Ennis weather in February

In February, Ennis sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ennis's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ennis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:06 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Ennis is town in County Clare, Ireland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ennis reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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593
693
793
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994
1094
1194
1294
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1694
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1994
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2194
2293
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How February really feels in Ennis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ennis weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9716.10.47.91.2
Feb / 8313.20.59.51.4
Mar10° / 7813.30.411.52.1
Apr13° / 7413.4013.63.0
May15° / 7513.6015.54.0
Jun17° / 10°7412.4016.54.9
Jul18° / 12°7913.7016.15.1
Aug18° / 12°9114.3014.55.1
Sep17° / 10°7712.8012.44.6
Oct14° / 9314.5010.33.3
Nov11° / 10115.60.18.42.0
Dec / 10615.90.37.41.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
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81981
91882
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ennis gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1482
2482
3482
4492
5492
6492
7492
8492
9482
10482
11482
12482
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14472
15472
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24473
25483
26483
27483
28493

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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28100

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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2616light breeze
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2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:305:09
28.78:285:11
38.88:275:13
48.88:255:15
58.98:245:16
68.98:225:18
79.08:205:20
89.18:195:22
99.18:175:24
109.28:155:26
119.28:135:28
129.38:115:30
139.48:095:32
149.48:085:34
159.58:065:36
169.68:045:37
179.68:025:39
189.78:005:41
199.87:585:43
209.87:565:45
219.97:535:47
2210.07:515:49
2310.07:495:51
2410.17:475:53
2510.27:455:55
2610.27:435:57
2710.37:415:58
2810.47:386:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ennis?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ennis.

What to pack for Ennis in February

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

In February, Ennis sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ennis in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 41 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Ennis in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ennis peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ennis 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 Ennis is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ennis's WHO annual average of 11.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 915 µg/m³Oct 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ennis?

Ennis sits at 52.8°N, 9.0°W, 3 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Limerick, 32 km away.

LimerickGalwayTraleeKillarneyAthloneCluain MealaBallincolligCork

Topography around Ennis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ennis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m.

The land around Ennis is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
937 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Limerick 32 km · Galway 48 km · Tralee 80 km · Killarney 94 km · Athlone 95 km · Cluain Meala 102 km · Ballincollig 110 km · Cork 111 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 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 Ennis (52.8436°, -8.9864°, elevation 3 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).