Kronach weather in February

In February, Kronach sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:37 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kronach is main settlement of Kronach, Upper Franconia, Germany.

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 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kronach reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
275-2
285-1

How February really feels in Kronach

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.

Kronach weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°83147.58.30.0
Feb / -3°6311.16.79.70.0
Mar / 6912.64.411.51.0
Apr13° / 5211.2113.53.4
May17° / 6912.40.115.25.1
Jun20° / 11°7112.7016.15.8
Jul23° / 13°8213.7015.76.2
Aug22° / 13°7111.6014.36.4
Sep18° / 6510.3012.45.4
Oct12° / 6711.50.410.52.9
Nov / 7212.13.58.80.5
Dec / -2°91157.97.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42476
52476
62575
72575
82674
92674
102674
112674
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182773
192674
202674
212674
222674
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242575
252476
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272476
282476

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kronach gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14227
24227
34126
44126
54126
64125
74025
84025
94025
104025
114025
124025
134025
144025
154025
164025
174025
184024
194024
204024
214023
224022
234022
244021
254021
264020
274019
284019

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:594:57
29.07:584:59
39.17:565:01
49.17:555:02
59.27:545:04
69.27:525:06
79.37:515:07
89.37:495:09
99.47:475:11
109.47:465:12
119.57:445:14
129.67:435:16
139.67:415:18
149.77:395:19
159.77:375:21
169.87:365:23
179.87:345:25
189.97:325:26
1910.07:305:28
2010.07:285:30
2110.17:265:32
2210.17:255:33
2310.27:235:35
2410.37:215:37
2510.37:195:38
2610.47:175:40
2710.57:155:42
2810.57:135:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.2Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kronach?

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 Kronach.

What to pack for Kronach in February

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

In February, Kronach sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kronach 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 Kronach peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kronach?

Kronach sits at 50.2°N, 11.3°E, 313 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sonneberg, 17 km away.

Topography around Kronach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kronach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 905 m.

The land around Kronach is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Sonneberg 17 km · Kulmbach 18 km · Lichtenfels 22 km · Coburg 26 km · Bayreuth 37 km · Hof 42 km · Saalfeld 46 km · Bamberg 49 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 Kronach (50.2396°, 11.3331°, elevation 313 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).