Ostróda weather in February

In February, Ostróda sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 3°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 Ostróda's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostróda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:12 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ostróda is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,369/km²
people per km²
Founded
1329

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 3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ostróda 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)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
182-4
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
263-3
273-3
283-3

How February really feels in Ostróda

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
3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ostróda 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 / -4°4611.16.57.80.0
Feb / -4°399.35.49.40.0
Mar / -1°4410.24.111.50.4
Apr12° / 4210.11.213.73.2
May17° / 6411.60.115.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7212.3016.75.9
Jul22° / 13°8613.5016.36.2
Aug22° / 13°6811.7014.66.4
Sep17° / 6010012.55.4
Oct12° / 5210.40.310.32.9
Nov / 439.92.48.30.4
Dec / -2°4810.85.77.30.0

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 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92179
102179
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172278
182278
192278
202278
212278
222377
232476
242476
252476
262476
272674
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ostróda gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13721
23720
33620
43619
53519
63519
73419
83419
93319
103319
113219
123220
133220
143321
153321
163321
173422
183422
193422
203422
213521
223521
233520
243520
253519
263518
273518
283517

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 16 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
2816light 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 7:38 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:384:10
28.67:364:12
38.77:344:14
48.77:334:16
58.87:314:17
68.87:294:19
78.97:274:21
89.07:264:23
99.07:244:25
109.17:224:27
119.27:204:29
129.27:184:31
139.37:164:33
149.47:144:35
159.47:124:37
169.57:104:39
179.67:084:41
189.67:064:43
199.77:044:45
209.87:024:47
219.87:004:49
229.96:584:51
2310.06:554:53
2410.06:534:55
2510.16:514:57
2610.26:494:59
2710.26:465:01
2810.36:445:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
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
181.5Dim
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 Ostróda?

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 Ostróda.

What to pack for Ostróda in February

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

In February, Ostróda 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 Ostróda 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 Ostróda peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ostróda 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 Ostróda is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ostróda's WHO annual average of 15.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2222 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ostróda?

Ostróda sits at 53.7°N, 20.0°E, 111 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Iława, 28 km away.

DziałdowoBrodnicaElblągLidzbark WarmińskiKwidzynSzczytno

Topography around Ostróda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostróda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Ostróda is covered by trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Iława 28 km · Olsztyn 36 km · Działdowo 53 km · Brodnica 61 km · Elbląg 62 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 62 km · Kwidzyn 68 km · Szczytno 69 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 Ostróda (53.6967°, 19.9649°, elevation 111 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).