Hidaka region | JMA weather station "Urakawa"
Snow and temperature in Urakawa in February
In a normal February, Urakawa gets 35cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 7 cm at the start of the month to 4 cm at the end (deepest around the 1st, at 7 cm). The mean temperature is -2.1℃, with an average high of 1.2℃ and an average low of -5.6℃.
- Snowfall in February
- 35cm40th of 41 places
- Max snow depth in February
- 16cmNormal of the monthly maximum
- Days with 10 cm+ snow
- 6.5 daysDays with snowfall: 20.7 days
- Ice days
- 8.8 daysHigh below 0℃
Snow milestones in February
- Lasting snow cover ends: normally Feb 17
JMA normals; actual dates vary from year to year. For the whole season, see Snow in Urakawa.
Daily snow depth in Urakawa in February
Daily normals for Urakawa in February
| Date | Depth | Snowfall | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.6℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Feb 2 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.6℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Feb 3 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.6℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Feb 4 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.6℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Feb 5 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.6℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Feb 6 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Feb 7 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.2℃ |
| Feb 8 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.2℃ |
| Feb 9 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.8℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Feb 10 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.8℃ | -6.0℃ |
| Feb 11 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.9℃ | -5.9℃ |
| Feb 12 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.9℃ | -5.8℃ |
| Feb 13 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.0℃ | -5.7℃ |
| Feb 14 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.1℃ | -5.7℃ |
| Feb 15 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.2℃ | -5.6℃ |
| Feb 16 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.2℃ | -5.5℃ |
| Feb 17 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.3℃ | -5.4℃ |
| Feb 18 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.4℃ | -5.3℃ |
| Feb 19 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.5℃ | -5.3℃ |
| Feb 20 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.6℃ | -5.2℃ |
| Feb 21 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.6℃ | -5.1℃ |
| Feb 22 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.7℃ | -5.0℃ |
| Feb 23 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.8℃ | -4.9℃ |
| Feb 24 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.9℃ | -4.8℃ |
| Feb 25 | 5cm | 1cm | 2.0℃ | -4.7℃ |
| Feb 26 | 4cm | 1cm | 2.1℃ | -4.6℃ |
| Feb 27 | 4cm | 1cm | 2.2℃ | -4.5℃ |
| Feb 28 | 4cm | 1cm | 2.3℃ | -4.5℃ |
| Feb 29 | 4cm | 1cm | 2.4℃ | -4.4℃ |
JMA daily normals: smoothed 30-year averages, not values from any single year.
Snowfall in February at 41 places
| Rank | Place | Snowfall | Max depth | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimobetsu | 193cm | 142cm | -6.7℃ |
| 2 | Kutchan | 187cm | 181cm | -4.9℃ |
| 3 | Takikawa | 168cm | 110cm | -6.1℃ |
| 4 | Koganeyu (Jozankei) | 167cm | 120cm | ― |
| 5 | Bibai | 156cm | 109cm | -5.9℃ |
| 6 | Ishikari | 153cm | 113cm | -4.2℃ |
| 7 | Sounkyo | 150cm | 121cm | ― |
| 8 | Nayoro | 147cm | 105cm | -8.0℃ |
| 9 | Biei | 141cm | 78cm | -7.9℃ |
| 10 | Shimukappu (Tomamu) | 141cm | 89cm | -8.9℃ |
| 11 | Eniwa (Shimamatsu) | 140cm | 81cm | -5.5℃ |
| 12 | Iwamizawa | 137cm | 118cm | -4.6℃ |
| 13 | Utoro (Shiretoko) | 136cm | 111cm | -6.0℃ |
| 14 | Otaru | 130cm | 117cm | -2.7℃ |
| 15 | Furano | 121cm | 73cm | -7.4℃ |
| 16 | Rumoi | 120cm | 86cm | -3.7℃ |
| 17 | Noboribetsu | 117cm | 77cm | -3.8℃ |
| 18 | Sapporo | 116cm | 95cm | -2.7℃ |
| 19 | Suttsu | 114cm | 71cm | -1.9℃ |
| 20 | Esashi (Kitami-Esashi) | 110cm | 98cm | -5.4℃ |
| 21 | Haboro | 110cm | 97cm | -4.0℃ |
| 22 | Wakkanai | 105cm | 64cm | -4.3℃ |
| 23 | Kawayu (Teshikaga) | 102cm | 87cm | -8.8℃ |
| 24 | Asahikawa | 97cm | 84cm | -6.0℃ |
| 25 | Nakashibetsu | 97cm | 66cm | -6.5℃ |
| 26 | Lake Akan | 96cm | 103cm | -9.4℃ |
| 27 | Kitami | 85cm | 69cm | -7.4℃ |
| 28 | Mombetsu | 77cm | 58cm | -5.3℃ |
| 29 | Memanbetsu | 75cm | 56cm | -7.4℃ |
| 30 | Hakodate | 74cm | 41cm | -1.8℃ |
| 31 | Omu | 71cm | 66cm | -6.1℃ |
| 32 | Hiroo | 70cm | 86cm | -3.9℃ |
| 33 | Abashiri | 69cm | 58cm | -5.4℃ |
| 34 | Chitose | 64cm | 46cm | -5.3℃ |
| 35 | Esashi | 60cm | 24cm | -0.2℃ |
| 36 | Muroran | 45cm | 22cm | -1.6℃ |
| 37 | Tomakomai | 42cm | 28cm | -3.2℃ |
| 38 | Nemuro | 39cm | 29cm | -3.8℃ |
| 39 | Obihiro | 37cm | 63cm | -5.7℃ |
| 40 | Urakawa | 35cm | 16cm | -2.1℃ |
| 41 | Kushiro | 27cm | 26cm | -4.3℃ |
Sources
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Climatological Normals 1991–2020 (in Japanese) (monthly and daily normals); Normals for Urakawa (JMA, in Japanese)