Bydgoszcz weather in February

In February, Bydgoszcz sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bydgoszcz's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bydgoszcz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:18 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bydgoszcz is city in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-central Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,875/km²
people per km²
Founded
1038

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 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bydgoszcz reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
113-3
123-3
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
285-2

How February really feels in Bydgoszcz

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.

Bydgoszcz weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°3810.14.77.90.0
Feb / -2°318.14.39.50.0
Mar / 43102.411.50.9
Apr13° / 358.80.513.63.8
May18° / 5810.8015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°6311.3016.66.2
Jul23° / 14°8311.6016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6210.4014.56.8
Sep18° / 10°508.7012.45.9
Oct12° / 439.20.110.33.4
Nov / 368.91.68.40.7
Dec / -1°399.33.57.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172278
182278
192278
202179
212278
222278
232278
242476
252476
262476
272476
282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bydgoszcz gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13215
23115
33115
43115
53115
63015
73015
82915
92916
102916
112916
122917
132917
142918
153018
163018
173018
183018
193017
203017
213016
223016
233015
243014
253013
263012
272912
282911

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 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:434:20
28.77:424:22
38.77:404:24
48.87:384:26
58.87:374:27
68.97:354:29
79.07:334:31
89.07:314:33
99.17:304:35
109.27:284:37
119.27:264:39
129.37:244:41
139.37:224:43
149.47:204:45
159.57:184:47
169.57:164:49
179.67:144:51
189.77:124:53
199.77:104:55
209.87:084:56
219.97:064:58
229.97:045:00
2310.07:025:02
2410.17:005:04
2510.16:585:06
2610.26:555:08
2710.36:535:10
2810.46:515:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Bydgoszcz?

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 Bydgoszcz.

What to pack for Bydgoszcz in February

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

In February, Bydgoszcz sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bydgoszcz 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 Bydgoszcz peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Bydgoszcz 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 Bydgoszcz is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bydgoszcz's WHO annual average of 18.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1222 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bydgoszcz?

Bydgoszcz sits at 53.1°N, 18.0°E, 37 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Fordon, 11 km away.

InowrocławChełmżaTorunŚwiecie

Topography around Bydgoszcz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bydgoszcz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m.

The land around Bydgoszcz is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Fordon 11 km · Solec Kujawski 15 km · Nakło nad Notecią 27 km · Chełmno 37 km · Inowrocław 40 km · Chełmża 40 km · Torun 41 km · Świecie 43 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Bydgoszcz (53.1235°, 18.0076°, elevation 37 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. 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).