Horten weather in February

In February, Horten sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of February to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Horten's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:10 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Horten is settlement in Horten Municipality, Norway.

Density
3,138/km²
people per km²

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 0°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Horten reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-5
20-5
30-5
40-5
50-5
60-5
71-5
81-5
91-5
101-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
151-5
161-5
171-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
273-4
283-4

How February really feels in Horten

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.

Horten weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°7611.48.96.60.0
Feb / -5°548.77.48.70.0
Mar / -2°548.35.411.30.4
Apr11° / 528.71.914.12.6
May16° / 6810.20.516.64.9
Jun19° / 11°8211.8018.15.8
Jul22° / 13°8611.1017.56.3
Aug21° / 12°8712.7015.36.0
Sep16° / 8810.7012.64.8
Oct10° / 9211.60.99.82.2
Nov / 9212.24.27.30.2
Dec / -3°7311.56.65.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213763
223763
233763
243664
253664
263664
273664
283664

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Horten gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13530
23530
33530
43430
53430
63429
73329
83328
93227
103227
113126
123126
133025
143025
152924
162924
172824
182824
192824
202924
212924
222925
233025
243025
253126
263226
273226
283326

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 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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2511calm
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2711calm
2811calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of February to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:44 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:444:20
27.78:414:22
37.88:394:25
47.88:374:27
57.98:354:30
68.08:324:32
78.18:304:35
88.28:284:37
98.28:254:40
108.38:234:42
118.48:204:45
128.58:184:48
138.68:154:50
148.78:134:53
158.88:104:55
168.88:074:58
178.98:055:00
189.08:025:03
199.18:005:05
209.27:575:08
219.37:545:11
229.47:515:13
239.57:495:16
249.57:465:18
259.67:435:21
269.77:405:23
279.87:375:26
289.97:355:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Horten?

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 Horten.

What to pack for Horten in February

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

In February, Horten sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Horten in February

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Horten 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 Horten peaks around July 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horten?

Horten sits at 59.4°N, 10.5°E, 16 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Moss, 10 km away.

Topography around Horten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Horten is covered by water (58%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Moss 10 km · Tønsberg 17 km · Fredrikstad 34 km · Sandefjord 35 km · Sarpsborg 38 km · Drammen 40 km · Asker 46 km · Larvik 48 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Horten (59.4172°, 10.4834°, elevation 16 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).