Wexford weather in February

In February, Wexford sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 15% 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 Wexford's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wexford's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:54 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 10th clearest
Wind: 29 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.4; out of 10

Wexford is county town of Co. Wexford, Ireland.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 14.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C through the month.

A typical February day in Wexford reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Wexford weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 6°	92	14	8	1.5
Feb	9° / 6°	67	12.1	9.5	1.4
Mar	9° / 7°	64	10.6	11.5	1.7
Apr	10° / 8°	62	10.8	13.6	2.2
May	12° / 10°	58	9.8	15.4	3.1
Jun	14° / 12°	66	10.1	16.5	4.1
Jul	16° / 14°	65	10.8	16.1	4.7
Aug	16° / 14°	73	10.8	14.5	4.9
Sep	16° / 13°	74	11.4	12.4	4.5
Oct	14° / 11°	111	13.9	10.3	3.5
Nov	11° / 9°	118	15.1	8.5	2.4
Dec	10° / 7°	101	14.1	7.5	1.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	33
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	70	70	70	70	70	68	68	68	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Wexford gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

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 29 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	29	breezy
2	29	breezy
3	29	breezy
4	29	breezy
5	29	breezy
6	29	breezy
7	29	breezy
8	29	breezy
9	29	breezy
10	28	breezy
11	28	breezy
12	28	breezy
13	28	breezy
14	28	breezy
15	28	breezy
16	28	breezy
17	28	breezy
18	28	breezy
19	28	breezy
20	28	breezy
21	28	breezy
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25	28	breezy
26	28	breezy
27	28	breezy
28	28	breezy

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 8:18 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:51 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)	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.1	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	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:18	8:16	8:15	8:13	8:12	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:29	7:27
Sunset (PM)	5:01	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:08	5:10	5:12	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:18	5:01
2	8.8	8:16	5:03
3	8.8	8:15	5:04
4	8.9	8:13	5:06
5	8.9	8:12	5:08
6	9.0	8:10	5:10
7	9.1	8:08	5:12
8	9.1	8:07	5:14
9	9.2	8:05	5:16
10	9.2	8:03	5:17
11	9.3	8:01	5:19
12	9.4	8:00	5:21
13	9.4	7:58	5:23
14	9.5	7:56	5:25
15	9.5	7:54	5:27
16	9.6	7:52	5:29
17	9.7	7:50	5:31
18	9.7	7:48	5:32
19	9.8	7:46	5:34
20	9.9	7:44	5:36
21	9.9	7:42	5:38
22	10.0	7:40	5:40
23	10.1	7:38	5:42
24	10.1	7:36	5:44
25	10.2	7:34	5:46
26	10.3	7:32	5:47
27	10.3	7:29	5:49
28	10.4	7:27	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.55 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)	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	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	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1
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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.1	Dim
2	1.2	Dim
3	1.2	Dim
4	1.2	Dim
5	1.2	Dim
6	1.3	Dim
7	1.3	Dim
8	1.3	Dim
9	1.4	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.4	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Wexford?

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

1.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wexford.

What to pack for Wexford in February

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

In February, Wexford sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreakerrain gear

Sea temperature near Wexford 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	9	8	9	11	13	14	15	15	14	12	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Wexford 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 Wexford 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	6	5	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Air quality in Wexford in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Wexford is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wexford's WHO annual average of 14.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	17	18	19	16	14	12	14	13	11	11	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Wexford?

Wexford sits at 52.3°N, 6.5°W, 5 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Waterford, 45 km away.

Topography around Wexford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wexford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m.

The land around Wexford is covered by water (43%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

95 m

water 43%

16 km

228 m

grassland 43%

80 km

931 m

water 44%

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

February weather nearby: Waterford 45 km · Kilkenny 65 km · Carlow 65 km · Cluain Meala 85 km · Greystones 94 km · Portlaoise 96 km · Droichead Nua 97 km · Naas 99 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 Wexford (52.3342°, -6.4575°, elevation 5 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	6
2	8	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	9	6
8	9	6
9	9	6
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	9	6
13	9	6
14	9	6
15	9	6
16	9	6
17	9	6
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	9	6
21	9	6
22	8	6
23	8	6
24	8	6
25	8	6
26	8	6
27	8	6
28	8	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

	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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

	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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

	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