Burghausen weather in February

In February, Burghausen sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 7°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 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 Burghausen's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burghausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:26 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Burghausen is city in the Altötting district, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
920/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 4°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Burghausen reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
85-2
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
186-1
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
247-1
2570
2670
2770
2870

How February really feels in Burghausen

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.

Burghausen 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 / -2°6611.56.28.60.0
Feb / -1°5611.15.19.90.2
Mar10° / 78133.311.62.2
Apr15° / 6511.70.713.44.3
May20° / 10°10614.4014.95.6
Jun23° / 13°11014.7015.86.0
Jul25° / 15°11114.8015.46.2
Aug24° / 15°10213.4014.16.4
Sep19° / 11°8912.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 7411.90.310.63.9
Nov / 6410.72.791.2
Dec / -1°7112.95.98.20.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93466
103367
113367
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173367
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243070
253070
262971
273070
283070

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Burghausen gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13821
23820
33820
43820
53820
63920
73920
83920
94020
104020
114020
124120
134120
144120
154120
164120
174219
184119
194119
204118
214118
224117
234116
244116
254115
264114
274114
284113

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 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 7:46 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:464:58
29.27:454:59
39.37:445:01
49.37:435:03
59.47:415:04
69.47:405:06
79.57:395:07
89.57:375:09
99.67:365:10
109.67:345:12
119.77:335:14
129.77:315:15
139.87:305:17
149.87:285:18
159.97:265:20
169.97:255:22
1710.07:235:23
1810.17:215:25
1910.17:205:26
2010.27:185:28
2110.27:165:30
2210.37:155:31
2310.37:135:33
2410.47:115:34
2510.47:095:36
2610.57:075:38
2710.67:055:39
2810.67:035:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Burghausen?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burghausen.

What to pack for Burghausen in February

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

In February, Burghausen sees daytime highs around 5°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 Burghausen 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 Burghausen peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burghausen?

Burghausen sits at 48.2°N, 12.8°E, 422 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Mühldorf, 25 km away.

Bad ReichenhallVilshofen

Topography around Burghausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burghausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 423 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Burghausen is covered by trees (33%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
235 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Mühldorf 25 km · Traunreut 29 km · Waldkraiburg 32 km · Traunstein 36 km · Freilassing 38 km · Salzburg 44 km · Bad Reichenhall 49 km · Vilshofen 57 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Burghausen (48.1692°, 12.8314°, elevation 422 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).