Esch-sur-Alzette weather in February

In February, Esch-sur-Alzette sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Esch-sur-Alzette's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esch-sur-Alzette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:57 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Esch-sur-Alzette is city in Luxembourg.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1128

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 4°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Esch-sur-Alzette reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Esch-sur-Alzette

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Esch-sur-Alzette weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7412.22.78.40.0
Feb / -0°6110.53.29.80.2
Mar10° / 6411.61.411.52.0
Apr14° / 5511.10.313.43.9
May18° / 6912.6015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°65110166.1
Jul23° / 14°6211.3015.66.6
Aug23° / 13°6610.9014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°649.7012.45.9
Oct14° / 7011.4010.53.7
Nov / 7112.61.18.91.2
Dec / 9113.93.480.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Esch-sur-Alzette gets around 61 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:185:21
29.18:175:23
39.18:155:24
49.28:145:26
59.28:135:28
69.38:115:29
79.48:105:31
89.48:085:33
99.58:075:34
109.58:055:36
119.68:045:38
129.68:025:39
139.78:005:41
149.77:595:43
159.87:575:44
169.87:555:46
179.97:545:48
1810.07:525:49
1910.07:505:51
2010.17:485:53
2110.17:465:54
2210.27:445:56
2310.37:435:58
2410.37:415:59
2510.47:396:01
2610.47:376:03
2710.57:356:04
2810.67:336:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
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252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Esch-sur-Alzette?

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

0.2
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 Esch-sur-Alzette.

What to pack for Esch-sur-Alzette in February

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

In February, Esch-sur-Alzette sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Esch-sur-Alzette 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 Esch-sur-Alzette peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Esch-sur-Alzette?

Esch-sur-Alzette sits at 49.5°N, 6.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Luxembourg. The nearest listed city is Dudelange, 8.0 km away.

DudelangeLuxembourgArlon

Topography around Esch-sur-Alzette

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Esch-sur-Alzette.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esch-sur-Alzette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Esch-sur-Alzette is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
656 m
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February weather nearby: Dudelange 8.0 km · Luxembourg 17 km · Hayange 19 km · Thionville 20 km · Yutz 22 km · Arlon 24 km · Metz 44 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 46 km

Luxembourg travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 94% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$147,252
2025
Happiness
7.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
4.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 71%unaffiliated 27%Muslim 2%other 0%

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 Esch-sur-Alzette (49.4958°, 5.9806°, elevation 295 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).