Zhengzhou weather in February

In February, Zhengzhou sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 2.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zhengzhou's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhengzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 15 mm; 2.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:19 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 4th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Zhengzhou is capital of Henan province, China.

Air quality: Severe; PM2.5 68.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 562/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~1550 BCE

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

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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 11°C by the end.

A typical February day in Zhengzhou reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	9	-1
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	10	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2

How February really feels in Zhengzhou

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Zhengzhou weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / -3°	10	2.3	1.9	9.9	0.3
Feb	9° / -0°	15	2.8	1.5	10.7	2.3
Mar	15° / 5°	25	4.5	0.7	11.7	5.3
Apr	22° / 11°	36	4.8	0.1	12.8	7.3
May	27° / 17°	58	6.3	0	13.8	6.6
Jun	32° / 22°	86	7.3	0	14.3	4.4
Jul	32° / 24°	182	14.3	0	14.1	3.7
Aug	30° / 23°	146	13.8	0	13.3	4.5
Sep	26° / 18°	83	8.6	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	21° / 12°	42	4.9	0	11.1	7.4
Nov	14° / 5°	30	4.6	0.8	10.2	4.6
Dec	8° / -1°	10	2.3	1.3	9.7	1.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	53	53	53	51	51	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	47	47	47	49	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Zhengzhou gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Snow chance (%)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	10	6
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	11	7
12	11	6
13	11	6
14	11	6
15	10	6
16	10	5
17	10	5
18	10	5
19	10	5
20	10	4
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	11	4
24	11	4
25	11	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:31	5:47
2	10.3	7:30	5:48
3	10.3	7:29	5:49
4	10.4	7:28	5:50
5	10.4	7:28	5:51
6	10.4	7:27	5:52
7	10.5	7:26	5:53
8	10.5	7:25	5:54
9	10.5	7:24	5:55
10	10.5	7:24	5:56
11	10.6	7:23	5:57
12	10.6	7:22	5:58
13	10.6	7:21	5:59
14	10.7	7:20	6:00
15	10.7	7:19	6:01
16	10.7	7:18	6:02
17	10.8	7:17	6:03
18	10.8	7:16	6:04
19	10.8	7:15	6:05
20	10.9	7:14	6:06
21	10.9	7:13	6:07
22	10.9	7:12	6:08
23	11.0	7:10	6:09
24	11.0	7:09	6:10
25	11.0	7:08	6:10
26	11.1	7:07	6:11
27	11.1	7:06	6:12
28	11.1	7:04	6:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zhengzhou

In seasonPeak

None of Zhengzhou's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zhengzhou's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Zhengzhou sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Zhengzhou?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zhengzhou.

What to pack for Zhengzhou in February

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

In February, Zhengzhou sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Zhengzhou in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhengzhou peaks around May 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	5	9	8	8	7	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Zhengzhou in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zhengzhou is worst in January — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zhengzhou's WHO annual average of 68.6 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	105	87	76	64	53	47	40	45	59	74	81	93
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	105	Unhealthy
Feb	87	Unhealthy
Mar	76	Unhealthy
Apr	64	Unhealthy
May	53	Poor
Jun	47	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	59	Unhealthy
Oct	74	Unhealthy
Nov	81	Unhealthy
Dec	93	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Zhengzhou?

Zhengzhou sits at 34.8°N, 113.6°E, 104 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Songyang, 66 km away.

Topography around Zhengzhou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhengzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,415 m.

The land around Zhengzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

artificial surfaces 87%

16 km

205 m

artificial surfaces 54%

80 km

1,415 m

cropland 62%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Zhengzhou year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Songyang 66 km · Luoyang 111 km · Jinan 369 km · Xi'an 436 km · Wuhan 468 km · Nanjing 562 km · Tianjin 580 km · Datong 594 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,862; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.5; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 17.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 464
Religion

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 Zhengzhou (34.7578°, 113.6486°, elevation 104 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	9	-1
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	10	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	10	6
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	11	7
12	11	6
13	11	6
14	11	6
15	10	6
16	10	5
17	10	5
18	10	5
19	10	5
20	10	4
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	11	4
24	11	4
25	11	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	9	-1
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	10	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	10	6
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	11	7
12	11	6
13	11	6
14	11	6
15	10	6
16	10	5
17	10	5
18	10	5
19	10	5
20	10	4
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	11	4
24	11	4
25	11	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	9	-1
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	10	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	10	6
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	11	7
12	11	6
13	11	6
14	11	6
15	10	6
16	10	5
17	10	5
18	10	5
19	10	5
20	10	4
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	11	4
24	11	4
25	11	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100