Dornbirn weather in February

In February, Dornbirn sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dornbirn's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dornbirn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:37 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dornbirn is capital of the Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dornbirn reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-4
54-4
64-4
74-4
84-4
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-3
134-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
225-3
235-2
245-2
255-2
266-2
276-2
286-2

How February really feels in Dornbirn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dornbirn weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°106139.38.70.0
Feb / -3°971299.90.0
Mar / 11615.17.411.61.5
Apr13° / 11014.33.813.33.1
May17° / 16517.10.414.94.6
Jun20° / 12°17316.5015.75.4
Jul22° / 13°16915.6015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°17015.1014.16.0
Sep18° / 10°12912.9012.45.2
Oct13° / 10712.31.110.63.5
Nov / 11513.15.69.11.0
Dec / -2°12014.89.28.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53961
63862
73862
83862
93961
103961
113862
123862
133862
143961
153961
163961
173763
183763
193763
203664
213664
223664
233466
243466
253466
263466
273367
283367

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Dornbirn gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14032
24132
34132
44132
54232
64232
74232
84332
94333
104333
114433
124433
134434
144434
154434
164534
174434
184433
194433
204533
214533
224533
234633
244632
254632
264732
274732
284731

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:575:13
29.37:555:14
39.47:545:16
49.47:535:17
59.57:525:19
69.57:505:20
79.57:495:22
89.67:485:23
99.67:465:25
109.77:455:26
119.77:435:28
129.87:425:29
139.87:405:31
149.97:395:33
159.97:375:34
1610.07:365:36
1710.17:345:37
1810.17:325:39
1910.27:315:40
2010.27:295:42
2110.37:275:43
2210.37:265:45
2310.47:245:46
2410.47:225:48
2510.57:205:50
2610.57:185:51
2710.67:175:53
2810.77:155:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Dornbirn?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dornbirn.

What to pack for Dornbirn in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Dornbirn sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Dornbirn in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dornbirn peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dornbirn?

Dornbirn sits at 47.4°N, 9.7°E, 437 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Lustenau, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Dornbirn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dornbirn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dornbirn has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m around an average of 507 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,951 m.

The land around Dornbirn is covered by trees (46%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
745 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
2,951 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Lustenau 6.0 km · Hohenems 7.0 km · Bregenz 10 km · Lindau 15 km · Feldkirch 23 km · Saint Gallen 28 km · Bludenz 29 km · Tettnang 30 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dornbirn (47.4143°, 9.7419°, elevation 437 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).