Elmshorn weather in February

In February, Elmshorn sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Elmshorn's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elmshorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:54 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Elmshorn reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Elmshorn

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.

Elmshorn 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 / 6512.62.67.80.0
Feb / -0°5210.33.29.40.0
Mar / 5510.81.911.51.3
Apr13° / 4610.50.213.73.5
May17° / 6211.4015.65.3
Jun20° / 11°7012.5016.75.7
Jul22° / 13°8413.5016.36.1
Aug22° / 13°7713.4014.66.1
Sep18° / 11°5810.2012.55.6
Oct13° / 6111.9010.33.4
Nov / 5511.70.68.31.1
Dec / 6712.92.87.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
41981
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272377
282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Elmshorn gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13711
23711
33711
43611
53611
63611
73611
83511
93511
103511
113511
123511
133611
143611
153712
163712
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193812
203912
213912
224012
234012
244112
254112
264112
274111
284111

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light 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
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

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 8:19 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:194:51
28.68:174:53
38.68:164:55
48.78:144:57
58.88:124:58
68.88:115:00
78.98:095:02
89.08:075:04
99.08:055:06
109.18:035:08
119.18:015:10
129.28:005:12
139.37:585:14
149.37:565:16
159.47:545:18
169.57:525:20
179.57:505:22
189.67:475:24
199.77:455:26
209.87:435:28
219.87:415:30
229.97:395:32
2310.07:375:34
2410.07:345:36
2510.17:325:38
2610.27:305:40
2710.27:285:42
2810.37:255:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.3 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
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Elmshorn?

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

0.0
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 Elmshorn.

What to pack for Elmshorn in February

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

In February, Elmshorn sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Elmshorn 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 at the nearest coast (about 54 km away) 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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Elmshorn 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 Elmshorn peaks around July 16 at about 6 (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 16UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Elmshorn?

Elmshorn sits at 53.7°N, 9.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Uetersen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Elmshorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elmshorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Elmshorn is covered by trees (36%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), cropland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (30%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Uetersen 7.0 km · Pinneberg 13 km · Quickborn 17 km · Halstenbek 17 km · Wedel 19 km · Rissen 19 km · Schnelsen 21 km · Hansestadt Stade 21 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 Elmshorn (53.7491°, 9.6618°, elevation 8 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).