Mulhouse weather in February

In February, Mulhouse sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mulhouse's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mulhouse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:48 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Mulhouse is commune in Haut-Rhin, France.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
5,024/km²
people per km²

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 5°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mulhouse reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-1
25-1
35-1
45-1
55-1
65-1
75-1
85-1
95-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
146-1
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1660
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1860
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
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2680
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2881

How February really feels in Mulhouse

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mulhouse weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7512.53.68.70.0
Feb / -0°6510.64.19.90.5
Mar11° / 71121.911.62.5
Apr15° / 6811.80.413.44.2
May19° / 9314014.95.4
Jun23° / 13°8013.3015.76.2
Jul25° / 15°8113015.46.5
Aug24° / 14°8012014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°7411012.46.0
Oct14° / 8312.10.210.64.0
Nov / 8111.81.49.11.4
Dec / 9213.23.88.30.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83268
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253268
263268
273268
283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Mulhouse gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13815
23815
33816
43916
53916
63916
73916
83916
94016
104016
114016
124016
133916
143916
153916
163816
173815
183815
193815
203714
213714
223813
233813
243812
253812
263912
273912
283911

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
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:075:21
29.38:065:23
39.38:055:24
49.48:035:26
59.48:025:27
69.58:015:29
79.57:595:30
89.67:585:32
99.67:575:34
109.77:555:35
119.77:545:37
129.87:525:38
139.87:515:40
149.97:495:41
159.97:485:43
1610.07:465:45
1710.07:445:46
1810.17:435:48
1910.17:415:49
2010.27:395:51
2110.27:385:52
2210.37:365:54
2310.47:345:56
2410.47:325:57
2510.57:305:59
2610.57:296:00
2710.67:276:02
2810.67:256:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mulhouse?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mulhouse.

What to pack for Mulhouse in February

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

In February, Mulhouse sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mulhouse 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 Mulhouse peaks around July 14 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mulhouse 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 Mulhouse is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Mulhouse's WHO annual average of 12 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mulhouse?

Mulhouse sits at 47.8°N, 7.3°E, 238 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Illzach, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Mulhouse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulhouse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,438 m.

The land around Mulhouse is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
412 m
80 km
1,438 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Illzach 3.0 km · Wittenheim 7.0 km · Müllheim 23 km · Saint-Louis 25 km · Allschwil 27 km · Weil am Rhein 28 km · Basel 28 km · Lörrach 29 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 Mulhouse (47.752°, 7.3287°, elevation 238 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. 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).