Poitiers weather in February

In February, Poitiers sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Poitiers's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poitiers's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 51 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 8:13 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Poitiers is commune in Vienne, France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 9.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 2,041/km²; people per km²

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical February day in Poitiers reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°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)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How February really feels in Poitiers

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

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.

Poitiers weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 3°	64	11.3	0.8	8.8	1.3
Feb	9° / 2°	51	9.6	0.8	10	1.9
Mar	13° / 4°	55	10.7	0.2	11.6	3.6
Apr	16° / 6°	63	11.7	0	13.3	4.6
May	19° / 10°	72	11.7	0	14.8	5.8
Jun	23° / 13°	59	9.5	0	15.6	6.7
Jul	25° / 15°	44	7.9	0	15.2	7.2
Aug	25° / 14°	49	7.6	0	14	7.2
Sep	22° / 12°	50	7.9	0	12.4	6.9
Oct	17° / 9°	72	11.5	0	10.7	5.2
Nov	12° / 5°	71	12.1	0.1	9.2	2.8
Dec	9° / 3°	71	11.3	0.4	8.4	1.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 69%.

	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 (%)	29	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	29
Cloudier (%)	71	71	70	70	70	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Poitiers gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 35% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	38
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	3
2	34	3
3	34	3
4	35	3
5	35	3
6	35	3
7	35	3
8	35	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	35	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	34	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	3
27	38	3
28	38	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 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 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	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 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 8:32 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:33 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)	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	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
Sunrise (AM)	8:32	8:31	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:20	8:19	8:17	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:51
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.3	8:32	5:53
2	9.4	8:31	5:54
3	9.4	8:29	5:56
4	9.5	8:28	5:57
5	9.5	8:27	5:59
6	9.6	8:26	6:00
7	9.6	8:24	6:01
8	9.7	8:23	6:03
9	9.7	8:22	6:04
10	9.8	8:20	6:06
11	9.8	8:19	6:08
12	9.9	8:17	6:09
13	9.9	8:16	6:11
14	10.0	8:14	6:12
15	10.0	8:13	6:14
16	10.1	8:11	6:15
17	10.1	8:10	6:17
18	10.2	8:08	6:18
19	10.2	8:07	6:20
20	10.3	8:05	6:21
21	10.3	8:03	6:23
22	10.4	8:02	6:24
23	10.4	8:00	6:26
24	10.5	7:58	6:27
25	10.5	7:56	6:28
26	10.6	7:55	6:30
27	10.6	7:53	6:31
28	10.7	7:51	6:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.04 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)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.7	Dim
5	1.7	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	2.0	Dim
13	2.0	Moderate
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Poitiers?

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

1.9

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 Poitiers.

What to pack for Poitiers in February

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

In February, Poitiers sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Poitiers 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 Poitiers peaks around July 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Poitiers?

Poitiers sits at 46.6°N, 0.3°E, 118 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Châtellerault, 30 km away.

Topography around Poitiers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poitiers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m.

The land around Poitiers is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

70 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

119 m

cropland 45%

80 km

495 m

cropland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

February weather nearby: Châtellerault 30 km · Niort 68 km · Bressuire 70 km · Saumur 82 km · Joué-lès-Tours 89 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 89 km · Saint-Avertin 92 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 94 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 Poitiers (46.5826°, 0.3435°, elevation 118 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. 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	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	2
4	8	2
5	8	2
6	9	2
7	9	2
8	9	2
9	9	2
10	9	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	11	3
28	11	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	3
2	34	3
3	34	3
4	35	3
5	35	3
6	35	3
7	35	3
8	35	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	35	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	34	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	3
27	38	3
28	38	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	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	2
4	8	2
5	8	2
6	9	2
7	9	2
8	9	2
9	9	2
10	9	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	11	3
28	11	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	3
2	34	3
3	34	3
4	35	3
5	35	3
6	35	3
7	35	3
8	35	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	35	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	34	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	3
27	38	3
28	38	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	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	2
4	8	2
5	8	2
6	9	2
7	9	2
8	9	2
9	9	2
10	9	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	11	3
28	11	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	3
2	34	3
3	34	3
4	35	3
5	35	3
6	35	3
7	35	3
8	35	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	35	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	34	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	3
27	38	3
28	38	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