Wolfenbüttel weather in February

In February, Wolfenbüttel sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°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 Wolfenbüttel's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolfenbüttel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:46 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.46 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 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Wolfenbüttel reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°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)
13-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
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How February really feels in Wolfenbüttel

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.

Wolfenbüttel 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 / -1°5812.73.680.0
Feb / -0°4410.53.79.50.1
Mar / 5312.52.211.51.5
Apr14° / 449.80.313.63.9
May18° / 5910.9015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6311.4016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7612.80166.4
Aug23° / 14°6511.7014.56.5
Sep19° / 10°5610012.45.7
Oct13° / 5511.3010.43.5
Nov / 5211.51.18.51.1
Dec / 5813.13.57.60.0

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 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Wolfenbüttel gets around 44 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13816
23715
33715
43715
53715
63714
73714
83714
93714
103713
113713
123813
133814
143914
153914
164014
174014
184014
194014
204013
214013
224012
234012
244012
254011
264011
274010
284010

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
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11100
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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
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1615light breeze
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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 8:09 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:094:53
28.88:084:55
38.88:064:57
48.98:054:59
59.08:035:01
69.08:025:03
79.18:005:04
89.17:585:06
99.27:565:08
109.37:555:10
119.37:535:12
129.47:515:14
139.47:495:16
149.57:475:17
159.67:465:19
169.67:445:21
179.77:425:23
189.87:405:25
199.87:385:27
209.97:365:29
219.97:345:30
2210.07:325:32
2310.17:305:34
2410.17:285:36
2510.27:255:38
2610.37:235:40
2710.37:215:42
2810.47:195:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
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211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Wolfenbüttel?

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 Wolfenbüttel.

What to pack for Wolfenbüttel in February

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

In February, Wolfenbüttel sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Wolfenbüttel 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 Wolfenbüttel peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wolfenbüttel?

Wolfenbüttel sits at 52.2°N, 10.5°E, 80 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Salzgitter, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Wolfenbüttel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolfenbüttel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Wolfenbüttel is covered by cropland (39%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
276 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Salzgitter 9.0 km · Braunschweig 11 km · Vechelde 16 km · Königslutter am Elm 21 km · Peine 27 km · Goslar 30 km · Bad Harzburg 31 km · Helmstedt 33 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 Wolfenbüttel (52.1644°, 10.541°, elevation 80 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).