Ringsted weather in February

In February, Ringsted sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 13% 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 Ringsted's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ringsted's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:50 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ringsted is city in Denmark.

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 Ringsted 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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
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133-1
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How February really feels in Ringsted

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.

Ringsted weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4911.23.97.50.0
Feb / -1°399.43.89.20.0
Mar / 4310.12.411.40.7
Apr11° / 409.70.413.82.8
May16° / 5410.8015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°6811.9017.15.7
Jul21° / 13°7111.5016.66.3
Aug21° / 13°7112.1014.86.2
Sep17° / 10°5510.2012.55.3
Oct12° / 5610.9010.13.1
Nov / 4610.60.981.0
Dec / 501136.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
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72476
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ringsted gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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253715
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273714
283613

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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 19 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
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818light breeze
918light breeze
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1118light breeze
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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 8:18 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:184:35
28.38:164:37
38.48:144:39
48.58:124:41
58.58:114:43
68.68:094:45
78.78:074:47
88.78:054:50
98.88:034:52
108.98:014:54
119.07:594:56
129.07:574:58
139.17:555:00
149.27:525:02
159.27:505:05
169.37:485:07
179.47:465:09
189.57:445:11
199.57:415:13
209.67:395:15
219.77:375:17
229.77:355:20
239.87:325:22
249.97:305:24
2510.07:275:26
2610.07:255:28
2710.17:235:30
2810.27:205:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ringsted?

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 Ringsted.

What to pack for Ringsted in February

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

In February, Ringsted sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Ringsted 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 37 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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Ringsted 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 Ringsted peaks around June 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ringsted?

Ringsted sits at 55.4°N, 11.8°E, 54 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Næstved, 24 km away.

KøgeSlagelseRoskildeSolrød StrandKlinteby FrihedHolbækGreve

Topography around Ringsted

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ringsted has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Ringsted is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Næstved 24 km · Køge 25 km · Slagelse 28 km · Roskilde 29 km · Solrød Strand 29 km · Klinteby Frihed 30 km · Holbæk 31 km · Greve 36 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 Ringsted (55.4426°, 11.7901°, elevation 54 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).