Tralee weather in February

In February, Tralee sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 14.3 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 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tralee's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tralee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:07 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Tralee is town in County Kerry, 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 9°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tralee 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 6°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)
183
293
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593
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793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
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1993
2093
2193
2293
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How February really feels in Tralee

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.

Tralee 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 / 10817.70.581.2
Feb / 9214.30.59.51.4
Mar10° / 8915.10.211.52.0
Apr12° / 8814.2013.62.9
May15° / 9114.8015.43.7
Jun17° / 10°8314016.44.6
Jul18° / 12°9015.20164.9
Aug18° / 12°9414.6014.54.9
Sep16° / 10°8013.3012.44.5
Oct13° / 10215.4010.33.2
Nov11° / 11117.208.52.0
Dec / 116170.47.61.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81882
91882
101882
111882
121882
131882
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201981
212080
222179
232278
242278
252278
262278
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282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Tralee gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 14.3 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1522
2522
3532
4532
5532
6532
7532
8532
9522
10522
11522
12511
13511
14501
15501
16501
17491
18491
19491
20491
21492
22502
23512
24512
25522
26532
27542
28542

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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2116light breeze
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2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:315:14
28.88:295:16
38.88:285:18
48.98:265:19
58.98:245:21
69.08:235:23
79.18:215:25
89.18:195:27
99.28:185:29
109.28:165:31
119.38:145:32
129.48:125:34
139.48:115:36
149.58:095:38
159.68:075:40
169.68:055:42
179.78:035:44
189.78:015:46
199.87:595:47
209.97:575:49
219.97:555:51
2210.07:535:53
2310.17:515:55
2410.17:495:57
2510.27:475:59
2610.37:456:01
2710.37:426:02
2810.47:406:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tralee?

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 Tralee.

What to pack for Tralee in February

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

In February, Tralee sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tralee 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 31 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
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Tralee 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 Tralee 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
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tralee?

Tralee sits at 52.3°N, 9.7°W, 10 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Killarney, 27 km away.

KillarneyDingleEnnisLimerickBallincolligCorkDouglasCarrigaline

Topography around Tralee

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tralee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Tralee is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
877 m
80 km
1,051 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Killarney 27 km · Dingle 41 km · Ennis 80 km · Limerick 85 km · Ballincollig 88 km · Cork 94 km · Douglas 97 km · Carrigaline 103 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 Tralee (52.2704°, -9.7026°, elevation 10 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).