Lisbon weather in February

In February, Lisbon sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 38% 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 Lisbon's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lisbon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:36 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Lisbon is municipality and capital city of Portugal.

Density: 5,175/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~204 BCE

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 Lisbon reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°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.

	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	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Lisbon 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	14° / 10°	68	8.9	9.6	4.2
Feb	15° / 10°	51	7.5	10.5	4.6
Mar	16° / 11°	53	8.1	11.7	5.5
Apr	17° / 12°	51	8.4	13	6.0
May	19° / 14°	42	5.9	14.1	7.1
Jun	22° / 16°	10	2.1	14.7	8.4
Jul	24° / 18°	2	0.6	14.4	9.3
Aug	24° / 18°	4	1	13.5	9.2
Sep	23° / 17°	29	4.1	12.3	8.3
Oct	20° / 16°	77	8.9	11	6.7
Nov	17° / 13°	82	10.2	9.9	5.5
Dec	15° / 11°	79	9.4	9.3	4.5

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 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	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 (%)	56	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	54	52	52	51	50
Cloudier (%)	44	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	45	45	46	46	48	48	49	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lisbon gets around 51 mm of rain over 7.5 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 27% and peaks near 28% 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28

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

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.

	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 (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	97
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

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

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 7:50 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:20 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)	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:20
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:50	5:50
2	10.0	7:49	5:51
3	10.1	7:48	5:53
4	10.1	7:47	5:54
5	10.1	7:47	5:55
6	10.2	7:46	5:56
7	10.2	7:45	5:57
8	10.2	7:44	5:58
9	10.3	7:43	5:59
10	10.3	7:42	6:00
11	10.3	7:41	6:02
12	10.4	7:40	6:03
13	10.4	7:39	6:04
14	10.5	7:37	6:05
15	10.5	7:36	6:06
16	10.5	7:35	6:07
17	10.6	7:34	6:08
18	10.6	7:33	6:09
19	10.7	7:32	6:11
20	10.7	7:30	6:12
21	10.7	7:29	6:13
22	10.8	7:28	6:14
23	10.8	7:26	6:15
24	10.8	7:25	6:16
25	10.9	7:24	6:17
26	10.9	7:22	6:18
27	11.0	7:21	6:19
28	11.0	7:20	6:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.27 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)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	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	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
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	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lisbon?

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

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lisbon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lisbon in February

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

In February, Lisbon sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Lisbon in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 22 km away) is warmest in September at about 19°C and coldest in February near 15°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	15	15	15	16	18	18	19	19	18	17	16
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	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	16	Cool

UV index in Lisbon 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 Lisbon peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	8	7	9	9	9	6	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Lisbon?

Lisbon sits at 38.7°N, 9.1°W, 68 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is São Jorge de Arroios, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Lisbon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lisbon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Lisbon is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, water (33%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

203 m

artificial surfaces 65%

16 km

356 m

water 33%

80 km

656 m

water 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: São Jorge de Arroios 1.0 km · Campo De Ourique 2.0 km · Areeiro 2.0 km · Sete Rios 2.0 km · Cidade Universitária 3.0 km · Alvalade 3.0 km · Alcântara 3.0 km · Campo Grande 4.0 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 Lisbon (38.7251°, -9.1498°, elevation 68 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3