Nienburg weather in February

In February, Nienburg sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nienburg's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nienburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:52 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Nienburg is town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district of Nienburg.

Density
506/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 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Nienburg 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 -0°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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1550
1650
1750
1850
1960
2060
2160
2261
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2871

How February really feels in Nienburg

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.

Nienburg 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 / 6412.92.780.0
Feb / 4810.62.99.50.2
Mar / 5411.21.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.30.213.64.0
May18° / 5910.7015.55.6
Jun21° / 12°6311.7016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7713016.16.3
Aug23° / 14°7012.4014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5710.2012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.7010.33.7
Nov / 5511.70.78.51.3
Dec / 6412.62.57.50.1

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 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132377
142377
152377
162377
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182476
192476
202377
212377
222377
232476
242377
252278
262278
272377
282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Nienburg gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13811
23810
33710
43710
53710
63610
73610
83610
93610
103610
113710
123710
133711
143811
153811
163911
173912
184012
194012
204012
214111
224111
234111
244111
254110
264110
27409
28409

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light 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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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:16 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:164:57
28.78:154:59
38.88:135:01
48.88:125:02
58.98:105:04
69.08:085:06
79.08:075:08
89.18:055:10
99.18:035:12
109.28:025:14
119.38:005:16
129.37:585:18
139.47:565:19
149.57:545:21
159.57:525:23
169.67:505:25
179.67:485:27
189.77:465:29
199.87:445:31
209.87:425:33
219.97:405:35
2210.07:385:37
2310.07:365:38
2410.17:345:40
2510.27:325:42
2610.27:305:44
2710.37:275:46
2810.47:255:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nienburg?

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 Nienburg.

What to pack for Nienburg in February

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

In February, Nienburg sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°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 Nienburg 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 Nienburg peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nienburg?

Nienburg sits at 52.6°N, 9.2°E, 27 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt am Rübenberge, 23 km away.

Topography around Nienburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nienburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Nienburg is covered by trees (31%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Neustadt am Rübenberge 23 km · Wunstorf 29 km · Verden 31 km · Petershagen 34 km · Walsrode 35 km · Stadthagen 36 km · Garbsen 36 km · Seelze 38 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 Nienburg (52.6444°, 9.2166°, elevation 27 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).