Ribnitz-Damgarten weather in February

In February, Ribnitz-Damgarten sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribnitz-Damgarten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:44 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ribnitz-Damgarten reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Ribnitz-Damgarten

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.

Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 / -0°5311.63.57.70.0
Feb / -0°4210.33.99.30.0
Mar / 459.82.111.50.7
Apr11° / 4090.313.72.9
May16° / 5310.8015.74.8
Jun19° / 12°6811.4016.85.8
Jul21° / 15°7512.9016.46.2
Aug21° / 15°7513.1014.76.1
Sep17° / 12°6110.9012.55.3
Oct13° / 6012.1010.23.2
Nov / 5111.70.78.21.0
Dec / 56122.97.20.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%.

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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ribnitz-Damgarten gets around 42 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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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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Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

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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 8:10 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:104:37
28.58:084:39
38.68:074:41
48.68:054:43
58.78:034:45
68.88:014:47
78.87:594:49
88.97:584:51
99.07:564:53
109.07:544:55
119.17:524:58
129.27:505:00
139.27:485:02
149.37:465:04
159.47:445:06
169.47:425:08
179.57:405:10
189.67:385:12
199.67:355:14
209.77:335:16
219.87:315:18
229.87:295:20
239.97:275:22
2410.07:245:24
2510.17:225:26
2610.17:205:28
2710.27:185:30
2810.37:155:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ribnitz-Damgarten?

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

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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 Ribnitz-Damgarten.

What to pack for Ribnitz-Damgarten in February

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

In February, Ribnitz-Damgarten sees daytime highs around 4°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 Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
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Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ribnitz-Damgarten?

Ribnitz-Damgarten sits at 54.2°N, 12.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Rostock, 27 km away.

GüstrowUniversitäts- und Hansestadt GreifswaldNykøbing FalsterWismarWaren

Topography around Ribnitz-Damgarten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribnitz-Damgarten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Ribnitz-Damgarten is covered by cropland (32%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

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February weather nearby: Rostock 27 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 28 km · Stralsund 41 km · Güstrow 53 km · Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald 64 km · Nykøbing Falster 70 km · Wismar 76 km · Waren 82 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten (54.2422°, 12.4567°, elevation 6 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).