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImaichiTochigi | 7 km ESE | 7° | -3° | 58 mm |
| KanumaTochigi | 25 km SSE | 9° | -2° | 50 mm |
| UtsunomiyaTochigi | 31 km SE | 10° | -2° | 48 mm |
| SakuraTochigi | 33 km E | 8° | -2° | 48 mm |
| ŌtawaraTochigi | 39 km ENE | 8° | -2° | 48 mm |
| MibuTochigi | 41 km SSE | 10° | -1° | 46 mm |
| TochigiTochigi | 42 km SSE | 10° | -1° | 47 mm |
| ShimotsukeTochigi | 44 km SSE | 10° | -1° | 46 mm |