Saint-Malo weather in February

In February, Saint-Malo sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Saint-Malo's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Malo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:27 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical February day in Saint-Malo reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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396
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596
696
796
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Saint-Malo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9114.88.51.6
Feb / 73139.81.5
Mar10° / 6612.211.62.1
Apr11° / 5810.413.42.9
May14° / 11°579.8154.0
Jun16° / 14°508.815.85.2
Jul18° / 16°489.315.56.2
Aug19° / 17°5910.214.26.1
Sep18° / 16°7610.712.45.7
Oct16° / 13°10715.310.54.2
Nov12° / 10°11716.392.8
Dec10° / 11916.18.11.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53169
63268
73367
83466
93466
103466
113664
123664
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193664
203565
213565
223466
233466
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Malo gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1461
2471
3471
4471
5472
6472
7482
8482
9482
10482
11482
12472
13472
14472
15462
16462
17461
18451
19451
20451
21451
22461
23461
24471
25471
26481
27481
28481

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 26 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
626breezy
726breezy
826breezy
926breezy
1026breezy
1126breezy
1226breezy
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2126breezy
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2726breezy
2826breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:47 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:475:56
29.28:465:57
39.28:455:59
49.38:436:01
59.38:426:02
69.48:416:04
79.48:396:05
89.58:386:07
99.58:366:09
109.68:356:10
119.68:336:12
129.78:326:13
139.78:306:15
149.88:296:17
159.98:276:18
169.98:256:20
1710.08:246:22
1810.08:226:23
1910.18:206:25
2010.18:186:26
2110.28:176:28
2210.28:156:30
2310.38:136:31
2410.48:116:33
2510.48:096:35
2610.58:076:36
2710.58:056:38
2810.68:046:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Saint-Malo?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Malo.

What to pack for Saint-Malo in February

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

In February, Saint-Malo sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint-Malo in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 9°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Saint-Malo 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 Saint-Malo peaks around June 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Malo?

Saint-Malo sits at 48.6°N, 2.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Brieuc, 58 km away.

Topography around Saint-Malo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Malo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Saint-Malo is covered by water (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (54%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Saint-Brieuc 58 km · Saint Helier 61 km · Rennes 65 km · Cesson-Sévigné 66 km · Fougères 68 km · Vitré 83 km · Saint-Lô 85 km · Pontivy 96 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 Saint-Malo (48.6474°, -2.0088°, elevation 10 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).