Szczecin weather in February

In February, Szczecin sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Szczecin's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szczecin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:33 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Szczecin is capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,314/km²
people per km²
Founded
~750 CE

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 3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Szczecin reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 9°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-1
113-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
184-1
194-1
204-1
214-1
225-1
235-1
245-1
255-1
265-1
275-1
285-1

How February really feels in Szczecin

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.

Szczecin 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 / -2°4510.93.57.80.0
Feb / -1°3693.49.40.0
Mar / 4410.62.211.51.1
Apr13° / 389.30.313.73.7
May18° / 5511.3015.65.6
Jun21° / 12°6110.8016.76.2
Jul23° / 14°7511.3016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6811.7014.66.6
Sep18° / 10°549.7012.55.8
Oct13° / 48100.110.33.5
Nov / 4010.218.40.9
Dec / -0°46113.77.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82476
92377
102377
112377
122377
132476
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Szczecin gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13211
23211
33211
43211
53211
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73211
83211
93211
103211
113312
123312
133412
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203514
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223514
233413
243413
253413
263412
273412
283411

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
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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
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2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:584:32
28.67:574:34
38.77:554:36
48.77:534:38
58.87:524:40
68.97:504:42
78.97:484:44
89.07:464:46
99.17:454:48
109.17:434:50
119.27:414:52
129.27:394:54
139.37:374:56
149.47:354:58
159.47:335:00
169.57:315:02
179.67:295:04
189.67:275:06
199.77:255:08
209.87:235:10
219.87:215:11
229.97:195:13
2310.07:165:15
2410.17:145:17
2510.17:125:19
2610.27:105:21
2710.37:085:23
2810.37:055:25

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 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 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
41.0Dim
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
201.6Dim
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 Szczecin?

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 Szczecin.

What to pack for Szczecin in February

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Szczecin in February

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Szczecin 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 Szczecin peaks around June 16 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Szczecin 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 Szczecin is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Szczecin's WHO annual average of 14.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1219 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Szczecin?

Szczecin sits at 53.4°N, 14.6°E, 149 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Świerczewo, 3.0 km away.

Schwedt (Oder)Nowogard

Topography around Szczecin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szczecin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Szczecin is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Świerczewo 3.0 km · Drzetowo-Grabowo 3.0 km · Police 14 km · Gryfino 20 km · Goleniów 24 km · Stargard 35 km · Schwedt (Oder) 45 km · Nowogard 46 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 Szczecin (53.4289°, 14.553°, elevation 149 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. 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).