Riedstadt weather in February

In February, Riedstadt sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.7 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 5°C in the first days to 7°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 Riedstadt's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riedstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:48 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 15 µg/m³ · 2019

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 7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Riedstadt 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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Riedstadt

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.

Riedstadt 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°5311.52.38.40.0
Feb / 459.72.39.70.4
Mar11° / 5210.90.911.52.4
Apr15° / 439.40.113.54.6
May19° / 10°6510.9015.16.0
Jun23° / 13°5710.10166.7
Jul25° / 15°6011015.76.7
Aug25° / 15°539.2014.27.0
Sep20° / 11°528.9012.46.3
Oct14° / 5510.7010.54.1
Nov / 5711.10.78.81.5
Dec / 6613.62.780.1

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 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92872
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112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
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213070
223169
233169
243070
252971
262872
272872
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Riedstadt gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1339
2339
3339
4338
5338
6338
7348
8348
9348
10348
11358
12358
13358
14358
15368
16368
17368
18368
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20368
21368
22368
23367
24367
25367
26367
27366
28376

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
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8100
9100
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11100
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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
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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 8:09 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:095:10
29.18:085:12
39.18:065:13
49.28:055:15
59.28:045:17
69.38:025:18
79.38:015:20
89.47:595:22
99.47:585:23
109.57:565:25
119.57:545:27
129.67:535:28
139.67:515:30
149.77:495:32
159.87:485:33
169.87:465:35
179.97:445:37
189.97:425:39
1910.07:415:40
2010.17:395:42
2110.17:375:44
2210.27:355:45
2310.27:335:47
2410.37:315:49
2510.47:295:50
2610.47:275:52
2710.57:255:54
2810.57:235:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Riedstadt?

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

0.4
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 Riedstadt.

What to pack for Riedstadt in February

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

In February, Riedstadt 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 Riedstadt 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 Riedstadt peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Riedstadt?

Riedstadt sits at 49.8°N, 8.5°E, 93 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Griesheim, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Riedstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riedstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Riedstadt is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
446 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Griesheim 6.0 km · Pfungstadt 8.0 km · Groß-Gerau 10 km · Weiterstadt 10 km · Darmstadt 12 km · Seeheim-Jugenheim 14 km · Arheilgen 14 km · Rüsselsheim am Main 18 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 Riedstadt (49.8341°, 8.4962°, elevation 93 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).