Palencia weather in February

In February, Palencia sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Palencia's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:23 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Palencia is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.6 µg/m³ · 2010

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical February day in Palencia reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
4102
5102
6102
7102
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14102
15102
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21112
22112
23112
24112
25112
26122
27123
28123

How February really feels in Palencia

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Palencia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 428.21.19.31.6
Feb10° / 326.91.310.32.6
Mar14° / 388.20.411.74.3
Apr16° / 5010.30.113.15.0
May20° / 519.5014.36.5
Jun26° / 13°306.20157.5
Jul29° / 15°183.7014.76.7
Aug29° / 15°143013.76.9
Sep24° / 12°295.5012.37.7
Oct18° / 568.6010.96.0
Nov12° / 529.10.29.63.2
Dec / 467.80.591.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244060
254060
264060
274159
284159

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Palencia gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2264
3264
4254
5253
6253
7243
8243
9243
10233
11233
12233
13233
14234
15234
16234
17244
18245
19245
20245
21256
22256
23266
24266
25266
26275
27275
28275

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.88:396:24
29.88:386:25
39.88:376:27
49.98:366:28
59.98:356:29
69.98:346:31
710.08:336:32
810.08:326:33
910.18:316:34
1010.18:306:36
1110.18:286:37
1210.28:276:38
1310.28:266:39
1410.38:256:41
1510.38:236:42
1610.48:226:43
1710.48:216:45
1810.48:196:46
1910.58:186:47
2010.58:176:48
2110.68:156:50
2210.68:146:51
2310.78:126:52
2410.78:116:53
2510.88:096:55
2610.88:086:56
2710.88:066:57
2810.98:056:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Palencia?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palencia.

What to pack for Palencia in February

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

In February, Palencia sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Palencia 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 Palencia peaks around July 16 at about 10 (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 16UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Palencia?

Palencia sits at 42.0°N, 4.5°W, 739 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Valladolid, 43 km away.

Topography around Palencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palencia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 750 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m.

The land around Palencia is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Valladolid 43 km · Laguna de Duero 50 km · Burgos 77 km · Aranda de Duero 79 km · Gamonal 80 km · Medina del Campo 84 km · Benavente 95 km · Arevalo 107 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 Palencia (42.0095°, -4.5241°, elevation 739 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).