Caldas da Rainha weather in February

In February, Caldas da Rainha sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Caldas da Rainha's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caldas da Rainha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:37 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Caldas da Rainha is human settlement in Portugal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Caldas da Rainha reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caldas da Rainha weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 10°7710.39.54.0
Feb14° / 11°558.210.54.4
Mar16° / 12°538.511.75.2
Apr17° / 13°549.3135.6
May19° / 14°457.214.16.7
Jun21° / 16°143.614.77.7
Jul22° / 17°61.814.58.6
Aug23° / 18°71.813.58.7
Sep22° / 17°314.812.37.8
Oct20° / 16°8210116.4
Nov17° / 13°8811.39.85.2
Dec15° / 11°799.99.34.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25149
35149
45149
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
125149
135149
145149
155248
165347
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245149
255050
265050
274951
284852

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Caldas da Rainha gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
830
930
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1130
1230
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2128
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2429
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2729
2830

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13964
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
19973
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:515:49
210.07:515:50
310.07:505:51
410.17:495:52
510.17:485:53
610.17:475:55
710.27:465:56
810.27:455:57
910.27:445:58
1010.37:435:59
1110.37:426:00
1210.37:416:01
1310.47:406:03
1410.47:396:04
1510.57:376:05
1610.57:366:06
1710.57:356:07
1810.67:346:08
1910.67:326:10
2010.77:316:11
2110.77:306:12
2210.77:296:13
2310.87:276:14
2410.87:266:15
2510.97:256:16
2610.97:236:17
2710.97:226:18
2811.07:206:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
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183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Caldas da Rainha?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Caldas da Rainha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caldas da Rainha in February

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

In February, Caldas da Rainha sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Caldas da Rainha in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Caldas da Rainha in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caldas da Rainha peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Caldas da Rainha?

Caldas da Rainha sits at 39.4°N, 9.1°W, 60 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Peniche, 22 km away.

Topography around Caldas da Rainha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caldas da Rainha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m.

The land around Caldas da Rainha is covered by grassland (39%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (32%), trees (31%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
673 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Peniche 22 km · Alcobaça 22 km · Torres Vedras 36 km · Monsanto 37 km · Marinha Grande 42 km · Santarém 43 km · Azambuja 44 km · Leiria 47 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 2%

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 Caldas da Rainha (39.4033°, -9.1384°, elevation 60 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).