Outreau weather in February

In February, Outreau sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Outreau's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Outreau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 64 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 8:18 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 11th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.0; out of 10

Air quality: Good; PM10 17.5 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical February day in Outreau reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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

How February really feels in Outreau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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.

Outreau weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	88	14.3	0.9	8.3	0.9
Feb	7° / 4°	64	11.6	0.9	9.7	1.0
Mar	9° / 5°	53	10.8	0.5	11.5	1.9
Apr	12° / 7°	48	10.1	0	13.5	3.0
May	14° / 10°	57	10.7	0	15.2	4.2
Jun	17° / 13°	52	9.5	0	16.2	5.5
Jul	19° / 15°	55	10.2	0	15.8	6.2
Aug	20° / 15°	70	10.4	0	14.3	6.2
Sep	18° / 13°	69	11.2	0	12.4	5.5
Oct	15° / 11°	101	14.3	0	10.4	3.9
Nov	11° / 8°	107	15.9	0.1	8.7	2.2
Dec	8° / 5°	106	14.7	0.7	7.8	1.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	28	28	28
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	73	72	72	72	71	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	71	71	72	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Outreau gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 42% and peaks near 44% 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 (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	4
2	42	4
3	42	4
4	42	4
5	42	4
6	42	4
7	42	4
8	42	4
9	42	4
10	42	4
11	42	4
12	42	4
13	42	4
14	42	4
15	42	3
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	42	3
21	42	3
22	42	3
23	43	3
24	43	3
25	44	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	44	3

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 23 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:22 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)	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:40	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:31	8:29	8:28	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:54	7:52
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:13	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.9	8:40	5:35
2	9.0	8:38	5:36
3	9.0	8:37	5:38
4	9.1	8:36	5:40
5	9.1	8:34	5:41
6	9.2	8:33	5:43
7	9.2	8:31	5:45
8	9.3	8:29	5:47
9	9.3	8:28	5:48
10	9.4	8:26	5:50
11	9.5	8:24	5:52
12	9.5	8:23	5:54
13	9.6	8:21	5:55
14	9.6	8:19	5:57
15	9.7	8:18	5:59
16	9.7	8:16	6:01
17	9.8	8:14	6:02
18	9.9	8:12	6:04
19	9.9	8:10	6:06
20	10.0	8:08	6:08
21	10.1	8:06	6:09
22	10.1	8:04	6:11
23	10.2	8:02	6:13
24	10.2	8:00	6:15
25	10.3	7:58	6:17
26	10.4	7:56	6:18
27	10.4	7:54	6:20
28	10.5	7:52	6:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.65 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)	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.2	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.3	Dim
4	1.3	Dim
5	1.3	Dim
6	1.4	Dim
7	1.4	Dim
8	1.4	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.5	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Outreau?

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

1.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Outreau.

What to pack for Outreau in February

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

In February, Outreau sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Outreau in February

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	9	11	14	16	18	18	16	13	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	18	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Outreau in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Outreau peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Outreau?

Outreau sits at 50.7°N, 1.6°E, 59 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Boulogne-sur-Mer, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Outreau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Outreau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Outreau is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (48%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

120 m

artificial surfaces 32%

16 km

210 m

water 48%

80 km

290 m

water 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Boulogne-sur-Mer 3.0 km · Calais 33 km · Berck-Plage 33 km · Berck 34 km · Saint-Omer 47 km · Dover 51 km · Folkestone 51 km · Deal 59 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 Outreau (50.7054°, 1.5897°, elevation 59 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	4
2	42	4
3	42	4
4	42	4
5	42	4
6	42	4
7	42	4
8	42	4
9	42	4
10	42	4
11	42	4
12	42	4
13	42	4
14	42	4
15	42	3
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	42	3
21	42	3
22	42	3
23	43	3
24	43	3
25	44	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	44	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	4
2	42	4
3	42	4
4	42	4
5	42	4
6	42	4
7	42	4
8	42	4
9	42	4
10	42	4
11	42	4
12	42	4
13	42	4
14	42	4
15	42	3
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	42	3
21	42	3
22	42	3
23	43	3
24	43	3
25	44	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	44	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	4
2	42	4
3	42	4
4	42	4
5	42	4
6	42	4
7	42	4
8	42	4
9	42	4
10	42	4
11	42	4
12	42	4
13	42	4
14	42	4
15	42	3
16	42	3
17	42	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	42	3
21	42	3
22	42	3
23	43	3
24	43	3
25	44	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	44	3

	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