Naxos weather in February

In February, Naxos sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°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 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Naxos's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naxos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 65 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:16 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 10th clearest
Wind: 30 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Naxos is chief town of Naxos island, Cyclades, Greece.

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 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Naxos reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13

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

Naxos 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	14° / 12°	82	11.3	9.7	4.0
Feb	14° / 12°	65	9.3	10.6	4.2
Mar	15° / 13°	43	6.6	11.7	5.0
Apr	16° / 15°	17	3.3	12.9	6.4
May	19° / 18°	8	1.6	14	8.0
Jun	23° / 21°	1	0.2	14.5	9.4
Jul	25° / 23°	0	0	14.3	9.8
Aug	25° / 24°	0	0	13.4	9.7
Sep	23° / 22°	6	1.1	12.3	9.3
Oct	21° / 19°	28	3.7	11	7.9
Nov	18° / 16°	42	6.4	10	6.5
Dec	15° / 14°	67	10.2	9.5	4.7

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 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. 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 (%)	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Naxos gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	28
26	27
27	27
28	26

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 95% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8

Wind in February

Winds average 30 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 30 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	30	windy
2	30	windy
3	30	windy
4	30	windy
5	30	windy
6	30	windy
7	30	windy
8	30	windy
9	30	windy
10	30	windy
11	30	windy
12	30	windy
13	30	windy
14	30	windy
15	29	windy
16	29	windy
17	29	windy
18	29	breezy
19	29	breezy
20	29	breezy
21	28	breezy
22	28	breezy
23	28	breezy
24	28	breezy
25	28	breezy
26	28	breezy
27	28	breezy
28	28	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min 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 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:04 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	7:00
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:28	5:36
2	10.2	7:28	5:37
3	10.2	7:27	5:38
4	10.2	7:26	5:39
5	10.2	7:25	5:40
6	10.3	7:24	5:41
7	10.3	7:23	5:42
8	10.3	7:23	5:43
9	10.4	7:22	5:44
10	10.4	7:21	5:45
11	10.4	7:20	5:46
12	10.5	7:19	5:47
13	10.5	7:18	5:48
14	10.5	7:17	5:50
15	10.6	7:16	5:51
16	10.6	7:14	5:52
17	10.7	7:13	5:53
18	10.7	7:12	5:54
19	10.7	7:11	5:55
20	10.8	7:10	5:56
21	10.8	7:09	5:57
22	10.8	7:07	5:58
23	10.9	7:06	5:59
24	10.9	7:05	6:00
25	11.0	7:04	6:01
26	11.0	7:02	6:02
27	11.0	7:01	6:03
28	11.1	7:00	6:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.44 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)	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	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	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Naxos?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Naxos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Naxos in February

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

In February, Naxos sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 12°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Naxos 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 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 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	17	18	22	23	24	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	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Naxos in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Naxos 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 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	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	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	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	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Naxos?

Naxos sits at 37.1°N, 25.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Paros, 20 km away.

Topography around Naxos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naxos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 996 m.

The land around Naxos is covered by water (55%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

323 m

water 55%

16 km

985 m

water 55%

80 km

996 m

water 92%

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

February weather nearby: Paros 20 km · Mykonos 38 km · Oia 71 km · Fira 76 km · Artémida 155 km · Chios 156 km · Çeşme 158 km · Koropí 159 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 Naxos (37.1056°, 25.3764°, elevation 0 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. 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	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	14	12
13	14	12
14	14	12
15	14	12
16	14	12
17	14	12
18	14	12
19	14	12
20	14	12
21	14	12
22	14	12
23	14	12
24	14	12
25	14	13
26	14	13
27	14	13
28	14	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	28
26	27
27	27
28	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	28
26	27
27	27
28	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	28
26	27
27	27
28	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8