Vechta weather in February

In February, Vechta sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 7°C by the end. 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 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 Vechta's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vechta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:56 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

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 7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Vechta reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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)
140
240
340
450
550
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2571
2671
2771
2871

How February really feels in Vechta

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.

Vechta 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 / 6713.42.57.90.0
Feb / 5010.32.59.50.2
Mar / 5511.61.211.51.8
Apr14° / 4910.60.213.64.0
May18° / 5811.1015.55.5
Jun21° / 12°6612.1016.55.9
Jul23° / 14°8113.7016.16.1
Aug23° / 14°7712.8014.56.2
Sep19° / 11°5910.7012.45.7
Oct14° / 6211.8010.33.7
Nov / 56120.58.51.4
Dec / 6712.72.47.50.1

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52377
62377
72278
82278
92377
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162476
172476
182377
192476
202476
212377
222476
232476
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Vechta gets around 50 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13910
23910
33810
43810
53810
6379
7379
8379
9379
10369
11369
12369
13369
14369
15369
16369
17369
18379
19379
20379
21389
22389
23398
24398
25408
26408
27407
28417

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
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
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 8:20 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:205:00
28.78:195:02
38.88:175:04
48.88:165:06
58.98:145:08
69.08:125:10
79.08:115:11
89.18:095:13
99.18:075:15
109.28:065:17
119.38:045:19
129.38:025:21
139.48:005:23
149.47:585:25
159.57:565:27
169.67:545:29
179.67:525:31
189.77:505:32
199.87:485:34
209.87:465:36
219.97:445:38
2210.07:425:40
2310.07:405:42
2410.17:385:44
2510.27:365:46
2610.27:335:48
2710.37:315:50
2810.47:295:51

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 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 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
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
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 Vechta?

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 Vechta.

What to pack for Vechta in February

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

In February, Vechta sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°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 Vechta 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 Vechta peaks around July 15 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 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vechta?

Vechta sits at 52.7°N, 8.3°E, 35 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lohne, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Vechta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vechta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m.

The land around Vechta is covered by cropland (30%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
397 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Lohne 8.0 km · Diepholz 15 km · Wildeshausen 21 km · Cloppenburg 21 km · Damme 24 km · Bassum 32 km · Wardenburg 37 km · Ganderkesee 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 Vechta (52.7306°, 8.2897°, elevation 35 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).