Sighetu Marmaţiei weather in February

In February, Sighetu Marmaţiei sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sighetu Marmaţiei's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sighetu Marmaţiei's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 1°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 79 mm; 12.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:42 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Sighetu Marmaţiei is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Founded: 1326

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

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sighetu Marmaţiei reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°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)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Avg low (°C)	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	0	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-7
10	0	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	1	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	2	-6
22	2	-5
23	2	-5
24	2	-5
25	2	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-5

How February really feels in Sighetu Marmaţiei

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

12 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sighetu Marmaţiei weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -7°	80	13.2	12.2	8.6	0.0
Feb	1° / -6°	79	12.6	10.8	9.9	0.0
Mar	6° / -3°	93	12.8	7	11.6	0.6
Apr	13° / 2°	88	13.3	2.4	13.4	3.3
May	18° / 7°	122	16	0.1	14.9	5.0
Jun	21° / 11°	124	16.4	0	15.7	5.5
Jul	23° / 12°	129	16.3	0	15.4	5.9
Aug	23° / 11°	98	12.3	0	14.1	6.6
Sep	18° / 7°	102	11.9	0	12.4	5.4
Oct	12° / 3°	105	12.1	1.3	10.6	3.2
Nov	6° / -1°	84	11.8	6.1	9	0.7
Dec	0° / -5°	95	13.1	11	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	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 (%)	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	29
Cloudier (%)	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	29	71

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sighetu Marmaţiei gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	33	32	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	43
2	47	43
3	47	43
4	47	43
5	47	42
6	47	42
7	47	42
8	47	41
9	47	41
10	46	41
11	46	40
12	45	40
13	45	40
14	45	40
15	45	39
16	45	39
17	45	39
18	44	38
19	44	38
20	44	37
21	44	37
22	44	36
23	44	35
24	44	35
25	44	34
26	44	33
27	44	32
28	44	31

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	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	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:57 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)	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:19
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.2	8:02	5:14
2	9.3	8:00	5:16
3	9.3	7:59	5:17
4	9.4	7:58	5:19
5	9.4	7:56	5:21
6	9.5	7:55	5:22
7	9.5	7:54	5:24
8	9.5	7:52	5:25
9	9.6	7:51	5:27
10	9.7	7:49	5:28
11	9.7	7:48	5:30
12	9.8	7:46	5:32
13	9.8	7:45	5:33
14	9.9	7:43	5:35
15	9.9	7:42	5:36
16	10.0	7:40	5:38
17	10.0	7:38	5:40
18	10.1	7:37	5:41
19	10.1	7:35	5:43
20	10.2	7:33	5:44
21	10.2	7:32	5:46
22	10.3	7:30	5:47
23	10.3	7:28	5:49
24	10.4	7:26	5:51
25	10.5	7:24	5:52
26	10.5	7:23	5:54
27	10.6	7:21	5:55
28	10.6	7:19	5:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.99 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)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.7	Dim
6	1.7	Dim
7	1.7	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	2.0	Dim
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.0	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sighetu Marmaţiei?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sighetu Marmaţiei.

What to pack for Sighetu Marmaţiei in February

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

In February, Sighetu Marmaţiei sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sighetu Marmaţiei in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sighetu Marmaţiei peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	6	8	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sighetu Marmaţiei?

Sighetu Marmaţiei sits at 47.9°N, 23.9°E, 270 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Rakhiv, 27 km away.

Topography around Sighetu Marmaţiei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sighetu Marmaţiei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 996 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,159 m.

The land around Sighetu Marmaţiei is covered by trees (39%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

357 m

trees 39%

16 km

996 m

trees 61%

80 km

2,159 m

trees 69%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Rakhiv 27 km · Baia Sprie 33 km · Baia Mare 39 km · Vişeu de Sus 48 km · Khust 51 km · Borşa 66 km · Vynohradiv 67 km · Satu Mare 78 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 44% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $22,538; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 10.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 605
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 Sighetu Marmaţiei (47.932°, 23.886°, elevation 270 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. 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	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	0	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-7
10	0	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	1	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	2	-6
22	2	-5
23	2	-5
24	2	-5
25	2	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	43
2	47	43
3	47	43
4	47	43
5	47	42
6	47	42
7	47	42
8	47	41
9	47	41
10	46	41
11	46	40
12	45	40
13	45	40
14	45	40
15	45	39
16	45	39
17	45	39
18	44	38
19	44	38
20	44	37
21	44	37
22	44	36
23	44	35
24	44	35
25	44	34
26	44	33
27	44	32
28	44	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	0	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-7
10	0	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	1	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	2	-6
22	2	-5
23	2	-5
24	2	-5
25	2	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	43
2	47	43
3	47	43
4	47	43
5	47	42
6	47	42
7	47	42
8	47	41
9	47	41
10	46	41
11	46	40
12	45	40
13	45	40
14	45	40
15	45	39
16	45	39
17	45	39
18	44	38
19	44	38
20	44	37
21	44	37
22	44	36
23	44	35
24	44	35
25	44	34
26	44	33
27	44	32
28	44	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	0	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-7
10	0	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	1	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	2	-6
22	2	-5
23	2	-5
24	2	-5
25	2	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	43
2	47	43
3	47	43
4	47	43
5	47	42
6	47	42
7	47	42
8	47	41
9	47	41
10	46	41
11	46	40
12	45	40
13	45	40
14	45	40
15	45	39
16	45	39
17	45	39
18	44	38
19	44	38
20	44	37
21	44	37
22	44	36
23	44	35
24	44	35
25	44	34
26	44	33
27	44	32
28	44	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100