Torhout weather in February

In February, Torhout sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Torhout's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torhout's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:12 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Torhout is town in Torhout municipality, Belgium.

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 7°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Torhout reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883

How February really feels in Torhout

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.

Torhout weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6012.40.98.20.7
Feb / 5110.60.99.61.0
Mar10° / 5110.90.711.52.3
Apr14° / 4811.1013.53.8
May17° / 6211.8015.35.1
Jun20° / 12°6311016.25.9
Jul22° / 14°6512.2015.96.3
Aug22° / 14°7211.4014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°5910.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 6411.8010.44.2
Nov10° / 6612.90.38.72.1
Dec / 7113.11.17.80.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102674
112773
122872
132872
142773
152872
162872
172872
182971
192872
202872
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222872
232773
242773
252674
262575
272674
282674

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Torhout gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1363
2363
3363
4364
5364
6364
7364
8364
9364
10364
11363
12373
13373
14373
15373
16383
17383
18383
19383
20393
21393
22403
23413
24423
25423
26433
27434
28444

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 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:35 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:355:27
28.98:345:29
39.08:325:31
49.08:315:32
59.18:295:34
69.18:285:36
79.28:265:38
89.38:245:39
99.38:235:41
109.48:215:43
119.48:195:45
129.58:185:47
139.58:165:48
149.68:145:50
159.78:125:52
169.78:115:54
179.88:095:56
189.88:075:57
199.98:055:59
2010.08:036:01
2110.08:016:03
2210.17:596:04
2310.27:576:06
2410.27:556:08
2510.37:536:10
2610.37:516:12
2710.47:496:13
2810.57:476:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Torhout?

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

1.0
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 Torhout.

What to pack for Torhout in February

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

In February, Torhout sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Torhout in February

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Torhout in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Torhout peaks around June 22 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torhout?

Torhout sits at 51.1°N, 3.1°E, 22 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Zedelgem, 9.0 km away.

Sint-AndriesDiksmuideTieltBrugesAssebroek

Topography around Torhout

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torhout has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Torhout is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Zedelgem 9.0 km · Roeselare 13 km · Oostkamp 13 km · Sint-Andries 16 km · Diksmuide 17 km · Tielt 17 km · Bruges 18 km · Assebroek 18 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

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 Torhout (51.0656°, 3.1008°, elevation 22 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).