Greystones weather in February

In February, Greystones sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 14% 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 Greystones's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greystones's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:55 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Greystones is town in County Wicklow, 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 Greystones reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Greystones weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8114.70.57.91.2
Feb / 6412.70.99.51.1
Mar / 6212.20.511.51.5
Apr10° / 6112.70.113.62.1
May12° / 5812.3015.53.0
Jun14° / 11°6811.6016.64.0
Jul16° / 13°7113.6016.24.5
Aug17° / 13°7513014.54.7
Sep15° / 12°7512.5012.44.2
Oct13° / 10°9213.7010.33.2
Nov11° / 10715.30.18.42.1
Dec / 9013.90.47.41.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Chance of precipitation in February

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Greystones gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Humidity in February

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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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Wind in February

Winds average 25 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

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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 8:19 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:194:56
28.78:184:58
38.78:165:00
48.88:155:02
58.88:135:04
68.98:115:06
79.08:105:07
89.08:085:09
99.18:065:11
109.28:045:13
119.28:025:15
129.38:015:17
139.37:595:19
149.47:575:21
159.57:555:23
169.57:535:25
179.67:515:27
189.77:495:29
199.77:475:31
209.87:455:33
219.97:425:35
229.97:405:37
2310.07:385:38
2410.17:365:40
2510.17:345:42
2610.27:325:44
2710.37:295:46
2810.37:275:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is February a good time to visit Greystones?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greystones.

What to pack for Greystones in February

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

In February, Greystones sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Greystones 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) 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.

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UV index in Greystones in February

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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 Greystones 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Greystones?

Greystones sits at 53.1°N, 6.1°W, 80 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Bray, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Greystones

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greystones has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 721 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Greystones is covered by water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

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220 m
16 km
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80 km
946 m
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February weather nearby: Bray 7.0 km · Dún Laoghaire 18 km · Sandyford 18 km · Rathfarnham 23 km · Templeogue 24 km · Dublin 25 km · South Dublin 25 km · Tallaght 26 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 Greystones (53.1408°, -6.0631°, elevation 80 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).