Mytilene weather in February

In February, Mytilene sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Mytilene's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mytilene's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 104 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:14 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Mytilene is city on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Density: 264/km²; people per km²

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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mytilene reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

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

Mytilene weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 9°	124	11.2	9.6	3.1
Feb	12° / 9°	104	10.5	10.5	3.2
Mar	14° / 10°	74	8.5	11.7	4.4
Apr	17° / 13°	50	6.8	13	6.1
May	21° / 17°	25	4.1	14.1	7.9
Jun	26° / 21°	8	1.7	14.7	8.9
Jul	28° / 23°	1	0.3	14.5	8.5
Aug	28° / 23°	1	0.3	13.5	8.4
Sep	25° / 21°	21	2.4	12.3	8.9
Oct	21° / 17°	63	5.6	11	7.6
Nov	17° / 13°	105	9.1	9.9	5.6
Dec	13° / 10°	133	12.2	9.3	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mytilene gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 39% 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 (%)	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
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	37
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
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	23	breezy
2	23	breezy
3	23	breezy
4	23	breezy
5	23	breezy
6	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	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 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:57 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	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	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	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:28	5:27
2	10.0	7:27	5:28
3	10.0	7:26	5:29
4	10.1	7:25	5:30
5	10.1	7:25	5:31
6	10.1	7:24	5:32
7	10.2	7:23	5:34
8	10.2	7:22	5:35
9	10.3	7:21	5:36
10	10.3	7:20	5:37
11	10.3	7:19	5:38
12	10.4	7:17	5:39
13	10.4	7:16	5:40
14	10.4	7:15	5:42
15	10.5	7:14	5:43
16	10.5	7:13	5:44
17	10.6	7:12	5:45
18	10.6	7:10	5:46
19	10.6	7:09	5:47
20	10.7	7:08	5:48
21	10.7	7:07	5:49
22	10.8	7:05	5:51
23	10.8	7:04	5:52
24	10.8	7:03	5:53
25	10.9	7:01	5:54
26	10.9	7:00	5:55
27	11.0	6:59	5:56
28	11.0	6:57	5:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.18 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)	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	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	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8
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	2.7	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mytilene

In seasonPeak

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

Mytilene's rainy season runs October–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 Mytilene?

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

3.2

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 Mytilene.

What to pack for Mytilene in February

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

In February, Mytilene sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Mytilene in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 23 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	19	22	23	24	22	21	18	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Mytilene 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 Mytilene peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	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	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Mytilene 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 Mytilene is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× 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	16	14	13	13	11	11	10	9	11	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mytilene?

Mytilene sits at 39.1°N, 26.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Ayvalık, 26 km away.

Topography around Mytilene

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mytilene has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,761 m.

The land around Mytilene is covered by water (45%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

375 m

water 45%

16 km

869 m

water 60%

80 km

1,761 m

water 48%

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

February weather nearby: Ayvalık 26 km · Aliağa 50 km · Foça 52 km · Bergama 54 km · Burhaniye 57 km · Edremit 68 km · Menemen 71 km · Ezine 78 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 Mytilene (39.1077°, 26.5553°, elevation 14 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	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	13	9
24	13	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
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	37
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
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	37
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
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	37
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2