Horsens weather in February

In February, Horsens sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Horsens's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horsens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:59 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Horsens is city in Horsens Municipality, Denmark.

Density
323/km²
people per km²
Founded
1200

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical February day in Horsens reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 8°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)
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23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
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How February really feels in Horsens

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.

Horsens weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5812.33.77.40.0
Feb / -1°4810.53.79.20.0
Mar / 4710.52.311.40.5
Apr10° / 439.30.313.82.5
May15° / 5510.70164.4
Jun18° / 11°6811.1017.25.5
Jul20° / 13°6811.6016.76.1
Aug20° / 13°7212.6014.85.9
Sep17° / 11°6111.5012.54.8
Oct12° / 6612.30.110.12.9
Nov / 5611.60.981.0
Dec / 5911.92.56.80.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102080
112080
122080
132080
142278
152278
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Horsens gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23614
33613
43613
53613
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223915
234015
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254015
264015
274015
284014

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
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28100

Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
820breezy
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
1220light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:274:41
28.38:264:43
38.48:244:45
48.48:224:47
58.58:204:49
68.68:184:51
78.68:164:54
88.78:144:56
98.88:124:58
108.88:105:00
118.98:085:02
129.08:065:04
139.08:045:07
149.18:025:09
159.27:595:11
169.37:575:13
179.37:555:15
189.47:535:17
199.57:505:20
209.67:485:22
219.67:465:24
229.77:435:26
239.87:415:28
249.97:395:31
259.97:365:33
2610.07:345:35
2710.17:315:37
2810.27:295:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Horsens?

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
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Horsens.

What to pack for Horsens in February

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

In February, Horsens sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Horsens in February

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Horsens 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 Horsens peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horsens?

Horsens sits at 55.9°N, 9.9°E, 4 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Hedensted, 14 km away.

VejleFredericiaVibySilkeborgAarhusMiddelfartTilst

Topography around Horsens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Horsens is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (21%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Hedensted 14 km · Vejle 26 km · Fredericia 33 km · Viby 35 km · Silkeborg 39 km · Aarhus 40 km · Middelfart 40 km · Tilst 40 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Horsens (55.8607°, 9.8503°, elevation 4 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).