La Teste-de-Buch weather in February

In February, La Teste-de-Buch sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is La Teste-de-Buch's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Teste-de-Buch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:15 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

La Teste-de-Buch is human settlement in France.

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 11°C through the month.

A typical February day in La Teste-de-Buch reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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La Teste-de-Buch weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 8112.392.3
Feb11° / 5910.110.12.5
Mar13° / 5610.611.63.7
Apr15° / 10°641113.24.5
May18° / 14°6210.514.65.8
Jun21° / 17°598.915.36.7
Jul23° / 19°427.4157.6
Aug24° / 19°507.813.97.6
Sep21° / 17°66912.36.8
Oct18° / 14°8111.110.75.7
Nov14° / 10°10613.79.43.6
Dec11° / 90138.72.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
44060
54060
64159
74258
84258
94357
104357
114258
124357
134357
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154258
164159
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

La Teste-de-Buch gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
439
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639
739
838
938
1038
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1634
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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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 16 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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 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 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:326:04
29.68:316:05
39.68:306:07
49.78:296:08
59.78:286:10
69.78:276:11
79.88:256:12
89.88:246:14
99.98:236:15
109.98:226:16
1110.08:206:18
1210.08:196:19
1310.18:186:21
1410.18:166:22
1510.18:156:23
1610.28:136:25
1710.28:126:26
1810.38:106:28
1910.38:096:29
2010.48:076:30
2110.48:066:32
2210.58:046:33
2310.58:036:35
2410.68:016:36
2510.68:006:37
2610.77:586:39
2710.77:566:40
2810.87:556:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
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232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit La Teste-de-Buch?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Teste-de-Buch.

What to pack for La Teste-de-Buch in February

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

In February, La Teste-de-Buch sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near La Teste-de-Buch 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 Jul 7 to Sep 18 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in La Teste-de-Buch 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 La Teste-de-Buch peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Teste-de-Buch?

La Teste-de-Buch sits at 44.6°N, 1.1°W, 5 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Gujan-Mestras, 6.0 km away.

Topography around La Teste-de-Buch

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Teste-de-Buch.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Teste-de-Buch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around La Teste-de-Buch is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Gujan-Mestras 6.0 km · Cestas 39 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 45 km · Gradignan 45 km · Pessac 45 km · Mérignac 46 km · Eysines 48 km · Talence 48 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 La Teste-de-Buch (44.6328°, -1.1451°, elevation 5 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).