Olsztyn weather in February

In February, Olsztyn sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Olsztyn's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olsztyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:10 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Olsztyn is city in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 15 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,929/km²
people per km²
Founded
1353

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 Olsztyn reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°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
30-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
273-3
283-3

How February really feels in Olsztyn

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
5 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Olsztyn 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-0° / -4°4310.86.67.80.0
Feb / -4°378.85.59.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.34.111.50.4
Apr12° / 419.71.313.73.3
May18° / 6412.20.115.65.4
Jun21° / 11°7112.3016.75.9
Jul23° / 13°8613.3016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°6611.5014.66.5
Sep17° / 599.8012.55.4
Oct11° / 5010.10.410.22.8
Nov / 429.92.48.30.4
Dec / -2°4510.45.47.30.0

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 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72179
82179
92080
102080
112179
122179
132080
142080
152080
162080
172080
182080
192080
202179
212179
222179
232179
242179
252278
262377
272476
282476

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Olsztyn gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13621
23521
33520
43520
53420
63319
73219
83219
93119
103119
113119
123120
133120
143121
153122
163222
173222
183222
193222
203322
213322
223321
233421
243420
253420
263419
273418
283317

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 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 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 7:36 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:364:07
28.67:344:09
38.67:334:11
48.77:314:13
58.87:294:15
68.87:274:17
78.97:264:19
89.07:244:21
99.07:224:23
109.17:204:25
119.17:184:27
129.27:164:29
139.37:144:31
149.37:124:33
159.47:104:35
169.57:084:37
179.57:064:39
189.67:044:41
199.77:024:43
209.77:004:45
219.86:584:47
229.96:564:49
2310.06:534:51
2410.06:514:53
2510.16:494:55
2610.26:474:57
2710.26:444:59
2810.36:425:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Olsztyn?

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 Olsztyn.

What to pack for Olsztyn in February

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

In February, Olsztyn sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Olsztyn 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 Olsztyn peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Olsztyn 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 Olsztyn is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Olsztyn's WHO annual average of 15 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2221 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Olsztyn?

Olsztyn sits at 53.8°N, 20.5°E, 151 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Ostróda, 36 km away.

Lidzbark WarmińskiSzczytnoMrągowoBartoszyceDziałdowoIławaKętrzyn

Topography around Olsztyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olsztyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m.

The land around Olsztyn is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (31%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
324 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Ostróda 36 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 38 km · Szczytno 41 km · Mrągowo 54 km · Bartoszyce 56 km · Działdowo 64 km · Iława 64 km · Kętrzyn 66 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 Olsztyn (53.7838°, 20.4927°, elevation 151 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).