Orange weather in February

In February, Orange sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Orange's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orange's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 44 mm; 5.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:50 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Orange reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How February really feels in Orange

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Orange weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 3°	61	7.9	0.8	9.1	2.4
Feb	12° / 3°	44	5.8	0.5	10.2	3.3
Mar	16° / 6°	47	6.7	0.1	11.6	5.4
Apr	19° / 9°	71	8.6	0	13.2	6.4
May	23° / 12°	66	8.6	0	14.5	7.1
Jun	28° / 16°	42	5.4	0	15.2	7.0
Jul	31° / 19°	31	4.2	0	15	5.6
Aug	30° / 18°	46	4.7	0	13.8	5.8
Sep	25° / 15°	95	6.8	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	20° / 11°	103	8.7	0	10.8	6.5
Nov	14° / 7°	108	10.2	0.1	9.4	4.1
Dec	11° / 4°	59	8.1	0.3	8.7	2.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	57	57	56
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Orange gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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 13 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	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 8:07 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:41 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	9.6	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	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:30
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:07	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	8:07	5:41
2	9.6	8:06	5:43
3	9.7	8:05	5:44
4	9.7	8:04	5:46
5	9.7	8:03	5:47
6	9.8	8:02	5:48
7	9.8	8:00	5:50
8	9.9	7:59	5:51
9	9.9	7:58	5:52
10	10.0	7:57	5:54
11	10.0	7:55	5:55
12	10.0	7:54	5:57
13	10.1	7:53	5:58
14	10.1	7:51	5:59
15	10.2	7:50	6:01
16	10.2	7:49	6:02
17	10.3	7:47	6:03
18	10.3	7:46	6:05
19	10.4	7:44	6:06
20	10.4	7:43	6:07
21	10.5	7:41	6:09
22	10.5	7:40	6:10
23	10.6	7:38	6:12
24	10.6	7:37	6:13
25	10.7	7:35	6:14
26	10.7	7:33	6:16
27	10.8	7:32	6:17
28	10.8	7:30	6:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.72 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)	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3
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	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orange?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orange.

What to pack for Orange in February

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

In February, Orange sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Orange 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 Orange peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

	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 Orange 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 Orange is worst in March — around 16 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	14	16	16	13	14	11	11	12	12	11	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate

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

Location & terrain

Where is Orange?

Orange sits at 44.1°N, 4.8°E, 48 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sorgues, 15 km away.

Topography around Orange

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orange has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Orange is covered by trees (35%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

74 m

trees 35%

16 km

417 m

trees 40%

80 km

1,883 m

trees 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Sorgues 15 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 15 km · Le Pontet 20 km · Avignon 21 km · Carpentras 21 km · L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 31 km · Cavaillon 39 km · Montélimar 47 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 Orange (44.1381°, 4.8102°, elevation 48 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44

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

	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