Gallipoli weather in February

In February, Gallipoli sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gallipoli's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gallipoli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:50 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
47%
9th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Gallipoli is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gallipoli reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°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)
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Gallipoli weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°739.29.53.6
Feb12° / 10°618.110.43.6
Mar14° / 11°61811.74.3
Apr16° / 13°447135.4
May19° / 17°274.214.27.4
Jun23° / 21°122.114.88.8
Jul26° / 24°81.214.69.0
Aug27° / 24°121.813.68.6
Sep24° / 22°596.512.37.9
Oct21° / 18°998.510.97.0
Nov17° / 15°115109.85.6
Dec14° / 12°8610.19.24.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36238
46238
56436
66436
76436
86535
96535
106535
116535
126436
136436
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166337
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226139
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gallipoli gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
527
627
727
828
928
1028
1128
1229
1329
1429
1530
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
1222breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:044:59
29.97:035:00
310.07:035:01
410.07:025:02
510.07:015:03
610.17:005:05
710.16:595:06
810.26:585:07
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1110.36:555:11
1210.36:535:12
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1410.46:515:14
1510.46:505:15
1610.56:495:17
1710.56:475:18
1810.56:465:19
1910.66:455:20
2010.66:445:21
2110.76:425:22
2210.76:415:24
2310.86:405:25
2410.86:385:26
2510.86:375:27
2610.96:355:28
2710.96:345:29
2811.06:335:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gallipoli

In seasonPeak

In February, Gallipoli sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gallipoli's rainy season runs September–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Gallipoli?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gallipoli.

What to pack for Gallipoli in February

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

In February, Gallipoli sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Gallipoli in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 30 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Gallipoli in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gallipoli peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gallipoli?

Gallipoli sits at 40.1°N, 18.0°E, 12 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Nardò, 14 km away.

Topography around Gallipoli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gallipoli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Gallipoli is covered by water (69%) within 3 km, water (53%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
406 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Nardò 14 km · Casarano 15 km · Galatina 20 km · Copertino 24 km · Lecce 37 km · Manduria 49 km · Sava 54 km · Mesagne 58 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Gallipoli (40.0559°, 17.9909°, elevation 12 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).