Hiroshima in February
In February, Hiroshima has 64.0 mm (2.52 in) of rain, a daily high of 10.9 °C (51.6 °F) and a daily low of 2.4 °C (36.3 °F), as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Last updated : what the month is like; shorter source notes.
Best time to visit Hiroshima: February misses our rule: days are 5.1 °C under our 16 °C and nights are 5.6 °C under our 8 °C. Expect 6.9 rain days and days that grow by 53 min.
What February is like in Hiroshima
- Sweet amazake is poured in the plum grove at Shukkeien's tea for the plum blossom. The plums there are at their peak from early February right through the month. Source: Shukkeien (Hiroshima Prefecture, official site), checked .
- Oyster hot pot is served on the grounds of Hiroshima Castle on the last weekend of February, at the yearly Hiroshima Castle Oyster Fes. Source: Dive! Hiroshima (official tourism site), checked .
- Early cherries such as Kawazu-zakura start to open around February at Hiroshima Botanical Garden. Its many kinds then bloom in turn until late April. Source: Hiroshima Botanical Garden (official; Wayback copy, live site is http only), checked .
Key figures
Weather in February, 1991-2020 means
- Daily high
- 10.9 °C (51.6 °F)
- Daily low
- 2.4 °C (36.3 °F)
- Rain
- 64.0 mm (2.52 in) in the month
- Sunshine
- 140.1 h in the month
Climate normals 1991-2020, computed by JMA and submitted to the World Meteorological Organization. Checked .
Station: Hiroshima, 1.6 km from the city centre point.
In February the sea off Hiroshima averages 13.0 °C (55.4 °F), 1.5 °C cooler than in January.
Our 1991-2020 mean of NOAA OISST v2.1, checked .
Daylight on 15 February 2026
- Sunrise
- 06:56 local time
- Sunset
- 17:53 local time
- Day length
- 10 h 57 min
Day length 1-28 February: 10 h 31 min to 11 h 24 min, +53 min.
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Month by month
Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 means.
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
This month against the year
| Measure | February | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daily high | 10.9 °C | 2nd coldest |
| Daily low | 2.4 °C | 2nd coldest |
| Rain | 64.0 mm | 3rd driest |
| Sunshine | 140.1 hours | 2nd least sunny |
| Day length | 10 h 57 min | 4th shortest |
Equal values share a rank. How we rank months
Sunshine share: 45% of the 309.3 hours from sunrise to sunset in February. How we compute sunshine share
Hiroshima in February, on average: 6.9 rain days (1 mm or more).
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Public holidays this month
| Date | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Foundation Day | national |
| Monday | Emperor's Birthday | national |
| Date | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Foundation Day | national |
| Tuesday | Emperor's Birthday | national |
Checked against the official list, .
Source: holidays Python library, checked . Library: holidays 0.105.
Same month in 20 cities
Hiroshima is warmer than 10 of our 20 cities in February by mean daily high. How we rank cities
Closest high and low in February: Tokyo (0.2 °C apart), Osaka (0.6), Madrid (1.4).
| City | Gap from Hiroshima, °C | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm | Sunshine, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima (this page) | — | 10.9 | 2.4 | 64.0 | 140.1 |
| Tokyo (closest) | 0.2 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 56.5 | 170.4 |
| Osaka (closest) | 0.6 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 60.5 | 140.6 |
| Madrid (closest) | 1.4 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 33.5 | no data |
| London | 1.5 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 43.6 | no data |
| Paris | 1.5 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 41.8 | 83.0 |
| Rome | 1.6 | 13.0 | 3.4 | no data | no data |
| Amsterdam | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 54.7 | 94.3 |
| Vienna | 3.7 | 6.5 | -0.5 | 38.1 | 104.9 |
| Barcelona | 4.0 | 14.7 | 6.6 | 32.8 | 146.9 |
| Berlin | 4.5 | 5.1 | -0.8 | 36.0 | 74.0 |
| New York | 4.5 | 5.7 | -1.4 | 81.0 | no data |
| Munich | 4.6 | 5.6 | -1.4 | 45.5 | 95.2 |
| Prague | 5.3 | 4.7 | -1.9 | 21.5 | 82.5 |
| Seville | 6.0 | 18.2 | 7.0 | 46.2 | 212.2 |
| Los Angeles | 8.4 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 92.5 | no data |
| Chicago | 8.5 | 2.1 | -5.7 | 50.0 | no data |
| Hong Kong | 10.7 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 38.9 | 101.7 |
| Buenos Aires | 17.5 | 28.9 | 19.4 | 129.3 | 220.0 |
| Singapore | 21.4 | 31.5 | 24.6 | 105.1 | no data |
Sources (1991-2020): WMO climate normals and NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, checked , ; Hong Kong: our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK; Singapore: our 1991-2020 mean of the National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg; both checked . Each city's page names its station. All sources in full on Methodology.
Hong Kong figures: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Observatory own the intellectual property rights in the data; attribution to them and DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2.
Singapore figures: Contains information from the National Environment Agency on data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). The Agency does not endorse our means.
Sources
- WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
- holidays Python library, run locally. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked .
Cite this page: City by Month. "Hiroshima in February: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/japan/hiroshima/february/. Last updated 5 November 2026.