Ōtsuchi Weather in February
Ōtsuchi in February
The short of it: Ōtsuchi in February averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 45 mm · daylight 10 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
February in Ōtsuchi brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -3°, with about 45 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 5°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 45 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 40 min in mid-February, 59 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Ōtsuchi runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Kamaishi, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Ōtsuchi, 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
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h