Gela weather in February

In February, Gela sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gela's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gela's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 54 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:00 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 9th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Gela is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality: Good; PM10 27.2 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 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gela reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Gela 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 10°	66	8.3	9.7	4.2
Feb	14° / 10°	54	7.5	10.6	4.2
Mar	15° / 11°	41	6.4	11.7	5.0
Apr	17° / 13°	27	5.1	12.9	6.3
May	20° / 16°	11	2.5	14	7.9
Jun	23° / 20°	5	1	14.5	9.1
Jul	26° / 22°	2	0.2	14.3	9.4
Aug	27° / 23°	5	0.9	13.4	9.0
Sep	25° / 21°	30	4.5	12.3	8.4
Oct	22° / 19°	54	6.4	11	7.5
Nov	18° / 15°	70	9	10	6.3
Dec	15° / 12°	65	8.8	9.5	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	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 (%)	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Cloudier (%)	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gela gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.5 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	25
28	25

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:49 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:44
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:13	5:20
2	10.2	7:12	5:21
3	10.2	7:11	5:22
4	10.2	7:11	5:23
5	10.2	7:10	5:25
6	10.3	7:09	5:26
7	10.3	7:08	5:27
8	10.3	7:07	5:28
9	10.4	7:06	5:29
10	10.4	7:05	5:30
11	10.4	7:04	5:31
12	10.5	7:03	5:32
13	10.5	7:02	5:33
14	10.5	7:01	5:34
15	10.6	7:00	5:35
16	10.6	6:59	5:36
17	10.7	6:58	5:37
18	10.7	6:57	5:38
19	10.7	6:56	5:39
20	10.8	6:54	5:40
21	10.8	6:53	5:41
22	10.8	6:52	5:42
23	10.9	6:51	5:43
24	10.9	6:50	5:45
25	11.0	6:48	5:46
26	11.0	6:47	5:47
27	11.0	6:46	5:48
28	11.1	6:44	5:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.5 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)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Gela?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Gela for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gela in February

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

In February, Gela sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Gela in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 12 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	21	24	26	24	22	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Gela in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gela peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	5	5	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Gela?

Gela sits at 37.1°N, 14.2°E, 46 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Niscemi, 16 km away.

Topography around Gela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,320 m.

The land around Gela is covered by water (31%), cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (42%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), water (31%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

61 m

water 31%

16 km

519 m

water 42%

80 km

1,320 m

grassland 31%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Niscemi 16 km · Licata 27 km · Vittoria 29 km · Caltagirone 30 km · Comiso 35 km · Piazza Armerina 36 km · Palma di Montechiaro 44 km · Ragusa 46 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

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 Gela (37.0738°, 14.2404°, elevation 46 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).

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	25
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	25
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	25
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0