Bastia weather in February

In February, Bastia sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bastia's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bastia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:29 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bastia reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°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)
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51210
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Bastia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10°578.59.23.3
Feb12° / 10°51710.33.3
Mar13° / 11°557.311.63.9
Apr15° / 13°497.713.14.8
May18° / 16°375.614.46.6
Jun22° / 20°243.315.18.2
Jul24° / 23°91.514.89.2
Aug25° / 23°112.313.78.8
Sep22° / 21°466.312.37.7
Oct19° / 18°809.110.86.5
Nov16° / 14°9911.39.64.8
Dec13° / 11°7510.28.93.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45842
55842
66040
76139
86238
96337
106337
116535
126535
136634
146733
156733
166733
176733
186634
196634
206634
216535
226535
236337
246238
256238
266139
276139
286139

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bastia gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
426
526
625
725
825
924
1024
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1724
1824
1924
2025
2125
2226
2327
2428
2528
2629
2729
2830

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
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21100
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23100
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Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:455:27
29.77:445:28
39.87:435:29
49.87:425:30
59.87:415:32
69.97:405:33
79.97:395:34
810.07:375:36
910.07:365:37
1010.17:355:38
1110.17:345:40
1210.17:335:41
1310.27:315:42
1410.27:305:43
1510.37:295:45
1610.37:275:46
1710.47:265:47
1810.47:255:49
1910.47:235:50
2010.57:225:51
2110.57:205:53
2210.67:195:54
2310.67:175:55
2410.77:165:56
2510.77:145:58
2610.87:135:59
2710.87:116:00
2810.97:106:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bastia

In seasonPeak

In February, Bastia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bastia's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bastia?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bastia.

What to pack for Bastia in February

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

In February, Bastia sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Bastia in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 24 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Bastia in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bastia peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bastia?

Bastia sits at 42.7°N, 9.5°E, 1 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Piombino, 91 km away.

Topography around Bastia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bastia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,620 m.

The land around Bastia is covered by water (47%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
629 m
16 km
1,311 m
80 km
2,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Piombino 91 km · Ajaccio 105 km · Cecina 110 km · Follonica 110 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 111 km · Livorno 118 km · Grosseto 136 km · Pisa 136 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Bastia (42.7022°, 9.4512°, elevation 1 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).