Sparta weather in February

In February, Sparta sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Sparta's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sparta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 83 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:27 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Sparta is modern town in Laconia, Greece, near the site of ancient Sparta.

Density: 192/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sparta reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Sparta 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	85	10.5	1.3	9.7	2.7
Feb	12° / 4°	83	10.8	1.8	10.6	2.9
Mar	14° / 5°	74	10.1	0.7	11.7	4.2
Apr	18° / 8°	48	8.1	0	12.9	6.1
May	23° / 12°	41	7.7	0	14	7.6
Jun	28° / 17°	27	4.1	0	14.5	7.5
Jul	30° / 19°	13	3	0	14.3	6.2
Aug	30° / 20°	19	4.3	0	13.4	6.1
Sep	26° / 16°	35	5.7	0	12.3	7.8
Oct	22° / 12°	49	6.6	0	11	7.4
Nov	16° / 8°	89	8.6	0	10	5.5
Dec	12° / 5°	96	11.1	1.1	9.5	3.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	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 (%)	53	52	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	47	48	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sparta gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring 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 (%)	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4

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

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.

	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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 7:40 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:16 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)	7:40	7:39	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:49	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	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:40	5:47
2	10.2	7:39	5:49
3	10.2	7:39	5:50
4	10.2	7:38	5:51
5	10.2	7:37	5:52
6	10.3	7:36	5:53
7	10.3	7:35	5:54
8	10.3	7:34	5:55
9	10.4	7:33	5:56
10	10.4	7:32	5:57
11	10.4	7:31	5:58
12	10.5	7:30	5:59
13	10.5	7:29	6:00
14	10.5	7:28	6:01
15	10.6	7:27	6:02
16	10.6	7:26	6:03
17	10.7	7:25	6:05
18	10.7	7:24	6:06
19	10.7	7:23	6:07
20	10.8	7:22	6:08
21	10.8	7:20	6:09
22	10.8	7:19	6:10
23	10.9	7:18	6:11
24	10.9	7:17	6:12
25	11.0	7:15	6:13
26	11.0	7:14	6:14
27	11.0	7:13	6:15
28	11.1	7:12	6:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.31 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	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	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	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	2.9	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	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	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	3.5	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	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 Sparta

In seasonPeak

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

Sparta's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Sparta?

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

2.9

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 Sparta.

What to pack for Sparta in February

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

In February, Sparta sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sparta 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 at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 26 — about 6 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	25	26	25	23	21	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Sparta 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 Sparta peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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	10	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Sparta 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 Sparta is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 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)	11	13	14	15	13	11	11	15	8	9	10	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	8	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sparta?

Sparta sits at 37.1°N, 22.4°E, 206 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Kalamata, 28 km away.

Topography around Sparta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sparta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,285 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,372 m.

The land around Sparta is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

trees 66%

16 km

2,285 m

trees 66%

80 km

2,372 m

trees 42%

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

February weather nearby: Kalamata 28 km · Trípoli 49 km · Nafplio 64 km · Árgos 68 km · Archaia Olympia 95 km · Kórinthos 107 km · Pýrgos 110 km · Amaliáda 125 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 Sparta (37.0745°, 22.4301°, elevation 206 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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

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

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