Leça da Palmeira weather in February

In February, Leça da Palmeira sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 91 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Leça da Palmeira's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leça da Palmeira's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 91 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:39 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 7th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Leça da Palmeira is human settlement in Portugal.

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

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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 Leça da Palmeira reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	13	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	14	10

Leça da Palmeira weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 9°	133	12.3	9.4	3.5
Feb	14° / 9°	91	9.3	10.3	3.9
Mar	15° / 11°	106	10.2	11.7	4.7
Apr	16° / 12°	107	11.2	13.1	5.1
May	18° / 14°	90	10.4	14.3	6.1
Jun	21° / 16°	31	5.5	14.9	7.4
Jul	22° / 18°	18	3.4	14.7	8.4
Aug	23° / 18°	22	3.8	13.6	8.4
Sep	22° / 17°	54	6.3	12.3	7.4
Oct	19° / 15°	148	12.5	10.9	5.9
Nov	16° / 12°	156	13.3	9.7	4.6
Dec	14° / 10°	151	12.8	9.1	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	49
Cloudier (%)	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	50	50	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Leça da Palmeira gets around 91 mm of rain over 9.3 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	34

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:54	5:43
2	9.9	7:53	5:44
3	9.9	7:52	5:45
4	9.9	7:51	5:47
5	10.0	7:50	5:48
6	10.0	7:49	5:49
7	10.0	7:48	5:50
8	10.1	7:47	5:51
9	10.1	7:46	5:53
10	10.2	7:45	5:54
11	10.2	7:43	5:55
12	10.2	7:42	5:56
13	10.3	7:41	5:58
14	10.3	7:40	5:59
15	10.4	7:39	6:00
16	10.4	7:37	6:01
17	10.4	7:36	6:03
18	10.5	7:35	6:04
19	10.5	7:33	6:05
20	10.6	7:32	6:06
21	10.6	7:31	6:07
22	10.7	7:29	6:09
23	10.7	7:28	6:10
24	10.7	7:26	6:11
25	10.8	7:25	6:12
26	10.8	7:24	6:13
27	10.9	7:22	6:15
28	10.9	7:21	6:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Leça da Palmeira

In seasonPeak

In February, Leça da Palmeira sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Leça da Palmeira's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Leça da Palmeira?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leça da Palmeira.

What to pack for Leça da Palmeira in February

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

In February, Leça da Palmeira sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Leça da Palmeira in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	14	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Leça da Palmeira 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 Leça da Palmeira peaks around June 23 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	7	9	9	8	5	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Leça da Palmeira 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 Leça da Palmeira is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	12	11	9	9	8	16	19	13	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Leça da Palmeira?

Leça da Palmeira sits at 41.2°N, 8.7°W, 18 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Matosinhos, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Leça da Palmeira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leça da Palmeira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,422 m.

The land around Leça da Palmeira is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, water (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (29%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

water 43%

16 km

309 m

water 51%

80 km

1,422 m

trees 41%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Leça da Palmeira year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Matosinhos 1.0 km · Aldoar 4.0 km · Senhora da Hora 4.0 km · São Tiago de Custoias 6.0 km · Leça do Bailio 6.0 km · Lordelo do Ouro 6.0 km · Afurada de Baixo 7.0 km · São Mamede de Infesta 7.0 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

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 Leça da Palmeira (41.191°, -8.7003°, elevation 18 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	13	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	13	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	13	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1