Utena weather in February

In February, Utena sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Utena's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:55 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Utena is city and administrative center of Utena district and Utena County in north-east Lithuania.

Density
63/km²
people per km²
Founded
1261

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical February day in Utena reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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 4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
7-2-6
8-1-6
9-1-6
10-1-6
11-1-6
12-1-6
13-1-6
14-1-6
15-1-6
16-1-6
17-1-6
18-1-6
190-6
200-5
210-5
220-5
230-5
240-5
250-5
261-5
271-5
281-5

How February really feels in Utena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
27 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Utena weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°45118.97.40.0
Feb-1° / -6°4110.58.69.20.0
Mar / -3°4110.15.611.40.2
Apr11° / 449.61.813.82.9
May17° / 6211.50.115.95.3
Jun20° / 11°7312.9017.15.8
Jul23° / 13°7912.6016.66.3
Aug22° / 13°8112.1014.86.2
Sep16° / 5410.1012.55.0
Oct10° / 5911.3110.12.0
Nov / 4610.8480.1
Dec-0° / -4°4711.58.76.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131684
141585
151585
161684
171585
181585
191585
201585
211486
221486
231486
241486
251585
261585
271585
281585

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Utena gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13834
23834
33834
43833
53833
63732
73731
83731
93630
103630
113630
123629
133629
143629
153629
163630
173630
183730
193730
203730
213730
223830
233830
243829
253829
263828
273727
283726

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:234:39
28.38:214:41
38.48:194:44
48.58:174:46
58.58:164:48
68.68:144:50
78.78:124:52
88.78:104:54
98.88:084:56
108.98:064:58
118.98:045:01
129.08:025:03
139.18:005:05
149.27:575:07
159.27:555:09
169.37:535:11
179.47:515:13
189.47:495:16
199.57:465:18
209.67:445:20
219.77:425:22
229.77:395:24
239.87:375:26
249.97:355:28
2510.07:325:31
2610.07:305:33
2710.17:285:35
2810.27:255:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Utena?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Utena.

What to pack for Utena in February

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

In February, Utena sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Utena in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Utena peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Utena?

Utena sits at 55.5°N, 25.6°E, 113 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Visaginas, 54 km away.

VisaginasUkmergeDaugavpilsPanevėžysFabijoniškėsPašilaičiaiPastavyAntakalnis

Topography around Utena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Utena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Utena is covered by grassland (39%), trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Visaginas 54 km · Ukmerge 61 km · Daugavpils 72 km · Panevėžys 82 km · Fabijoniškės 88 km · Pašilaičiai 88 km · Pastavy 89 km · Antakalnis 90 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%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 Utena (55.4978°, 25.6046°, elevation 113 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. 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).