Mannheim weather in February

In February, Mannheim sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mannheim's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mannheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:47 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Mannheim is city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,125/km²
people per km²
Founded
~766 CE

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 5°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mannheim reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°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)
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450
550
650
750
850
950
1050
1160
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
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2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2681
2781
2881

How February really feels in Mannheim

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.

Mannheim 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 / -0°5911.72.88.40.0
Feb / 5010.12.59.80.5
Mar11° / 5711.2111.52.5
Apr15° / 4410013.44.6
May19° / 10°6711.6015.15.9
Jun23° / 13°5710.70166.6
Jul25° / 15°6210.9015.66.7
Aug25° / 15°539.8014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°559.1012.46.3
Oct15° / 6011.10.110.54.1
Nov / 6211.30.68.91.5
Dec / 7213.92.780.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42971
52971
62872
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193169
203169
213169
223070
232971
243070
252971
262971
272971
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Mannheim gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1359
2359
3359
4358
5358
6358
7358
8369
9369
10369
11369
12369
133610
143710
153710
163710
173710
183710
193710
203710
213710
22379
23379
24378
25388
26388
27387
28387

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 11 km/h in February.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2712calm
2812calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours 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 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:085:11
29.18:075:13
39.18:065:14
49.28:045:16
59.28:035:18
69.38:015:19
79.48:005:21
89.47:585:23
99.57:575:24
109.57:555:26
119.67:545:28
129.67:525:29
139.77:505:31
149.77:495:33
159.87:475:34
169.87:455:36
179.97:445:38
1810.07:425:39
1910.07:405:41
2010.17:385:43
2110.17:365:45
2210.27:345:46
2310.37:335:48
2410.37:315:50
2510.47:295:51
2610.47:275:53
2710.57:255:55
2810.67:235:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mannheim?

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

0.5
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 Mannheim.

What to pack for Mannheim in February

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

In February, Mannheim sees daytime highs around 6°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

UV index in Mannheim 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 Mannheim peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mannheim in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mannheim is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Mannheim's WHO annual average of 11.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1615 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mannheim?

Mannheim sits at 49.5°N, 8.5°E, 100 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Mannheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mannheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Mannheim is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Ludwigshafen am Rhein 2.0 km · Gartenstadt 6.0 km · Frankenthal 10 km · Viernheim 10 km · Lampertheim 12 km · Schifferstadt 13 km · Schwetzingen 15 km · Weinheim 16 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 Mannheim (49.4891°, 8.4669°, elevation 100 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).