Ōtsu Weather in February
Ōtsu in February
The short of it: Ōtsu in February averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 1° · rain 74 mm · daylight 10 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Ōtsu an average February high of 8°, a low of 1° and some 74 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 8°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 52 min in mid-February, 50 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Ōtsu runs cooler than most and about as wet in February. Kusatsu, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Ōtsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KusatsuShiga | 9 km ENE | 10° | 1° | 75 mm |
| KyotoKyoto | 11 km WNW | 10° | 1° | 74 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 11 km WNW | 10° | 1° | 74 mm |
| MoriyamaShiga | 13 km NE | 9° | 1° | 79 mm |
| UjiKyoto | 13 km SSW | 9° | 1° | 64 mm |
| KōtariKyoto | 17 km WSW | 10° | 2° | 64 mm |
| ŌmihachimanShiga | 25 km NE | 9° | 1° | 86 mm |
| KameokaKyoto | 26 km W | 9° | 1° | 74 mm |