Vichy weather in February

In February, Vichy sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 10°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 Vichy's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vichy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:00 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.6 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 10°C by the end.

A typical February day in Vichy reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

-5°10°15°20°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
571
671
781
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2492
25102
26102
27102
28102

How February really feels in Vichy

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.

Vichy 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6513.12.48.80.8
Feb / 5411.32.4101.4
Mar13° / 5711.2111.63.4
Apr16° / 7412.60.213.34.6
May20° / 8213.3014.75.6
Jun24° / 13°6110.9015.56.6
Jul26° / 15°589.4015.26.8
Aug26° / 14°639.70146.8
Sep22° / 11°709.5012.36.5
Oct17° / 7211.20.110.75.1
Nov11° / 8012.80.89.22.4
Dec / 7112.928.51.0

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 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173268
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243070
253169
263169
273169
283169

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Vichy gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 41% 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 (%)
13910
23910
33910
43910
53911
64011
74011
84111
94111
104111
114210
124210
134210
14429
15429
16429
17428
18418
19417
20417
21416
22416
23416
24426
25426
26426
27426
28426

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
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 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm

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 8:18 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:185:42
29.48:175:43
39.58:165:44
49.58:155:46
59.68:135:47
69.68:125:49
79.78:115:50
89.78:105:52
99.88:085:53
109.88:075:55
119.88:055:56
129.98:045:58
139.98:035:59
1410.08:016:01
1510.08:006:02
1610.17:586:04
1710.17:576:05
1810.27:556:07
1910.27:536:08
2010.37:526:10
2110.37:506:11
2210.47:496:12
2310.57:476:14
2410.57:456:15
2510.67:436:17
2610.67:426:18
2710.77:406:20
2810.77:386:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202528
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Vichy?

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

1.4
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 Vichy.

What to pack for Vichy in February

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

In February, Vichy sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vichy 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 Vichy 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vichy?

Vichy sits at 46.1°N, 3.4°E, 266 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Riom, 35 km away.

Topography around Vichy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vichy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,567 m.

The land around Vichy is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (32%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,567 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Riom 35 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 46 km · Clermont-Ferrand 47 km · Chamalières 48 km · Moulins 49 km · Roanne 51 km · Issoire 66 km · Montluçon 68 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 Vichy (46.1271°, 3.4258°, elevation 266 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).