Manali weather in February

In February, Manali sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Manali's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Manali is Village in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical February day in Manali reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Manali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 7 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Manali weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°162.911.37.7
Feb29° / 23°61.511.67.0
Mar31° / 25°6111.95.7
Apr33° / 27°111.812.34.3
May35° / 29°343.712.63.2
Jun34° / 29°6510.812.82.6
Jul33° / 28°731412.72.7
Aug33° / 27°9314.712.43.0
Sep32° / 27°9415.312.13.3
Oct30° / 26°2001811.73.8
Nov28° / 25°23416.511.45.0
Dec27° / 24°1178.911.26.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28020
38119
48119
58119
68218
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Manali gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11061290
21060300
31060300
41059310
51058320
61057330
71055350
8955360
9954370
10952390
11950401
12850411
13848431
14847441
15746461
16745471
17645481
18644491
19543511
20543502
21443512
22442522
23442522
24342523
25341533
26341524
27340534
28340525

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:406:05
211.46:406:06
311.46:396:06
411.56:396:06
511.56:396:07
611.56:396:07
711.56:396:08
811.56:396:08
911.56:386:08
1011.56:386:09
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1311.56:376:10
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1611.66:366:11
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1911.66:356:12
2011.66:356:12
2111.66:346:12
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2311.76:336:13
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2711.76:316:14
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Manali

In seasonPeak

None of Manali's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Manali sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Manali's monsoon runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Manali?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Manali for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manali in February

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

In February, Manali sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Manali in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Manali in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manali peaks around July 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 24UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Manali 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 Manali is worst in January — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Manali's WHO annual average of 22 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1630 µg/m³Jul 1616 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manali?

Manali sits at 13.2°N, 80.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Chennai, 9.0 km away.

BengaluruPoint PedroValvedditturaiJaffnaMysoreMaduraiMullaittivu

Topography around Manali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Manali is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (35%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Chennai 9.0 km · Bengaluru 290 km · Point Pedro 373 km · Valvedditturai 373 km · Jaffna 390 km · Mysore 405 km · Madurai 430 km · Mullaittivu 438 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Manali (13.1667°, 80.2667°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).