Zakynthos weather in February

In February, Zakynthos sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 116 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zakynthos's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zakynthos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 116 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:35 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Zakynthos is city on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece.

Density: 251/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 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Zakynthos 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 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)	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)	11	11	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	12

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

Zakynthos 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	14° / 12°	162	13.9	9.7	3.7
Feb	14° / 12°	116	12.1	10.5	3.8
Mar	15° / 12°	82	9.9	11.7	4.6
Apr	17° / 15°	41	6.2	12.9	6.0
May	20° / 18°	18	3.7	14	7.7
Jun	23° / 22°	11	1.4	14.6	9.1
Jul	25° / 24°	6	0.5	14.3	9.5
Aug	26° / 25°	6	1	13.5	9.1
Sep	25° / 23°	66	6.6	12.3	8.1
Oct	22° / 20°	114	8.9	11	7.2
Nov	19° / 16°	181	12.6	10	5.7
Dec	15° / 13°	181	14.8	9.4	4.3

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 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. 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 (%)	56	56	56	57	58	58	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	43	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Zakynthos gets around 116 mm of rain over 12.1 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 43% and peaks near 46% 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 (%)	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	38

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	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

Wind in February

Winds average 21 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20
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	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:21 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	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	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
Sunrise (AM)	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:18
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:48	5:52
2	10.1	7:47	5:53
3	10.1	7:46	5:54
4	10.2	7:45	5:55
5	10.2	7:44	5:57
6	10.2	7:44	5:58
7	10.3	7:43	5:59
8	10.3	7:42	6:00
9	10.3	7:41	6:01
10	10.4	7:40	6:02
11	10.4	7:39	6:03
12	10.4	7:38	6:04
13	10.5	7:37	6:05
14	10.5	7:36	6:06
15	10.5	7:35	6:07
16	10.6	7:33	6:09
17	10.6	7:32	6:10
18	10.7	7:31	6:11
19	10.7	7:30	6:12
20	10.7	7:29	6:13
21	10.8	7:28	6:14
22	10.8	7:26	6:15
23	10.8	7:25	6:16
24	10.9	7:24	6:17
25	10.9	7:22	6:18
26	11.0	7:21	6:19
27	11.0	7:20	6:20
28	11.0	7:18	6:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.21 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	2.7	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	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	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	2.7	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.3	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	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zakynthos

In seasonPeak

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

Zakynthos'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 Zakynthos?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zakynthos.

What to pack for Zakynthos in February

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

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

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Zakynthos 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 26°C and coldest in March near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 20 — about 5.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	19	22	25	26	25	23	20	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Zakynthos 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 Zakynthos peaks around August 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

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	6	7	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Zakynthos?

Zakynthos sits at 37.8°N, 20.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Amaliáda, 40 km away.

Topography around Zakynthos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zakynthos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.

The land around Zakynthos is covered by water (30%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (66%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

water 30%

16 km

737 m

water 66%

80 km

1,904 m

water 73%

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

February weather nearby: Amaliáda 40 km · Pýrgos 49 km · Archaia Olympia 66 km · Patras 90 km · Agrínio 104 km · Aígio 116 km · Préveza 131 km · Trípoli 134 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 Zakynthos (37.7802°, 20.8956°, 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	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	12
20	14	12
21	14	12
22	14	12
23	14	12
24	14	12
25	14	12
26	14	12
27	14	12
28	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5