Oberkirch weather in February

In February, Oberkirch sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Oberkirch's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oberkirch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:46 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

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 Oberkirch 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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2481
2581
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2881

How February really feels in Oberkirch

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.

Oberkirch weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°8814.13.88.60.0
Feb / 7511.93.79.90.6
Mar11° / 80131.811.62.5
Apr15° / 6111.60.113.44.5
May19° / 10°8512.80155.7
Jun23° / 13°7111.3015.86.6
Jul25° / 15°7111.3015.56.7
Aug25° / 15°6310.3014.16.9
Sep20° / 11°699.7012.46.3
Oct15° / 8011.90.110.64.3
Nov / 8512.61.291.6
Dec / 10315.33.88.20.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43664
53664
63664
73664
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153664
163664
173763
183763
193763
203565
213565
223565
233466
243466
253367
263466
273466
283466

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Oberkirch gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14114
24114
34114
44114
54114
64114
74114
84214
94214
104214
114314
124315
134315
144415
154415
164415
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204514
214513
224513
234512
244512
254511
264511
274511
284510

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 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min 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 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:075:16
29.28:055:17
39.28:045:19
49.38:035:21
59.38:015:22
69.48:005:24
79.47:595:25
89.57:575:27
99.57:565:29
109.67:545:30
119.77:535:32
129.77:515:33
139.87:505:35
149.87:485:37
159.97:465:38
169.97:455:40
1710.07:435:41
1810.07:415:43
1910.17:405:45
2010.17:385:46
2110.27:365:48
2210.37:345:50
2310.37:325:51
2410.47:315:53
2510.47:295:54
2610.57:275:56
2710.57:255:58
2810.67:235:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Oberkirch?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oberkirch.

What to pack for Oberkirch in February

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

In February, Oberkirch sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Oberkirch 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 Oberkirch peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oberkirch?

Oberkirch sits at 48.5°N, 8.1°E, 193 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Achern, 11 km away.

Topography around Oberkirch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oberkirch has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Oberkirch is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
532 m
16 km
1,033 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Achern 11 km · Offenburg 12 km · Bühl 19 km · Kehl 20 km · Baiersbronn 22 km · Strasbourg 25 km · Schiltigheim 26 km · Bischheim 26 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 Oberkirch (48.5324°, 8.0786°, elevation 193 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).