Finglas weather in February

In February, Finglas sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Finglas's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Finglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:56 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Finglas is suburb in Dublin, Ireland.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical February day in Finglas reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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284
384
484
584
684
784
884
984
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How February really feels in Finglas

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.

Finglas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.30.67.81.3
Feb / 5011.10.99.41.4
Mar10° / 5211.70.711.52.0
Apr12° / 5812.6013.72.8
May14° / 5912.7015.63.9
Jun17° / 11°6711.7016.75.0
Jul19° / 13°7013.6016.25.3
Aug19° / 13°7212.4014.65.4
Sep17° / 11°6411.5012.54.9
Oct14° / 7111.5010.33.6
Nov10° / 8012.90.28.42.2
Dec / 7012.10.47.31.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
142476
152476
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Finglas gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2382
3382
4382
5392
6392
7392
8392
9392
10392
11392
12392
13392
14392
15392
16393
17393
18393
19403
20403
21404
22404
23404
24414
25414
26414
27414
28424

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:21 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:214:56
28.68:204:58
38.78:185:00
48.88:175:02
58.88:155:04
68.98:135:06
78.98:115:08
89.08:105:09
99.18:085:11
109.18:065:13
119.28:045:15
129.38:025:17
139.38:005:19
149.47:585:21
159.47:565:23
169.57:545:25
179.67:525:27
189.67:505:29
199.77:485:31
209.87:465:33
219.87:445:35
229.97:425:37
2310.07:405:39
2410.17:385:41
2510.17:355:43
2610.27:335:45
2710.37:315:47
2810.37:295:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.41 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
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Finglas?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Finglas.

What to pack for Finglas in February

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

In February, Finglas sees daytime highs around 8°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 Finglas in February

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 15°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Finglas 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 Finglas peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Finglas?

Finglas sits at 53.4°N, 6.3°W, 59 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Blanchardstown, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Finglas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Finglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Finglas is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
438 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Blanchardstown 5.0 km · Dublin 7.0 km · Donaghmede 9.0 km · Swords 9.0 km · Rathfarnham 10 km · Templeogue 10 km · Lucan 11 km · South Dublin 11 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 Finglas (53.3892°, -6.2969°, elevation 59 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).