Ruhnu weather in February

In February, Ruhnu sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Ruhnu's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruhnu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:13 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -0°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ruhnu reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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20-3
30-3
40-3
50-3
60-3
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180-3
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210-3
220-3
230-3
240-3
250-3
260-3
270-2
280-2

How February really feels in Ruhnu

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
3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ruhnu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4511.98.470.0
Feb-0° / -3°379.778.90.0
Mar / -1°338.34.511.40.0
Apr / 337.41.3140.2
May10° / 347.1016.32.4
Jun15° / 13°579.6017.74.8
Jul19° / 17°609.2017.16.4
Aug19° / 17°7912015.16.0
Sep15° / 14°6611.7012.54.5
Oct10° / 8414.90.2102.1
Nov / 6914.12.37.60.5
Dec / 5613.56.76.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41684
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121882
131882
141882
151882
161882
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202080
212080
222080
232179
242179
252278
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282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ruhnu gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13829
23828
33828
43727
53727
63626
73525
83525
93424
103424
113323
123323
133323
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223424
233524
243524
253524
263523
273423
283422

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 27 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
528breezy
628breezy
728breezy
828breezy
927breezy
1027breezy
1127breezy
1227breezy
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2127breezy
2227breezy
2327breezy
2427breezy
2526breezy
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2726breezy
2826breezy

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 8:43 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:434:38
28.08:414:40
38.08:394:42
48.18:374:45
58.28:354:47
68.38:334:49
78.38:314:52
88.48:294:54
98.58:274:56
108.68:244:59
118.68:225:01
128.78:205:03
138.88:175:06
148.98:155:08
159.08:135:11
169.08:105:13
179.18:085:15
189.28:055:18
199.38:035:20
209.48:005:22
219.47:585:25
229.57:555:27
239.67:535:29
249.77:505:32
259.87:485:34
269.97:455:37
279.97:425:39
2810.07:405:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ruhnu?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ruhnu.

What to pack for Ruhnu in February

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

In February, Ruhnu sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ruhnu in February

The nearest coast averages about 1°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 1°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
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Ruhnu 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 Ruhnu peaks around June 19 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ruhnu?

Ruhnu sits at 57.8°N, 23.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Kuressaare, 67 km away.

KuressaareMuhuPärnuVentspils

Topography around Ruhnu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruhnu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 4 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 184 m.

The land around Ruhnu is covered by water (63%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (99%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Kuressaare 67 km · Muhu 89 km · Tukums 93 km · Jūrmala 98 km · Pärnu 98 km · Riga 108 km · Dārzciems 110 km · Ventspils 110 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

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 Ruhnu (57.8003°, 23.2483°, 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).