Sanok weather in February

In February, Sanok sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 9.8 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 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sanok's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:52 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sanok is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,033/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 Sanok 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 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-6
20-6
30-5
40-5
50-5
60-5
70-5
80-5
90-5
100-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3

How February really feels in Sanok

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
11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sanok 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-1° / -5°5212.110.38.40.0
Feb / -5°5511.49.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.86.111.50.6
Apr13° / 6913.5213.43.3
May18° / 107160.115.15.0
Jun21° / 11°10415.50165.6
Jul23° / 13°13116.4015.65.8
Aug23° / 12°8912.7014.26.4
Sep18° / 8711.9012.45.3
Oct12° / 7011110.53.2
Nov / 5711.24.98.90.6
Dec / -4°5512.39.480.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92278
102377
112377
122278
132278
142278
152377
162278
172278
182377
192476
202575
212575
222575
232575
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sanok gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14237
24236
34236
44236
54236
64236
74236
84336
94336
104336
114336
124336
134336
144336
154335
164235
174234
184234
194133
204133
214132
224031
234030
244029
253928
263927
273926
283925

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 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:134:16
29.17:124:18
39.17:114:19
49.27:094:21
59.27:084:23
69.37:074:24
79.37:054:26
89.47:044:28
99.57:024:29
109.57:004:31
119.66:594:33
129.66:574:34
139.76:564:36
149.76:544:38
159.86:524:39
169.86:504:41
179.96:494:43
1810.06:474:44
1910.06:454:46
2010.16:434:48
2110.16:424:49
2210.26:404:51
2310.26:384:53
2410.36:364:54
2510.46:344:56
2610.46:324:58
2710.56:304:59
2810.66:285:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sanok?

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 Sanok.

What to pack for Sanok in February

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

In February, Sanok sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sanok in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanok peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sanok?

Sanok sits at 49.6°N, 22.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krosno, 35 km away.

PrzemyślRzeszówJasłoŁańcutPrzeworskJarosławSnina

Topography around Sanok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Sanok is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
1,206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Krosno 35 km · Przemyśl 48 km · Rzeszów 56 km · Jasło 57 km · Łańcut 57 km · Przeworsk 60 km · Jarosław 61 km · Snina 63 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 Sanok (49.5557°, 22.2056°, elevation 289 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).