Monforte de Lemos weather in February

In February, Monforte de Lemos sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Monforte de Lemos's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monforte de Lemos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:36 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Monforte de Lemos is municipal capital of Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical February day in Monforte de Lemos reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1102
2102
3102
4103
5103
6103
7103
8103
9103
10103
11103
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113

How February really feels in Monforte de Lemos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Monforte de Lemos 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12213.41.79.21.7
Feb11° / 9111.12.210.32.4
Mar13° / 10111.91.111.63.6
Apr15° / 10313.90.413.14.0
May18° / 9013.4014.45.2
Jun21° / 11°589015.16.8
Jul24° / 13°325.7014.87.9
Aug24° / 13°386.2013.77.9
Sep21° / 11°648.9012.36.8
Oct17° / 12612.8010.85.0
Nov12° / 13514.80.39.62.8
Dec10° / 133130.88.92.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113565
123565
133565
143565
153664
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213664
223664
233565
243565
253565
263466
273466
283367

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Monforte de Lemos gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1407
2407
3407
4407
5407
6407
7407
8396
9396
10396
11386
12385
13385
14375
15375
16376
17376
18386
19387
20387
21397
22408
23408
24418
25419
26429
27429
28429

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
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1910calm
2010calm
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2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:52 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:526:35
29.78:516:36
39.88:506:37
49.88:496:39
59.98:486:40
69.98:476:41
79.98:466:43
810.08:456:44
910.08:446:45
1010.18:436:47
1110.18:416:48
1210.18:406:49
1310.28:396:50
1410.28:386:52
1510.38:366:53
1610.38:356:54
1710.48:346:56
1810.48:326:57
1910.58:316:58
2010.58:296:59
2110.58:287:01
2210.68:277:02
2310.68:257:03
2410.78:247:05
2510.78:227:06
2610.88:207:07
2710.88:197:08
2810.98:177:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Monforte de Lemos?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monforte de Lemos.

What to pack for Monforte de Lemos in February

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

In February, Monforte de Lemos sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Monforte de Lemos 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 Monforte de Lemos peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Monforte de Lemos 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 Monforte de Lemos is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monforte de Lemos?

Monforte de Lemos sits at 42.5°N, 7.5°W, 295 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ourense, 35 km away.

Topography around Monforte de Lemos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monforte de Lemos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,074 m.

The land around Monforte de Lemos is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
870 m
80 km
2,074 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Ourense 35 km · Lalín 51 km · Lugo 54 km · Villafranca del Bierzo 58 km · Ponferrada 75 km · Ribeira 80 km · A Estrada 82 km · Chaves 87 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
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Monforte de Lemos (42.5217°, -7.5142°, elevation 295 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. 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).