Istres weather in February

In February, Istres sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Istres's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Istres's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 38 mm; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:48 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 5th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Istres reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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

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

Istres weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	52	6.5	9.1	3.4
Feb	13° / 4°	38	5.4	10.2	4.1
Mar	16° / 7°	37	5.7	11.6	6.0
Apr	19° / 10°	60	8	13.2	6.7
May	23° / 14°	50	6.5	14.5	7.5
Jun	28° / 18°	27	4.3	15.2	7.1
Jul	31° / 20°	15	2.8	14.9	5.9
Aug	30° / 20°	23	3.6	13.8	5.9
Sep	26° / 16°	74	6.3	12.3	7.5
Oct	21° / 13°	82	8.4	10.8	6.8
Nov	16° / 8°	85	9.4	9.5	5.0
Dec	12° / 5°	50	7	8.8	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	60	61	60	60	61	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	65	64	65	64	64	63	62	63	62	61	60	59	58	58
Cloudier (%)	40	39	40	40	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	36	36	37	38	37	38	39	40	41	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Istres gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 5.4 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	1
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	19	1
7	19	1
8	19	1
9	19	1
10	19	1
11	19	1
12	19	1
13	19	1
14	19	1
15	18	1
16	18	1
17	18	0
18	18	0
19	19	0
20	19	0
21	19	0
22	20	0
23	20	0
24	21	0
25	21	0
26	21	0
27	21	0
28	22	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 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 8:05 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	8:05	5:42
2	9.7	8:04	5:44
3	9.7	8:03	5:45
4	9.7	8:02	5:46
5	9.8	8:01	5:48
6	9.8	7:59	5:49
7	9.9	7:58	5:50
8	9.9	7:57	5:52
9	10.0	7:56	5:53
10	10.0	7:55	5:54
11	10.0	7:53	5:56
12	10.1	7:52	5:57
13	10.1	7:51	5:58
14	10.2	7:50	6:00
15	10.2	7:48	6:01
16	10.3	7:47	6:02
17	10.3	7:45	6:04
18	10.4	7:44	6:05
19	10.4	7:43	6:06
20	10.4	7:41	6:08
21	10.5	7:40	6:09
22	10.5	7:38	6:10
23	10.6	7:37	6:12
24	10.6	7:35	6:13
25	10.7	7:33	6:14
26	10.7	7:32	6:16
27	10.8	7:30	6:17
28	10.8	7:29	6:18

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 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Istres?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Istres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Istres in February

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

In February, Istres sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Istres in February

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Sep 24 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	12	13	14	16	19	21	22	21	19	17	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Istres in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Istres peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Istres in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Istres is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	17	17	15	16	14	15	13	13	11	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Istres?

Istres sits at 43.5°N, 5.0°E, 14 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Miramas, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Istres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Istres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Istres is covered by water (30%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (26%), water (24%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

116 m

water 30%

16 km

201 m

grassland 26%

80 km

1,897 m

trees 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Istres year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Miramas 8.0 km · Fos-sur-Mer 9.0 km · Port-de-Bouc 12 km · Martigues 13 km · Salon-de-Provence 17 km · Marignane 21 km · Vitrolles 22 km · Les Pennes-Mirabeau 28 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

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 Istres (43.5134°, 4.9875°, elevation 14 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	1
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	19	1
7	19	1
8	19	1
9	19	1
10	19	1
11	19	1
12	19	1
13	19	1
14	19	1
15	18	1
16	18	1
17	18	0
18	18	0
19	19	0
20	19	0
21	19	0
22	20	0
23	20	0
24	21	0
25	21	0
26	21	0
27	21	0
28	22	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	1
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	19	1
7	19	1
8	19	1
9	19	1
10	19	1
11	19	1
12	19	1
13	19	1
14	19	1
15	18	1
16	18	1
17	18	0
18	18	0
19	19	0
20	19	0
21	19	0
22	20	0
23	20	0
24	21	0
25	21	0
26	21	0
27	21	0
28	22	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	1
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	19	1
7	19	1
8	19	1
9	19	1
10	19	1
11	19	1
12	19	1
13	19	1
14	19	1
15	18	1
16	18	1
17	18	0
18	18	0
19	19	0
20	19	0
21	19	0
22	20	0
23	20	0
24	21	0
25	21	0
26	21	0
27	21	0
28	22	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100