Sestri Levante weather in February

In February, Sestri Levante sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sestri Levante's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sestri Levante's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 110 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:32 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; out of 10

Sestri Levante is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 10°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sestri Levante reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°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 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Sestri Levante weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	130	12.6	0.5	9.1	1.9
Feb	10° / 6°	110	10.5	1.1	10.2	2.1
Mar	12° / 8°	107	10.7	0.3	11.6	3.1
Apr	14° / 11°	102	11.4	0	13.2	4.0
May	18° / 14°	79	9.9	0	14.5	5.8
Jun	21° / 18°	58	8.2	0	15.3	7.1
Jul	24° / 20°	33	5.2	0	15	8.3
Aug	24° / 21°	47	6.6	0	13.8	8.0
Sep	21° / 18°	116	9.2	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	17° / 14°	197	13.4	0	10.8	5.3
Nov	13° / 11°	206	14.7	0.1	9.4	3.4
Dec	11° / 8°	157	13.9	0.5	8.7	2.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	46	46	46	46	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	49	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	54	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	51	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sestri Levante gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	4
3	38	4
4	38	4
5	38	4
6	38	4
7	37	4
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	36	3
11	36	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	36	3
15	36	3
16	36	4
17	36	4
18	36	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	4
22	39	4
23	40	4
24	40	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	4

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 13 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 6:00 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)	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	7:49	5:23
2	9.6	7:48	5:24
3	9.6	7:47	5:25
4	9.7	7:46	5:27
5	9.7	7:45	5:28
6	9.8	7:44	5:30
7	9.8	7:42	5:31
8	9.9	7:41	5:32
9	9.9	7:40	5:34
10	9.9	7:39	5:35
11	10.0	7:37	5:37
12	10.0	7:36	5:38
13	10.1	7:35	5:39
14	10.1	7:33	5:41
15	10.2	7:32	5:42
16	10.2	7:31	5:43
17	10.3	7:29	5:45
18	10.3	7:28	5:46
19	10.4	7:26	5:48
20	10.4	7:25	5:49
21	10.5	7:23	5:50
22	10.5	7:22	5:52
23	10.5	7:20	5:53
24	10.6	7:18	5:54
25	10.6	7:17	5:56
26	10.7	7:15	5:57
27	10.7	7:14	5:58
28	10.8	7:12	6:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.56 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)	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	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	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0
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	2.0	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sestri Levante

In seasonPeak

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

Sestri Levante'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 Sestri Levante?

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

2.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sestri Levante.

What to pack for Sestri Levante in February

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

In February, Sestri Levante sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sestri Levante 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 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 19 — about 4.5 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	24	25	23	20	18	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Sestri Levante 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 Sestri Levante peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Sestri Levante 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 Sestri Levante is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	12	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sestri Levante?

Sestri Levante sits at 44.3°N, 9.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Chiavari, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sestri Levante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sestri Levante has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,081 m.

The land around Sestri Levante is covered by water (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

493 m

water 47%

16 km

1,405 m

water 50%

80 km

2,081 m

trees 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Chiavari 8.0 km · Portofino 15 km · Rapallo 16 km · Cinque Terre 32 km · Genoa 39 km · La Spezia 39 km · Sarzana 49 km · Marina di Carrara 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

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 Sestri Levante (44.2732°, 9.3968°, 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. 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	9	6
2	9	6
3	9	6
4	9	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	9	6
9	9	6
10	9	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	4
3	38	4
4	38	4
5	38	4
6	38	4
7	37	4
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	36	3
11	36	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	36	3
15	36	3
16	36	4
17	36	4
18	36	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	4
22	39	4
23	40	4
24	40	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	4

	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	9	6
2	9	6
3	9	6
4	9	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	9	6
9	9	6
10	9	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	4
3	38	4
4	38	4
5	38	4
6	38	4
7	37	4
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	36	3
11	36	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	36	3
15	36	3
16	36	4
17	36	4
18	36	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	4
22	39	4
23	40	4
24	40	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	4

	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	9	6
2	9	6
3	9	6
4	9	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	9	6
9	9	6
10	9	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	4
3	38	4
4	38	4
5	38	4
6	38	4
7	37	4
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	36	3
11	36	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	36	3
15	36	3
16	36	4
17	36	4
18	36	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	4
22	39	4
23	40	4
24	40	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	4

	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