Tours weather in February

In February, Tours sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 17% 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 Tours's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tours's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:13 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Tours is city and commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,085/km²
people per km²

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 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical February day in Tours 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 13°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2193
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103

How February really feels in Tours

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.

Tours weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.20.78.71.1
Feb / 519.70.89.91.7
Mar13° / 5210.40.311.63.4
Apr16° / 5510.3013.34.7
May19° / 10°6611.3014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°478.6015.76.8
Jul25° / 15°447.6015.37.2
Aug25° / 15°487.7014.17.2
Sep22° / 12°497.5012.46.8
Oct17° / 6810.9010.65.1
Nov11° / 6511.609.12.6
Dec / 7111.80.58.31.3

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72971
82971
92971
103070
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173169
183169
193070
203070
212971
222971
232971
242872
252872
262773
272674
282674

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Tours gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1334
2344
3344
4344
5354
6354
7354
8354
9363
10363
11353
12353
13353
14353
15352
16342
17342
18342
19342
20342
21342
22352
23352
24362
25362
26372
27373
28373

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 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 8:33 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:335:49
29.38:315:50
39.48:305:52
49.48:295:53
59.58:285:55
69.58:265:56
79.58:255:58
89.68:245:59
99.68:226:01
109.78:216:03
119.78:196:04
129.88:186:06
139.88:166:07
149.98:156:09
1510.08:136:10
1610.08:126:12
1710.18:106:13
1810.18:086:15
1910.28:076:17
2010.28:056:18
2110.38:036:20
2210.38:026:21
2310.48:006:23
2410.47:586:24
2510.57:566:26
2610.57:556:27
2710.67:536:29
2810.77:516:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tours?

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

1.7
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 Tours.

What to pack for Tours in February

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

In February, Tours 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 Tours 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 Tours peaks around August 10 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 highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tours?

Tours sits at 47.4°N, 0.7°E, 52 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Tours

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tours has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 63 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 264 m.

The land around Tours is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
264 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 3.0 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 3.0 km · Saint-Avertin 4.0 km · Joué-lès-Tours 6.0 km · Vendôme 52 km · Blois 52 km · Saumur 61 km · Châtellerault 65 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 Tours (47.3948°, 0.704°, elevation 52 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).