Salo weather in February

In February, Salo sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of February to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Salo's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:24 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Salo is urban area in Salo, 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 -3°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Salo reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-3-8
13-3-8
14-2-8
15-2-8
16-2-8
17-2-8
18-2-8
19-2-8
20-2-8
21-2-8
22-2-8
23-2-8
24-2-8
25-1-7
26-1-7
27-1-7
28-1-7

How February really feels in Salo

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.

Salo 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-2° / -7°4910.39.56.30.0
Feb-2° / -8°388.58.28.60.0
Mar / -5°368.26.611.30.0
Apr / -1°348.82.614.21.5
May15° / 439.10.116.84.5
Jun19° / 6911.2018.45.8
Jul21° / 12°7511.9017.86.2
Aug20° / 11°7311.8015.46.0
Sep15° / 519.3012.64.3
Oct / 5710.40.79.71.4
Nov / -1°5210.84.37.10.0
Dec-0° / -4°5511.68.25.50.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62278
72278
82278
92278
102377
112377
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Salo gets around 38 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13231
23231
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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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of February to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:59 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.48:594:23
27.58:574:26
37.68:544:28
47.78:524:31
57.78:494:34
67.88:474:36
77.98:444:39
88.08:424:42
98.18:394:44
108.28:374:47
118.38:344:50
128.38:324:52
138.48:294:55
148.58:264:58
158.68:245:01
168.78:215:03
178.88:185:06
188.98:155:09
199.08:135:11
209.18:105:14
219.28:075:17
229.38:045:19
239.38:015:22
249.47:585:25
259.57:555:27
269.67:525:30
279.77:505:33
289.87:475:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
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140.9Dim
150.9Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Salo?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salo.

What to pack for Salo in February

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

In February, Salo sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -8°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 Salo 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 at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March 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
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Salo 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 Salo peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salo?

Salo sits at 60.4°N, 23.1°E, 20 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Lieto, 39 km away.

Topography around Salo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Salo is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Lieto 39 km · Kaarina 42 km · Väståboland 47 km · Turku 48 km · Raseborg 48 km · Loimaa 52 km · Lohja 53 km · Raisio 54 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 Salo (60.3833°, 23.1333°, elevation 20 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).