Portlaoise weather in February

In February, Portlaoise sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 9.5 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 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 Portlaoise's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portlaoise's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 59 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:59 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 7th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

Portlaoise is county town of County Laois, Ireland.

Density: 1,942/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1557

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

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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 Portlaoise 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 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	3
2	8	3
3	8	3
4	8	3
5	8	3
6	8	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	3
10	8	3
11	8	3
12	8	3
13	8	3
14	8	3
15	8	3
16	8	3
17	8	3
18	8	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	3
23	8	3
24	8	3
25	8	3
26	8	3
27	8	3
28	8	3

How February really feels in Portlaoise

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Portlaoise 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 3°	71	13.3	0.6	7.9	1.1
Feb	8° / 3°	59	11.7	0.9	9.5	1.2
Mar	10° / 4°	60	12.2	0.7	11.5	2.0
Apr	12° / 5°	63	12.6	0.1	13.6	2.9
May	15° / 7°	64	12.6	0	15.5	4.0
Jun	17° / 10°	70	12.1	0	16.6	5.0
Jul	19° / 12°	66	12.5	0	16.2	5.3
Aug	18° / 12°	74	12.6	0	14.5	5.3
Sep	16° / 10°	62	10.9	0	12.4	4.8
Oct	13° / 7°	78	12.7	0	10.3	3.3
Nov	10° / 5°	79	12.4	0.1	8.4	2.0
Dec	8° / 3°	79	13.6	0.6	7.4	1.2

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	24
Cloudier (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Portlaoise gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	3
2	41	3
3	42	3
4	43	3
5	43	3
6	43	4
7	43	4
8	43	4
9	43	4
10	43	4
11	43	4
12	43	3
13	42	3
14	42	3
15	42	3
16	41	3
17	41	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	41	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	42	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	45	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light 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 8:24 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:24	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:07	8:05	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:36	7:34	7:32
Sunset (PM)	5:01	5:03	5:05	5:07	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.6	8:24	5:01
2	8.7	8:22	5:03
3	8.7	8:21	5:05
4	8.8	8:19	5:07
5	8.9	8:18	5:09
6	8.9	8:16	5:11
7	9.0	8:14	5:13
8	9.0	8:12	5:15
9	9.1	8:11	5:17
10	9.2	8:09	5:19
11	9.2	8:07	5:20
12	9.3	8:05	5:22
13	9.4	8:03	5:24
14	9.4	8:01	5:26
15	9.5	7:59	5:28
16	9.5	7:57	5:30
17	9.6	7:55	5:32
18	9.7	7:53	5:34
19	9.7	7:51	5:36
20	9.8	7:49	5:38
21	9.9	7:47	5:40
22	9.9	7:45	5:42
23	10.0	7:43	5:44
24	10.1	7:41	5:46
25	10.1	7:39	5:48
26	10.2	7:36	5:49
27	10.3	7:34	5:51
28	10.4	7:32	5:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.35 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 1.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.0	Dim
3	1.0	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.1	Dim
7	1.1	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.2	Dim
10	1.2	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.3	Dim
14	1.3	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.4	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.5	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Portlaoise?

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 Portlaoise.

What to pack for Portlaoise in February

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Portlaoise 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 Portlaoise 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	5	5	5	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Portlaoise?

Portlaoise sits at 53.0°N, 7.3°W, 101 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tullamore, 29 km away.

Topography around Portlaoise

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portlaoise has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m.

The land around Portlaoise is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

grassland 62%

16 km

453 m

grassland 68%

80 km

931 m

grassland 76%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Portlaoise year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Tullamore 29 km · Carlow 33 km · Droichead Nua 37 km · Kilkenny 42 km · Naas 47 km · An Muileann gCearr 55 km · Athlone 61 km · Celbridge 61 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

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 Portlaoise (53.0344°, -7.2998°, elevation 101 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	3
2	8	3
3	8	3
4	8	3
5	8	3
6	8	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	3
10	8	3
11	8	3
12	8	3
13	8	3
14	8	3
15	8	3
16	8	3
17	8	3
18	8	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	3
23	8	3
24	8	3
25	8	3
26	8	3
27	8	3
28	8	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	3
2	41	3
3	42	3
4	43	3
5	43	3
6	43	4
7	43	4
8	43	4
9	43	4
10	43	4
11	43	4
12	43	3
13	42	3
14	42	3
15	42	3
16	41	3
17	41	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	41	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	42	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	45	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.0	Dim
3	1.0	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.1	Dim
7	1.1	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.2	Dim
10	1.2	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.3	Dim
14	1.3	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.4	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.5	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	3
2	8	3
3	8	3
4	8	3
5	8	3
6	8	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	3
10	8	3
11	8	3
12	8	3
13	8	3
14	8	3
15	8	3
16	8	3
17	8	3
18	8	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	3
23	8	3
24	8	3
25	8	3
26	8	3
27	8	3
28	8	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	3
2	41	3
3	42	3
4	43	3
5	43	3
6	43	4
7	43	4
8	43	4
9	43	4
10	43	4
11	43	4
12	43	3
13	42	3
14	42	3
15	42	3
16	41	3
17	41	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	41	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	42	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	45	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.0	Dim
3	1.0	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.1	Dim
7	1.1	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.2	Dim
10	1.2	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.3	Dim
14	1.3	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.4	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.5	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	3
2	8	3
3	8	3
4	8	3
5	8	3
6	8	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	3
10	8	3
11	8	3
12	8	3
13	8	3
14	8	3
15	8	3
16	8	3
17	8	3
18	8	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	3
23	8	3
24	8	3
25	8	3
26	8	3
27	8	3
28	8	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	3
2	41	3
3	42	3
4	43	3
5	43	3
6	43	4
7	43	4
8	43	4
9	43	4
10	43	4
11	43	4
12	43	3
13	42	3
14	42	3
15	42	3
16	41	3
17	41	3
18	41	3
19	41	3
20	41	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	42	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	44	3
28	45	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.0	Dim
3	1.0	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.1	Dim
7	1.1	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.2	Dim
10	1.2	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.3	Dim
14	1.3	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.4	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.5	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim