Leixlip weather in February

In February, Leixlip sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 10% 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 Leixlip's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leixlip's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:57 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Leixlip is town in County Kildare, 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 Leixlip reaches about 8°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 4°C and 11°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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How February really feels in Leixlip

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.

Leixlip weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.30.87.81.0
Feb / 5511.81.29.41.2
Mar10° / 57120.911.51.9
Apr12° / 6513.50.113.72.7
May14° / 6713.8015.63.7
Jun17° / 10°7313016.64.8
Jul19° / 12°7414.7016.25.1
Aug18° / 12°7613.4014.65.2
Sep16° / 10°6612012.44.6
Oct13° / 7412.1010.33.3
Nov10° / 79130.28.41.9
Dec / 7412.80.87.31.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Leixlip gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1423
2423
3423
4433
5433
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7434
8434
9434
10434
11434
12423
13423
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26426
27426
28426

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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Wind in February

Winds average 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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2117light breeze
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2817light breeze

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 8:22 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:224:57
28.68:214:59
38.78:195:01
48.88:175:03
58.88:165:05
68.98:145:06
78.98:125:08
89.08:105:10
99.18:095:12
109.18:075:14
119.28:055:16
129.38:035:18
139.38:015:20
149.47:595:22
159.47:575:24
169.57:555:26
179.67:535:28
189.67:515:30
199.77:495:32
209.87:475:34
219.97:455:36
229.97:435:38
2310.07:405:40
2410.17:385:42
2510.17:365:44
2610.27:345:46
2710.37:325:48
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 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 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 Leixlip?

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

1.2
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 Leixlip.

What to pack for Leixlip in February

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

In February, Leixlip sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Leixlip 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 25 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.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Leixlip 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 Leixlip 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 Leixlip?

Leixlip sits at 53.4°N, 6.5°W, 48 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Lucan, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Leixlip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leixlip has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Leixlip is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Lucan 3.0 km · Celbridge 4.0 km · Maynooth 7.0 km · Blanchardstown 8.0 km · Tallaght 12 km · South Dublin 13 km · Finglas 13 km · Templeogue 15 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 Leixlip (53.3658°, -6.4956°, elevation 48 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).