Chios weather in February

In February, Chios sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chios's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chios's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 96 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:15 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 10th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Chios is Greek town on the homonymous island.

Founded: ~899 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chios reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	10
21	13	10
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11

Chios weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 10°	117	11.5	9.6	3.5
Feb	13° / 10°	96	10.3	10.5	3.7
Mar	15° / 11°	68	7.9	11.7	4.8
Apr	18° / 14°	37	5.6	13	6.6
May	22° / 17°	16	2.9	14.1	8.3
Jun	26° / 21°	4	0.9	14.6	9.1
Jul	28° / 23°	0	0.1	14.4	8.7
Aug	28° / 24°	0	0.1	13.5	8.5
Sep	25° / 21°	16	1.8	12.3	9.1
Oct	21° / 18°	47	4.7	11	7.9
Nov	17° / 14°	85	8.4	9.9	6.1
Dec	14° / 11°	130	11.9	9.4	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	59	59	60	60	60	61	61
Cloudier (%)	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	41	41	40	40	40	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chios gets around 96 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4

Wind in February

Winds average 24 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	24	breezy
4	24	breezy
5	24	breezy
6	24	breezy
7	24	breezy
8	24	breezy
9	24	breezy
10	24	breezy
11	24	breezy
12	24	breezy
13	24	breezy
14	24	breezy
15	24	breezy
16	24	breezy
17	24	breezy
18	24	breezy
19	23	breezy
20	23	breezy
21	23	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:28	5:30
2	10.1	7:27	5:31
3	10.1	7:26	5:32
4	10.1	7:26	5:33
5	10.2	7:25	5:34
6	10.2	7:24	5:36
7	10.2	7:23	5:37
8	10.3	7:22	5:38
9	10.3	7:21	5:39
10	10.3	7:20	5:40
11	10.4	7:19	5:41
12	10.4	7:18	5:42
13	10.4	7:17	5:43
14	10.5	7:16	5:44
15	10.5	7:15	5:46
16	10.6	7:13	5:47
17	10.6	7:12	5:48
18	10.6	7:11	5:49
19	10.7	7:10	5:50
20	10.7	7:09	5:51
21	10.7	7:07	5:52
22	10.8	7:06	5:53
23	10.8	7:05	5:54
24	10.9	7:03	5:55
25	10.9	7:02	5:56
26	10.9	7:01	5:57
27	11.0	6:59	5:59
28	11.0	6:58	6:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chios

In seasonPeak

In February, Chios sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chios's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Chios?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chios.

What to pack for Chios in February

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

In February, Chios sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Chios in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 30 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	16	16	19	22	23	23	23	21	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Chios in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chios peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Chios in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chios is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	15	14	13	12	12	12	10	10	11	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chios?

Chios sits at 38.4°N, 26.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Çeşme, 15 km away.

Topography around Chios

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chios has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 919 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.

The land around Chios is covered by water (44%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (50%) within 16 km, and water (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

359 m

water 44%

16 km

919 m

water 50%

80 km

1,255 m

water 80%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Chios year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Çeşme 15 km · Urla 55 km · Foça 63 km · Seferihisar 64 km · Balatçık 81 km · Küçükçiğli 81 km · Ataşehir 82 km · Çiğli 83 km

Greece travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $26,948; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 8.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 592
Religion

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 Chios (38.3687°, 26.1372°, elevation 9 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	10
21	13	10
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	10
21	13	10
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	10
21	13	10
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4