Orihuela weather in February

In February, Orihuela sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Orihuela's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orihuela's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:02 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Orihuela is capital of Orihuela Municipality, Spain.

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical February day in Orihuela reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	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

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

How February really feels in Orihuela

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Orihuela weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 6°	24	4.3	9.7	6.3
Feb	18° / 7°	20	4	10.5	7.0
Mar	20° / 9°	30	4.8	11.7	7.4
Apr	23° / 11°	30	4.9	13	7.8
May	26° / 14°	23	3.7	14	7.9
Jun	30° / 18°	10	1.7	14.6	6.2
Jul	33° / 21°	3	0.5	14.4	5.0
Aug	33° / 21°	7	1.9	13.5	4.7
Sep	29° / 19°	37	4.5	12.3	6.3
Oct	25° / 15°	32	5	11	7.8
Nov	20° / 10°	31	5	9.9	7.3
Dec	17° / 7°	23	4	9.4	6.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 33%.

	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 (%)	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	64	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Orihuela gets around 20 mm of rain over 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 14% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

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 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:16 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:48 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	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	8:16	6:19
2	10.1	8:15	6:20
3	10.1	8:14	6:21
4	10.1	8:13	6:22
5	10.2	8:12	6:23
6	10.2	8:12	6:24
7	10.2	8:11	6:25
8	10.3	8:10	6:27
9	10.3	8:09	6:28
10	10.4	8:08	6:29
11	10.4	8:07	6:30
12	10.4	8:06	6:31
13	10.5	8:05	6:32
14	10.5	8:04	6:33
15	10.5	8:02	6:34
16	10.6	8:01	6:35
17	10.6	8:00	6:37
18	10.6	7:59	6:38
19	10.7	7:58	6:39
20	10.7	7:57	6:40
21	10.8	7:55	6:41
22	10.8	7:54	6:42
23	10.8	7:53	6:43
24	10.9	7:51	6:44
25	10.9	7:50	6:45
26	11.0	7:49	6:46
27	11.0	7:47	6:47
28	11.0	7:46	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.64 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)	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orihuela?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Orihuela for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Orihuela in February

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

In February, Orihuela sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Orihuela 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 at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 3 — about 5.1 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	15	16	18	22	25	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	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Orihuela 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 Orihuela peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	6	8	7	9	10	7	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Orihuela?

Orihuela sits at 38.1°N, 0.9°W, 32 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Callosa de Segura, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Orihuela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orihuela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Orihuela is covered by trees (30%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

436 m

trees 30%

16 km

592 m

trees 33%

80 km

1,570 m

water 27%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Callosa de Segura 7.0 km · Santomera 10 km · Almoradí 14 km · Rojales 19 km · Murcia 20 km · Crevillente 22 km · Molina de Segura 23 km · Guardamar del Segura 25 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
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Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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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 Orihuela (38.0848°, -0.944°, 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	17	6
2	17	6
3	17	6
4	17	7
5	18	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

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

	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