Japan in February
February is Japan's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 32 destinations average 68/100, led by Furano at 94 — -8°C and 16 rainy days — while Ishigaki is warmer at 21°C and scores 68.
#6 of 12 months for Japan · 32 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇯🇵 Japan, month by month
68/100 in FebruaryWhere in Japan in February
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means February is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Japan in February
- Lunar New Year · Niseko · 15–23 Feb
- Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · Fujikawaguchiko · 24 Jan – 23 Feb (usually)
- Plum blossom · Tokyo and 1 more place · 10 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)
- Plum blossom at the castle · Osaka · 10 Feb – 15 Mar (usually)
- Plum blossom at Dazaifu · Fukuoka · 10 Feb – 15 Mar (usually)
- Nara Rurie winter illumination · Nara · 5–16 Feb (usually)
- Cranes winter at Izumi · Kagoshima · 1 Nov – 25 Mar (usually)
- Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine · Kyoto · 2–4 Feb
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 1 of Japan's 21 well-known places this month.