Haukipudas weather in February

In February, Haukipudas sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. 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 6 h 06 min at the start of February to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Haukipudas's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haukipudas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:40 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Haukipudas is village in Oulu, Finland.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Haukipudas reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Haukipudas

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
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Haukipudas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -10°409.410.44.40.0
Feb-6° / -11°328.59.47.70.0
Mar-3° / -8°338.28.311.20.0
Apr / -3°327.54.214.70.0
May / 469.40.818.31.5
Jun14° / 539.2020.93.9
Jul18° / 13°7011.3019.75.6
Aug17° / 12°7411.6016.35.1
Sep12° / 6911.1012.73.0
Oct / 6511.42.39.20.4
Nov / -2°59127.15.60.0
Dec-3° / -7°5011.210.23.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Haukipudas gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 06 min at the start of February to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 192 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:28 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 3:36 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.19:283:36
26.29:253:39
36.49:223:43
46.59:183:47
56.69:153:50
66.79:123:54
76.89:083:58
86.99:054:01
97.19:014:05
107.28:584:08
117.38:544:12
127.48:514:15
137.58:474:19
147.68:444:22
157.88:404:26
167.98:374:30
178.08:334:33
188.18:304:37
198.28:264:40
208.38:224:43
218.58:194:47
228.68:154:50
238.78:124:54
248.88:084:57
258.98:045:01
269.18:015:04
279.27:575:07
289.37:535:11

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Haukipudas?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Haukipudas.

What to pack for Haukipudas in February

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

In February, Haukipudas sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Haukipudas in February

The nearest coast averages about -0°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 16°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
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Aug16Cool
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UV index in Haukipudas in February

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Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Haukipudas peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Haukipudas?

Haukipudas sits at 65.2°N, 25.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Oulu, 19 km away.

RaaheKemiTornioYlivieskaRovaniemiKajaaniLuleå

Topography around Haukipudas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haukipudas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Haukipudas is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

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28 m
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56 m
80 km
318 m
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February weather nearby: Oulu 19 km · Raahe 68 km · Kemi 72 km · Tornio 93 km · Ylivieska 127 km · Rovaniemi 148 km · Kajaani 155 km · Luleå 155 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Haukipudas (65.1765°, 25.3523°, elevation 12 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).