Rottenburg weather in February

In February, Rottenburg sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Rottenburg's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rottenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:43 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Rottenburg reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
175-2
185-2
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
246-1
256-1
266-1
276-1
286-1

How February really feels in Rottenburg

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.

Rottenburg weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7012.35.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5810.55.79.90.1
Mar / 7012.53.511.61.7
Apr14° / 6111.71.413.43.6
May18° / 9314.50155.0
Jun21° / 11°8113.3015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8413.1015.56.4
Aug23° / 13°7312.3014.16.5
Sep18° / 6310.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 6911.50.310.63.5
Nov / 6811.62.690.9
Dec / -1°7813.55.88.20.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
33070
43070
53169
63169
73070
83070
93169
103070
113070
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173169
183169
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Rottenburg gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13622
23621
33621
43621
53620
63620
73620
83620
93721
103721
113821
123821
133821
143922
153922
163922
173922
183921
193921
203921
214020
224020
234019
244018
254018
264017
274016
284016

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 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm

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 8:03 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:035:13
29.28:025:14
39.38:005:16
49.37:595:17
59.47:585:19
69.47:565:20
79.57:555:22
89.57:545:24
99.67:525:25
109.67:515:27
119.77:495:28
129.77:485:30
139.87:465:32
149.87:445:33
159.97:435:35
169.97:415:37
1710.07:395:38
1810.07:385:40
1910.17:365:41
2010.17:345:43
2110.27:325:45
2210.37:315:46
2310.37:295:48
2410.47:275:49
2510.47:255:51
2610.57:235:53
2710.57:215:54
2810.67:205:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rottenburg?

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

0.1
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 Rottenburg.

What to pack for Rottenburg in February

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

In February, Rottenburg sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Rottenburg 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 Rottenburg 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 December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rottenburg?

Rottenburg sits at 48.5°N, 8.9°E, 349 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Tübingen, 10 km away.

Topography around Rottenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rottenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,081 m.

The land around Rottenburg is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
238 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,081 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Tübingen 10 km · Mössingen 12 km · Hechingen 14 km · Herrenberg 14 km · Nagold 18 km · Horb am Neckar 18 km · Reutlingen 20 km · Pfullingen 22 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 Rottenburg (48.4763°, 8.9353°, elevation 349 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).