Time weather in February

In February, Time sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 145 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. 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 7 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Time's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Time's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 145 mm; 15.9 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 48 min; 8:26 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 9th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 0.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical February day in Time reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

How February really feels in Time

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Time weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / 1°	188	18.3	7.1	6.7	0.0
Feb	4° / 1°	145	15.9	7.1	8.8	0.0
Mar	5° / 2°	122	15.8	5.4	11.4	0.1
Apr	8° / 4°	84	13.8	1.5	14	1.3
May	11° / 7°	81	12.4	0.1	16.5	2.7
Jun	14° / 10°	87	13.2	0	17.9	3.7
Jul	16° / 13°	109	14.4	0	17.3	4.5
Aug	17° / 13°	163	16.4	0	15.2	4.6
Sep	14° / 11°	188	17.1	0	12.6	3.5
Oct	11° / 8°	222	18.5	0.3	9.9	2.1
Nov	7° / 5°	208	18.6	1.6	7.4	0.8
Dec	5° / 3°	200	18.9	4.4	6.1	0.1

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 75%.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	25	25	26	26
Cloudier (%)	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	74	74	74	75	75	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Time gets around 145 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 56% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring 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 (%)	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58
Snow chance (%)	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	26
2	58	26
3	58	26
4	58	25
5	57	25
6	57	25
7	56	25
8	56	24
9	56	24
10	55	24
11	55	23
12	54	23
13	54	23
14	54	23
15	53	23
16	54	23
17	54	23
18	54	24
19	55	24
20	55	24
21	56	25
22	56	25
23	57	26
24	57	26
25	57	26
26	58	27
27	58	27
28	58	27

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 21 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 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)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:59 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:49 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)	7.7	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:59	8:57	8:55	8:52	8:50	8:48	8:46	8:43	8:41	8:39	8:36	8:34	8:31	8:29	8:26	8:24	8:21	8:19	8:16	8:14	8:11	8:08	8:06	8:03	8:00	7:58	7:55	7:52
Sunset (PM)	4:43	4:45	4:48	4:50	4:52	4:55	4:57	5:00	5:02	5:05	5:07	5:10	5:12	5:15	5:17	5:20	5:22	5:25	5:27	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:37	5:39	5:42	5:44	5:47	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	7.7	8:59	4:43
2	7.8	8:57	4:45
3	7.9	8:55	4:48
4	8.0	8:52	4:50
5	8.0	8:50	4:52
6	8.1	8:48	4:55
7	8.2	8:46	4:57
8	8.3	8:43	5:00
9	8.4	8:41	5:02
10	8.4	8:39	5:05
11	8.5	8:36	5:07
12	8.6	8:34	5:10
13	8.7	8:31	5:12
14	8.8	8:29	5:15
15	8.8	8:26	5:17
16	8.9	8:24	5:20
17	9.0	8:21	5:22
18	9.1	8:19	5:25
19	9.2	8:16	5:27
20	9.3	8:14	5:30
21	9.4	8:11	5:32
22	9.4	8:08	5:34
23	9.5	8:06	5:37
24	9.6	8:03	5:39
25	9.7	8:00	5:42
26	9.8	7:58	5:44
27	9.9	7:55	5:47
28	10.0	7:52	5:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.94 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)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.6	Dim
3	0.6	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.7	Dim
7	0.7	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.8	Dim
11	0.8	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	0.9	Dim
14	0.9	Dim
15	0.9	Dim
16	1.0	Dim
17	1.0	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.1	Dim
20	1.1	Dim
21	1.1	Dim
22	1.2	Dim
23	1.2	Dim
24	1.3	Dim
25	1.3	Dim
26	1.3	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Time?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Time.

What to pack for Time in February

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

In February, Time sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Time in February

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 5°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	6	5	5	6	9	12	15	17	15	12	10	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	6	Bracing
Feb	5	Bracing
Mar	5	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Time 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 Time peaks around June 16 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Time?

Time sits at 58.7°N, 5.7°E, 66 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sandnes, 13 km away.

Topography around Time

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Time has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,323 m.

The land around Time is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and water (47%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

235 m

grassland 57%

16 km

470 m

grassland 54%

80 km

1,323 m

water 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen

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

February weather nearby: Sandnes 13 km · Sola 17 km · Stavanger 26 km · Haugesund 80 km · Kristiansand 149 km · Grimstad 173 km · Ytrebygda 176 km · Nesttun 177 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

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 Time (58.7333°, 5.7°, elevation 66 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	26
2	58	26
3	58	26
4	58	25
5	57	25
6	57	25
7	56	25
8	56	24
9	56	24
10	55	24
11	55	23
12	54	23
13	54	23
14	54	23
15	53	23
16	54	23
17	54	23
18	54	24
19	55	24
20	55	24
21	56	25
22	56	25
23	57	26
24	57	26
25	57	26
26	58	27
27	58	27
28	58	27

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.6	Dim
3	0.6	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.7	Dim
7	0.7	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.8	Dim
11	0.8	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	0.9	Dim
14	0.9	Dim
15	0.9	Dim
16	1.0	Dim
17	1.0	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.1	Dim
20	1.1	Dim
21	1.1	Dim
22	1.2	Dim
23	1.2	Dim
24	1.3	Dim
25	1.3	Dim
26	1.3	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	26
2	58	26
3	58	26
4	58	25
5	57	25
6	57	25
7	56	25
8	56	24
9	56	24
10	55	24
11	55	23
12	54	23
13	54	23
14	54	23
15	53	23
16	54	23
17	54	23
18	54	24
19	55	24
20	55	24
21	56	25
22	56	25
23	57	26
24	57	26
25	57	26
26	58	27
27	58	27
28	58	27

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.6	Dim
3	0.6	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.7	Dim
7	0.7	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.8	Dim
11	0.8	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	0.9	Dim
14	0.9	Dim
15	0.9	Dim
16	1.0	Dim
17	1.0	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.1	Dim
20	1.1	Dim
21	1.1	Dim
22	1.2	Dim
23	1.2	Dim
24	1.3	Dim
25	1.3	Dim
26	1.3	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	26
2	58	26
3	58	26
4	58	25
5	57	25
6	57	25
7	56	25
8	56	24
9	56	24
10	55	24
11	55	23
12	54	23
13	54	23
14	54	23
15	53	23
16	54	23
17	54	23
18	54	24
19	55	24
20	55	24
21	56	25
22	56	25
23	57	26
24	57	26
25	57	26
26	58	27
27	58	27
28	58	27

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.6	Dim
3	0.6	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.7	Dim
7	0.7	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.8	Dim
11	0.8	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	0.9	Dim
14	0.9	Dim
15	0.9	Dim
16	1.0	Dim
17	1.0	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.1	Dim
20	1.1	Dim
21	1.1	Dim
22	1.2	Dim
23	1.2	Dim
24	1.3	Dim
25	1.3	Dim
26	1.3	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim