Quelfes weather in February

In February, Quelfes sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 45 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 48% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Quelfes's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quelfes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 45 mm; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:28 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 7th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

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

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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 Quelfes reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Quelfes weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 12°	53	6.9	9.7	5.0
Feb	15° / 12°	45	5.4	10.6	5.2
Mar	16° / 13°	51	6.2	11.7	5.8
Apr	17° / 14°	40	5.5	12.9	6.5
May	20° / 16°	24	4.4	14	7.5
Jun	22° / 19°	5	0.8	14.5	8.9
Jul	25° / 20°	1	0.1	14.3	9.6
Aug	25° / 21°	2	0.3	13.4	9.5
Sep	23° / 20°	17	2.7	12.3	8.6
Oct	21° / 18°	67	6.5	11	7.2
Nov	18° / 15°	68	7.2	10	6.4
Dec	16° / 13°	86	7.6	9.5	5.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 36%.

	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 (%)	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	66	66	65	64	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Quelfes gets around 45 mm of rain over 5.4 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 20% and peaks near 22% 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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22

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

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 93% 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	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:17 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:41	7:40	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:41	5:49
2	10.2	7:40	5:50
3	10.2	7:40	5:51
4	10.2	7:39	5:52
5	10.2	7:38	5:53
6	10.3	7:37	5:54
7	10.3	7:36	5:55
8	10.3	7:35	5:56
9	10.4	7:34	5:57
10	10.4	7:33	5:58
11	10.4	7:32	5:59
12	10.5	7:31	6:00
13	10.5	7:30	6:01
14	10.6	7:29	6:02
15	10.6	7:28	6:03
16	10.6	7:27	6:05
17	10.7	7:26	6:06
18	10.7	7:25	6:07
19	10.7	7:24	6:08
20	10.8	7:23	6:09
21	10.8	7:21	6:10
22	10.8	7:20	6:11
23	10.9	7:19	6:12
24	10.9	7:18	6:13
25	11.0	7:16	6:14
26	11.0	7:15	6:15
27	11.0	7:14	6:16
28	11.1	7:13	6:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.71 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)	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Quelfes?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Quelfes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quelfes in February

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

In February, Quelfes sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Quelfes 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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 20 to Oct 19 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	21	20	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Quelfes in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quelfes peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	7	8	7	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Quelfes?

Quelfes sits at 37.1°N, 7.8°W, 32 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Laranjeiro, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Quelfes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quelfes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Quelfes is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, water (36%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

133 m

grassland 61%

16 km

497 m

water 36%

80 km

894 m

water 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Laranjeiro 2.0 km · Olhão 4.0 km · Faro 10 km · Tavira 17 km · Loulé 20 km · Quarteira 25 km · Albufeira 38 km · Ayamonte 40 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 Quelfes (37.06°, -7.8216°, elevation 32 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	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	15	12
25	15	12
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8