Skagen weather in February

In February, Skagen sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Skagen's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skagen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:03 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
30 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Skagen is northernmost town in Denmark.

Density
53/km²
people per km²

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 Skagen reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2632
2742
2842

How February really feels in Skagen

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.

Skagen weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6612.54.470.0
Feb / 48104.18.90.0
Mar / 458.92.711.40.0
Apr / 417.80.3141.2
May12° / 509.3016.33.1
Jun15° / 13°649.6017.64.7
Jul17° / 16°558.7017.16.0
Aug18° / 16°72110155.8
Sep15° / 14°7211.4012.54.5
Oct12° / 10°9614.80102.7
Nov / 78140.87.61.2
Dec / 7114.22.76.40.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112674
122773
132872
142872
152872
162872
173070
183070
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Skagen gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14016
24016
34016
43916
53916
63816
73715
83615
93515
103414
113314
123214
133213
143113
153013
163013
173013
183013
193113
203214
213314
223414
233515
243615
253715
263815
273915
283915

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 30 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
130windy
230windy
330windy
430windy
530windy
630windy
730windy
830windy
930windy
1030windy
1130windy
1230windy
1330windy
1430windy
1530windy
1630windy
1730windy
1830windy
1930windy
2030windy
2130windy
2230windy
2330windy
2430windy
2530windy
2630windy
2729windy
2829windy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:34 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:344:29
28.08:324:31
38.18:304:33
48.18:284:36
58.28:264:38
68.38:234:40
78.48:214:43
88.48:194:45
98.58:174:47
108.68:154:50
118.78:124:52
128.78:104:54
138.88:084:57
148.98:054:59
159.08:035:01
169.18:015:04
179.17:585:06
189.27:565:09
199.37:535:11
209.47:515:13
219.57:485:16
229.57:465:18
239.67:435:20
249.77:415:23
259.87:385:25
269.97:355:27
2710.07:335:30
2810.07:305:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Skagen?

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
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Skagen.

What to pack for Skagen in February

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

In February, Skagen sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreakera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Skagen in February

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Skagen 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 Skagen peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skagen?

Skagen sits at 57.7°N, 10.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Frederikshavn, 31 km away.

FrederikshavnHjørringBjörlandaMajornaVästra FrölundaGothenburgNørresundbyKungälv

Topography around Skagen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skagen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m.

The land around Skagen is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
140 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Frederikshavn 31 km · Hjørring 46 km · Björlanda 74 km · Majorna 79 km · Västra Frölunda 80 km · Gothenburg 82 km · Nørresundby 84 km · Kungälv 84 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 Skagen (57.7209°, 10.5839°, elevation 0 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).