Cuxhaven weather in February

In February, Cuxhaven sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cuxhaven's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuxhaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:58 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Cuxhaven is Wikimedia duplicated page of Q4197.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 4°C through the month.

A typical February day in Cuxhaven reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1951
2051
2151
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2752
2852

How February really feels in Cuxhaven

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.

Cuxhaven weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.92.47.70.0
Feb / 6211.72.59.40.0
Mar / 6311.91.611.50.9
Apr11° / 5110.80.213.72.7
May15° / 10°6611.9015.74.3
Jun18° / 13°8914.1016.75.1
Jul20° / 15°10114.5016.35.6
Aug20° / 16°10815.3014.65.6
Sep17° / 13°9313.4012.54.9
Oct13° / 9614.7010.23.1
Nov / 8314.50.48.31.2
Dec / 8714.82.47.20.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142575
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212773
222773
232773
242773
252674
262674
272773
282674

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Cuxhaven gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14410
24310
3439
4429
5419
6419
7409
8408
9408
10398
11399
12399
13409
14409
15409
164110
174110
184210
194310
204310
214410
224510
234510
244610
254610
264610
27469
28469

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 21 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
1321breezy
1421breezy
1521breezy
1621breezy
1721breezy
1821breezy
1921breezy
2021breezy
2121breezy
2221breezy
2321breezy
2421breezy
2521breezy
2621breezy
2721breezy
2821breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:234:54
28.68:224:56
38.68:204:58
48.78:185:00
58.88:175:02
68.88:155:04
78.98:135:06
88.98:115:08
99.08:095:10
109.18:085:12
119.18:065:14
129.28:045:16
139.38:025:18
149.38:005:20
159.47:585:22
169.57:565:24
179.57:545:26
189.67:525:28
199.77:495:30
209.77:475:32
219.87:455:34
229.97:435:36
2310.07:415:38
2410.07:395:40
2510.17:365:42
2610.27:345:44
2710.27:325:46
2810.37:295:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Cuxhaven?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuxhaven.

What to pack for Cuxhaven in February

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

In February, Cuxhaven sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Cuxhaven in February

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Cuxhaven in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuxhaven peaks around July 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 21UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cuxhaven?

Cuxhaven sits at 53.9°N, 8.7°E, 3 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Langen, 30 km away.

BremervördeWilhelmshavenItzehoe

Topography around Cuxhaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuxhaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Cuxhaven is covered by water (38%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (61%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Langen 30 km · Bremerhaven 36 km · Nordenham 43 km · Loxstedt 44 km · Heide 45 km · Bremervörde 52 km · Wilhelmshaven 53 km · Itzehoe 54 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 Cuxhaven (53.8683°, 8.699°, elevation 3 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).