Sōbetsu Weather in February
Sōbetsu in February
The short of it: Sōbetsu in February averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -6° · rain 73 mm · daylight 10 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
February in Sōbetsu brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -6°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 0°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 29 min in mid-February, 66 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sōbetsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Tōyako-onsemmachi, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Sōbetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 25 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 6 km WNW | 0° | -6° | 79 mm |
| DateHokkaido | 10 km S | 0° | -6° | 68 mm |
| ToyouraHokkaido | 15 km W | 0° | -7° | 86 mm |
| RusutsuHokkaido | 20 km N | -2° | -10° | 99 mm |
| RebunHokkaido | 23 km W | 1° | -5° | 83 mm |
| MakkariHokkaido | 23 km NNW | -1° | -10° | 106 mm |
| KimobetsuHokkaido | 26 km N | -2° | -10° | 98 mm |
| NoboribetsuHokkaido | 27 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 54 mm |