Riom weather in February

In February, Riom sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 9°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 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Riom's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riom's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 0°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 48 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 8:00 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 13.5 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical February day in Riom reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	0
2	7	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	7	0
6	7	0
7	7	0
8	7	0
9	7	0
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	8	0
15	8	0
16	8	0
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	8	0
21	8	0
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1

How February really feels in Riom

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.

Riom 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 0°	59	12.4	3.5	8.9	0.7
Feb	8° / 0°	48	11	3.3	10	1.2
Mar	12° / 2°	54	11	1.2	11.6	3.0
Apr	15° / 5°	79	13.1	0.6	13.3	4.1
May	19° / 8°	93	14.1	0	14.7	5.3
Jun	22° / 12°	79	11.9	0	15.5	6.3
Jul	25° / 13°	84	10.5	0	15.2	6.9
Aug	25° / 13°	85	10.9	0	14	6.9
Sep	21° / 10°	79	10.2	0	12.3	6.3
Oct	16° / 7°	72	11.2	0.2	10.7	4.8
Nov	10° / 3°	72	12.7	1.2	9.3	2.2
Dec	7° / 1°	61	12.3	2.5	8.5	0.9

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%.

	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 (%)	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	32
Cloudier (%)	68	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	68	68

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Riom gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring 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 (%)	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	14
2	38	14
3	39	14
4	39	14
5	39	14
6	39	14
7	40	14
8	40	14
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	41	13
12	41	13
13	41	12
14	41	12
15	41	12
16	41	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	11
20	40	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	40	9
24	40	9
25	40	9
26	41	9
27	41	8
28	41	8

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

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:23 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)	9.4	9.5	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	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:39
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	8:19	5:43
2	9.5	8:18	5:45
3	9.5	8:16	5:46
4	9.5	8:15	5:48
5	9.6	8:14	5:49
6	9.6	8:13	5:51
7	9.7	8:11	5:52
8	9.7	8:10	5:54
9	9.8	8:09	5:55
10	9.8	8:08	5:57
11	9.9	8:06	5:58
12	9.9	8:05	5:59
13	10.0	8:03	6:01
14	10.0	8:02	6:02
15	10.1	8:00	6:04
16	10.1	7:59	6:05
17	10.2	7:57	6:07
18	10.2	7:56	6:08
19	10.3	7:54	6:10
20	10.3	7:53	6:11
21	10.4	7:51	6:13
22	10.4	7:49	6:14
23	10.5	7:48	6:16
24	10.5	7:46	6:17
25	10.6	7:44	6:18
26	10.6	7:43	6:20
27	10.7	7:41	6:21
28	10.7	7:39	6:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.19 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)	1.7	1.7	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	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.7	Dim
2	1.7	Dim
3	1.8	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	2.0	Dim
9	2.0	Dim
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Riom?

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

1.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riom.

What to pack for Riom in February

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

In February, Riom sees daytime highs around 8°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 Riom 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 Riom peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	7	7	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Riom?

Riom sits at 45.9°N, 3.1°E, 362 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Clermont-Ferrand, 13 km away.

Topography around Riom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 350 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,675 m.

The land around Riom is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

cropland 32%

16 km

907 m

cropland 39%

80 km

1,675 m

grassland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

February weather nearby: Clermont-Ferrand 13 km · Chamalières 14 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 18 km · Vichy 35 km · Issoire 40 km · Montluçon 63 km · Roanne 76 km · Moulins 77 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 Riom (45.8936°, 3.1126°, elevation 362 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	7	0
2	7	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	7	0
6	7	0
7	7	0
8	7	0
9	7	0
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	8	0
15	8	0
16	8	0
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	8	0
21	8	0
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	14
2	38	14
3	39	14
4	39	14
5	39	14
6	39	14
7	40	14
8	40	14
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	41	13
12	41	13
13	41	12
14	41	12
15	41	12
16	41	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	11
20	40	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	40	9
24	40	9
25	40	9
26	41	9
27	41	8
28	41	8

	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	0
2	7	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	7	0
6	7	0
7	7	0
8	7	0
9	7	0
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	8	0
15	8	0
16	8	0
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	8	0
21	8	0
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	14
2	38	14
3	39	14
4	39	14
5	39	14
6	39	14
7	40	14
8	40	14
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	41	13
12	41	13
13	41	12
14	41	12
15	41	12
16	41	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	11
20	40	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	40	9
24	40	9
25	40	9
26	41	9
27	41	8
28	41	8

	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	0
2	7	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	7	0
6	7	0
7	7	0
8	7	0
9	7	0
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	8	0
15	8	0
16	8	0
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	8	0
21	8	0
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	14
2	38	14
3	39	14
4	39	14
5	39	14
6	39	14
7	40	14
8	40	14
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	41	13
12	41	13
13	41	12
14	41	12
15	41	12
16	41	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	11
20	40	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	40	9
24	40	9
25	40	9
26	41	9
27	41	8
28	41	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
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13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
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19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
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