Leiria weather in February

In February, Leiria sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 66 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Leiria's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leiria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 66 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:37 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Leiria is city seat of Leiria municipality.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 11.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Leiria reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8

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

Leiria weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-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	14° / 6°	88	10.5	9.5	3.9
Feb	15° / 7°	66	8.6	10.4	4.6
Mar	17° / 9°	70	9.6	11.7	5.8
Apr	19° / 10°	73	10.5	13	6.0
May	21° / 12°	63	8.7	14.2	6.9
Jun	24° / 14°	18	3.8	14.8	8.3
Jul	26° / 15°	6	1.8	14.5	8.7
Aug	26° / 15°	10	2.1	13.6	8.5
Sep	25° / 14°	41	5.6	12.3	8.0
Oct	21° / 13°	96	10.4	10.9	6.5
Nov	17° / 9°	98	11.6	9.8	5.2
Dec	14° / 7°	92	10.4	9.2	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	51	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	48	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	47	47
Cloudier (%)	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	52	53	52	53	52	52	51	51	51	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Leiria gets around 66 mm of rain over 8.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% 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 (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33

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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
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	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:18 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)	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	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	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:51	5:47
2	10.0	7:50	5:48
3	10.0	7:49	5:49
4	10.0	7:48	5:50
5	10.1	7:47	5:51
6	10.1	7:46	5:53
7	10.1	7:45	5:54
8	10.2	7:44	5:55
9	10.2	7:43	5:56
10	10.2	7:42	5:57
11	10.3	7:41	5:58
12	10.3	7:40	6:00
13	10.4	7:39	6:01
14	10.4	7:38	6:02
15	10.4	7:37	6:03
16	10.5	7:35	6:04
17	10.5	7:34	6:05
18	10.6	7:33	6:07
19	10.6	7:32	6:08
20	10.6	7:30	6:09
21	10.7	7:29	6:10
22	10.7	7:28	6:11
23	10.8	7:26	6:12
24	10.8	7:25	6:13
25	10.8	7:24	6:15
26	10.9	7:22	6:16
27	10.9	7:21	6:17
28	11.0	7:19	6:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.18 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)	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7
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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Leiria

In seasonPeak

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

Leiria'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 Leiria?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Leiria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leiria in February

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

In February, Leiria sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Leiria 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 30 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	14	15	16	18	18	19	19	18	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Leiria 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 Leiria 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.

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

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

Air quality in Leiria 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 Leiria is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Leiria's WHO annual average of 11.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	14	12	10	13	11	16	13	16	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Leiria?

Leiria sits at 39.7°N, 8.8°W, 33 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Marinha Grande, 11 km away.

Topography around Leiria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leiria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Leiria is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (34%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), water (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

trees 37%

16 km

520 m

trees 60%

80 km

1,199 m

trees 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Leiria year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Marinha Grande 11 km · Pombal 25 km · Alcobaça 26 km · Monsanto 32 km · Torres Novas 37 km · Tomar 38 km · Entroncamento 42 km · Figueira da Foz 46 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 Leiria (39.7436°, -8.8071°, elevation 33 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	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	15	7
9	15	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	16	8
28	16	8

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
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	98	2

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
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	98	2

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
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	98	2