Matsushima climate

Matsushima Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Ishinomaki (GHCN JA000047592), 14 km from Matsushima

Average highs run from 6°C on January 1 to 4°C on January 31, and lows from to . Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 16 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Matsushima, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
5°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Record high
15°CJan 25, 1973
Record low
-11°CJan 9, 2021
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
-2°C
Wind
21.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 16°C13°C 1997-8°C 200356%
Jan 26°C12°C 1962-11°C 197757%
Jan 36°C12°C 1993-8°C 196957%
Jan 45°C12°C 1960-8°C 195356%
Jan 55°C15°C 1960-10°C 197755%
Jan 65°C13°C 2007-7°C 197554%
Jan 75°C10°C 2000-8°C 198554%
Jan 85°C14°C 1979-9°C 195554%
Jan 95°C13°C 1979-11°C 202154%
Jan 105°C13°C 1979-8°C 200653%
Jan 114°C12°C 1990-8°C 196751%
Jan 124°C10°C 1972-8°C 195250%
Jan 135°C12°C 2023-8°C 196150%
Jan 144°C13°C 2000-9°C 198150%
Jan 154°C13°C 1988-10°C 197750%
Jan 165°C9°C 2026-7°C 196749%
Jan 175°C12°C 1987-9°C 196747%
Jan 185°C12°C 2024-10°C 196147%
Jan 195°C10°C 1972-9°C 196146%
Jan 205°C11°C 2025-9°C 200147%
Jan 215°C12°C 2002-8°C 199046%
Jan 224°C13°C 1988-9°C 196046%
Jan 235°C11°C 2009-11°C 196047%
Jan 244°C11°C 1973-8°C 199047%
Jan 254°C15°C 1973-9°C 199048%
Jan 264°C11°C 1979-8°C 198548%
Jan 275°C12°C 1969-10°C 198549%
Jan 285°C11°C 1983-9°C 198448%
Jan 295°C14°C 1983-9°C 197447%
Jan 305°C12°C 1957-8°C 201246%
Jan 314°C13°C 1970-10°C 197746%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Matsushima, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9).

January 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station JA000047592, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.