Sens weather in February

In February, Sens sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sens's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:05 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.7 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

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

A typical February day in Sens reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

-5°10°15°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1982
2082
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892

How February really feels in Sens

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sens weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 64121.28.60.6
Feb / 5610.61.59.91.2
Mar12° / 5611.40.611.63.0
Apr15° / 5711013.44.5
May19° / 6911.6014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°5510.3015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°599.3015.56.9
Aug25° / 14°599.1014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°568.8012.46.5
Oct16° / 7211.8010.64.7
Nov10° / 6712.10.492.2
Dec / 7913.31.28.20.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82872
92971
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163169
173070
182971
192872
202773
212773
222773
232674
242575
252476
262377
272377
282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sens gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1375
2376
3386
4386
5386
6396
7396
8396
9396
10396
11396
12396
13386
14386
15386
16376
17375
18375
19375
20375
21375
22384
23394
24395
25405
26415
27415
28425

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
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:255:36
29.28:245:38
39.38:225:39
49.38:215:41
59.48:205:42
69.48:185:44
79.58:175:45
89.58:155:47
99.68:145:49
109.68:135:50
119.78:115:52
129.78:095:53
139.88:085:55
149.88:065:57
159.98:055:58
169.98:036:00
1710.08:016:01
1810.18:006:03
1910.17:586:05
2010.27:566:06
2110.27:556:08
2210.37:536:09
2310.37:516:11
2410.47:496:13
2510.47:476:14
2610.57:456:16
2710.67:446:17
2810.67:426:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
202.0Dim
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sens?

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
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sens.

What to pack for Sens in February

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

In February, Sens sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°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 Sens 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 Sens peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sens?

Sens sits at 48.2°N, 3.3°E, 78 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montereau-Fault-Yonne, 32 km away.

Topography around Sens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Sens is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
355 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Montereau-Fault-Yonne 32 km · Montargis 47 km · Avon 47 km · Fontainebleau 49 km · Auxerre 49 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 59 km · Troyes 60 km · Melun 61 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 Sens (48.1974°, 3.2833°, elevation 78 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).