Rhodes weather in February

In February, Rhodes sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 141 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rhodes's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rhodes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 141 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:03 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 10th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Rhodes is city on the homonymous island, Greece.

Density: 2,881/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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rhodes reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Rhodes weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-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	15° / 13°	207	13.6	9.8	4.3
Feb	15° / 13°	141	11.9	10.6	4.3
Mar	16° / 14°	88	7.9	11.7	5.4
Apr	17° / 16°	45	5.6	12.9	6.6
May	20° / 19°	17	2.8	13.9	8.1
Jun	24° / 22°	1	0.4	14.4	9.5
Jul	26° / 25°	0	0.1	14.2	9.4
Aug	27° / 26°	0	0	13.4	9.2
Sep	26° / 24°	18	1.6	12.2	9.2
Oct	23° / 21°	86	5.4	11.1	8.2
Nov	19° / 18°	150	9.1	10.1	6.7
Dec	16° / 15°	237	13.5	9.6	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. 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 (%)	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rhodes gets around 141 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	35
27	34
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 96% 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 (%)	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

Wind in February

Winds average 23 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	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	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	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	23	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	23	breezy
16	23	breezy
17	23	breezy
18	23	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 h 12 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:53 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)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	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	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	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	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:16	5:26
2	10.2	7:15	5:27
3	10.2	7:14	5:28
4	10.3	7:13	5:29
5	10.3	7:13	5:30
6	10.3	7:12	5:31
7	10.4	7:11	5:32
8	10.4	7:10	5:33
9	10.4	7:09	5:34
10	10.4	7:08	5:35
11	10.5	7:07	5:36
12	10.5	7:06	5:37
13	10.5	7:05	5:38
14	10.6	7:04	5:39
15	10.6	7:03	5:40
16	10.7	7:02	5:41
17	10.7	7:01	5:42
18	10.7	7:00	5:43
19	10.8	6:59	5:44
20	10.8	6:58	5:45
21	10.8	6:56	5:46
22	10.9	6:55	5:47
23	10.9	6:54	5:48
24	10.9	6:53	5:49
25	11.0	6:52	5:50
26	11.0	6:50	5:51
27	11.1	6:49	5:52
28	11.1	6:48	5:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.54 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)	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

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

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Rhodes

In seasonPeak

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

Rhodes's rainy season runs November–February, 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 Rhodes?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rhodes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rhodes in February

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

In February, Rhodes sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Rhodes in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Dec 6 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	18	20	23	25	27	26	24	22	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	20	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	24	Warm
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Rhodes 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 Rhodes peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	8	10	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Rhodes 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 Rhodes is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	12	13	16	18	19	17	17	21	15	14	13	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Rhodes?

Rhodes sits at 36.4°N, 28.2°E, 36 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Marmaris, 47 km away.

Topography around Rhodes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rhodes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,603 m.

The land around Rhodes is covered by water (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (79%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

124 m

water 57%

16 km

462 m

water 79%

80 km

1,603 m

water 70%

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

February weather nearby: Marmaris 47 km · Sarigerme 53 km · Dalaman 64 km · Ortaca 66 km · Ölüdeniz 84 km · Fethiye 84 km · Muğla 88 km · Bodrum 97 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 Rhodes (36.4356°, 28.222°, elevation 36 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	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	35
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	35
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	35
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5