Taranto weather in February

In February, Taranto sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 41% 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 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Taranto's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taranto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 56 mm; 8.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:54 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 11.3 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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Taranto reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

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

Taranto 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 7°	58	8.3	9.4	3.3
Feb	12° / 7°	56	8.2	10.4	3.4
Mar	14° / 9°	58	8.4	11.7	4.5
Apr	17° / 11°	49	8.4	13	5.8
May	21° / 15°	32	6	14.2	7.5
Jun	26° / 20°	19	4.1	14.8	8.2
Jul	29° / 22°	12	2.3	14.6	7.2
Aug	29° / 23°	13	2.5	13.6	7.0
Sep	25° / 19°	48	6.4	12.3	7.7
Oct	21° / 16°	72	7.6	10.9	7.1
Nov	17° / 12°	86	8.7	9.8	5.5
Dec	13° / 9°	65	8.8	9.2	3.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 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	57	58	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	43	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Taranto gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% 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 (%)	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32

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

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
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	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

Wind in February

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

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 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	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 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 7:08 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:33 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	9.9	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	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	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	5:31	5:32	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:08	5:01
2	9.9	7:07	5:02
3	9.9	7:06	5:03
4	10.0	7:06	5:04
5	10.0	7:05	5:06
6	10.1	7:04	5:07
7	10.1	7:03	5:08
8	10.1	7:02	5:09
9	10.2	7:01	5:10
10	10.2	6:59	5:12
11	10.2	6:58	5:13
12	10.3	6:57	5:14
13	10.3	6:56	5:15
14	10.4	6:55	5:16
15	10.4	6:54	5:18
16	10.4	6:52	5:19
17	10.5	6:51	5:20
18	10.5	6:50	5:21
19	10.6	6:49	5:22
20	10.6	6:47	5:24
21	10.6	6:46	5:25
22	10.7	6:45	5:26
23	10.7	6:43	5:27
24	10.8	6:42	5:28
25	10.8	6:40	5:29
26	10.9	6:39	5:31
27	10.9	6:37	5:32
28	10.9	6:36	5:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.05 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)	2.6	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	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Taranto?

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

3.4

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 Taranto.

What to pack for Taranto in February

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

In February, Taranto sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Taranto in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 1 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	18	22	25	26	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Taranto 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 Taranto peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	7	8	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	7	High
Jun	8	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 Taranto 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 Taranto is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Taranto's WHO annual average of 11.3 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	13	14	15	13	12	11	11	9	11	9	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Taranto?

Taranto sits at 40.5°N, 17.2°E, 15 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Paolo VI, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Taranto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taranto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m.

The land around Taranto is covered by water (59%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, water (40%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

water 59%

16 km

279 m

water 40%

80 km

869 m

water 43%

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

February weather nearby: Paolo VI 7.0 km · Massafra 17 km · Grottaglie 18 km · Palagiano 22 km · Sava 27 km · Martina Franca 28 km · Francavilla Fontana 30 km · Ceglie Messapica 30 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 Taranto (40.4644°, 17.2471°, elevation 15 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	12	7
2	12	7
3	12	7
4	12	7
5	12	7
6	12	7
7	12	7
8	12	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	12	7
23	13	7
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8

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

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

	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	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
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	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

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

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

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

	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	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
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	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

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

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

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

	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	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
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	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0