Lecce weather in February

In February, Lecce sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 42% 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 Lecce's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lecce's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:50 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 11.5 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 Lecce reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°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)	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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How February really feels in Lecce

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lecce weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-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	13° / 8°	64	9.1	9.5	3.8
Feb	14° / 8°	58	8.4	10.4	4.0
Mar	16° / 10°	63	8.9	11.7	5.1
Apr	19° / 12°	52	8.1	13	6.4
May	23° / 16°	37	5.5	14.2	7.9
Jun	28° / 20°	18	3.5	14.8	7.6
Jul	31° / 23°	16	2.2	14.6	6.2
Aug	31° / 23°	18	2.9	13.6	5.9
Sep	27° / 20°	59	6.6	12.3	7.3
Oct	22° / 16°	92	9	10.9	7.1
Nov	18° / 13°	99	9.5	9.8	5.9
Dec	14° / 10°	74	9.3	9.2	4.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 41%.

	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 (%)	57	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	56	56
Cloudier (%)	43	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lecce gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33

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.

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
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	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

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

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 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 6:32 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:29 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)	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:03	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	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:32
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:04	4:57
2	9.9	7:03	4:59
3	10.0	7:03	5:00
4	10.0	7:02	5:01
5	10.0	7:01	5:02
6	10.1	7:00	5:03
7	10.1	6:59	5:05
8	10.1	6:58	5:06
9	10.2	6:57	5:07
10	10.2	6:56	5:08
11	10.2	6:54	5:09
12	10.3	6:53	5:11
13	10.3	6:52	5:12
14	10.4	6:51	5:13
15	10.4	6:50	5:14
16	10.4	6:48	5:15
17	10.5	6:47	5:16
18	10.5	6:46	5:18
19	10.6	6:45	5:19
20	10.6	6:43	5:20
21	10.7	6:42	5:21
22	10.7	6:41	5:22
23	10.7	6:39	5:24
24	10.8	6:38	5:25
25	10.8	6:36	5:26
26	10.9	6:35	5:27
27	10.9	6:34	5:28
28	11.0	6:32	5:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.98 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)	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lecce

In seasonPeak

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

Lecce's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Lecce?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lecce for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lecce in February

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lecce 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 at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	18	22	25	26	24	21	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Lecce 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 Lecce 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	6	9	10	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Lecce 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 Lecce is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lecce's WHO annual average of 11.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	13	15	16	13	12	12	12	10	11	10	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lecce?

Lecce sits at 40.4°N, 18.2°E, 49 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Copertino, 14 km away.

Topography around Lecce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lecce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Lecce is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

107 m

grassland 43%

80 km

467 m

water 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Copertino 14 km · Galatina 20 km · Nardò 23 km · Gallipoli 37 km · Brindisi 37 km · Casarano 38 km · Mesagne 38 km · Manduria 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 Lecce (40.3548°, 18.1724°, elevation 49 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	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	13	8
10	13	8
11	13	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	14	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
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	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
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	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
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	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1