Maó weather in February

In February, Maó sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Maó's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maó's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 41 mm; 7.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:45 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 8th clearest
Wind: 26 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Maó is municipality seat in Maó, Menorca.

Air quality: Good; PM10 19.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 13°C through the month.

A typical February day in Maó reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	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	13	12
2	13	12
3	13	12
4	13	12
5	13	12
6	13	12
7	13	12
8	13	12
9	13	12
10	13	12
11	13	12
12	13	12
13	13	12
14	13	12
15	13	12
16	13	12
17	13	12
18	13	12
19	13	12
20	13	12
21	13	12
22	13	12
23	13	12
24	13	12
25	13	12
26	13	12
27	13	12
28	13	12

Maó weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-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	14° / 12°	50	8.6	9.5	4.2
Feb	13° / 12°	41	7.1	10.4	4.1
Mar	14° / 13°	33	5.2	11.7	4.7
Apr	16° / 14°	33	5.8	13	5.5
May	18° / 17°	22	4	14.2	7.1
Jun	22° / 20°	13	2	14.8	8.6
Jul	25° / 23°	5	0.8	14.5	9.3
Aug	26° / 24°	9	1.7	13.6	8.8
Sep	24° / 22°	41	5.8	12.3	7.9
Oct	21° / 20°	63	8.1	10.9	7.0
Nov	18° / 16°	77	10.4	9.8	5.7
Dec	15° / 14°	56	8.6	9.2	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	62	62	62	61	61	61	62	62	62	61	62	62	61	61	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	38	39	39	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Maó gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.1 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 25% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	24
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
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 26 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 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)	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

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 7:59 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:25 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)	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	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	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:59	5:54
2	10.0	7:58	5:55
3	10.0	7:57	5:56
4	10.0	7:56	5:58
5	10.1	7:55	5:59
6	10.1	7:54	6:00
7	10.1	7:53	6:01
8	10.2	7:52	6:02
9	10.2	7:51	6:03
10	10.2	7:50	6:05
11	10.3	7:49	6:06
12	10.3	7:48	6:07
13	10.4	7:47	6:08
14	10.4	7:46	6:09
15	10.4	7:45	6:11
16	10.5	7:43	6:12
17	10.5	7:42	6:13
18	10.6	7:41	6:14
19	10.6	7:40	6:15
20	10.6	7:38	6:16
21	10.7	7:37	6:17
22	10.7	7:36	6:19
23	10.8	7:34	6:20
24	10.8	7:33	6:21
25	10.8	7:32	6:22
26	10.9	7:30	6:23
27	10.9	7:29	6:24
28	11.0	7:27	6:25

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.21 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)	2.7	2.7	2.7	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	3.8	3.8	3.9
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	2.7	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Maó?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Maó for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maó in February

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

In February, Maó sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Maó 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 4 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	14	15	18	21	24	26	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Maó 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 Maó peaks around July 15 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 9 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Maó?

Maó sits at 39.9°N, 4.3°E, 39 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ciutadella, 38 km away.

Topography around Maó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Maó is covered by trees (35%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (64%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

95 m

trees 35%

16 km

239 m

water 64%

80 km

449 m

water 91%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Ciutadella 38 km · Manacor 97 km · Alcúdia 98 km · Felanitx 106 km · Pollença 107 km · Inca 117 km · Llucmajor 126 km · Marratxí 135 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $38,627; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
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 Maó (39.8885°, 4.2658°, elevation 39 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	13	12
2	13	12
3	13	12
4	13	12
5	13	12
6	13	12
7	13	12
8	13	12
9	13	12
10	13	12
11	13	12
12	13	12
13	13	12
14	13	12
15	13	12
16	13	12
17	13	12
18	13	12
19	13	12
20	13	12
21	13	12
22	13	12
23	13	12
24	13	12
25	13	12
26	13	12
27	13	12
28	13	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	24
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	24
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	24
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
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