Kolding weather in February

In February, Kolding sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°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 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kolding's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolding's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:00 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kolding is city in Denmark.

Founded
1231

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 4°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kolding reaches about 4°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
184-1
194-1
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2140
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2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2850

How February really feels in Kolding

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.

Kolding weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°57123.17.40.0
Feb / -1°4710.23.39.20.0
Mar / 4910.81.911.40.7
Apr11° / 449.70.513.82.8
May16° / 5611.1015.94.7
Jun18° / 10°6811.1017.15.6
Jul21° / 12°7212.3016.66.0
Aug21° / 13°7712.8014.85.9
Sep17° / 10°6211.3012.55.0
Oct12° / 6311.90.110.13.0
Nov / 5311.30.881.0
Dec / 5811.52.36.90.0

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
22179
32179
42278
52179
62179
72179
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142377
152377
162377
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202476
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222476
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242476
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272278
282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kolding gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13612
23612
33612
43611
53611
63611
73611
83611
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103611
113611
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253812
263812
273812
283811

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
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8100
9100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
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27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:274:44
28.38:264:46
38.48:244:48
48.58:224:50
58.58:204:52
68.68:184:54
78.78:164:57
88.78:144:59
98.88:125:01
108.98:105:03
118.98:085:05
129.08:065:07
139.18:045:09
149.28:025:12
159.28:005:14
169.37:585:16
179.47:555:18
189.47:535:20
199.57:515:22
209.67:495:24
219.77:465:27
229.77:445:29
239.87:425:31
249.97:395:33
2510.07:375:35
2610.07:345:37
2710.17:325:39
2810.27:305:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.22 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
91.0Dim
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 Kolding?

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 Kolding.

What to pack for Kolding in February

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

In February, Kolding sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kolding 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 29 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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kolding 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 Kolding peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kolding?

Kolding sits at 55.5°N, 9.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Middelfart, 16 km away.

VejleHaderslevHedenstedHorsensAabenraaOdense

Topography around Kolding

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolding has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Kolding is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Middelfart 16 km · Fredericia 20 km · Vejle 25 km · Haderslev 27 km · Hedensted 34 km · Horsens 48 km · Aabenraa 50 km · Odense 59 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 Kolding (55.4904°, 9.4722°, elevation 8 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).