Roses weather in February

In February, Roses sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 46 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Roses's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roses's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:53 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Roses is capital town of the municipality of Rosas, 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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Roses reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Roses weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 636.79.33.4
Feb12° / 466.110.33.5
Mar14° / 10°526.611.64.3
Apr15° / 12°53713.15.1
May18° / 15°42614.46.5
Jun22° / 18°193.5157.9
Jul24° / 21°132.114.88.7
Aug25° / 22°152.813.78.5
Sep22° / 19°595.212.37.7
Oct19° / 16°888.110.86.5
Nov15° / 12°737.89.65.0
Dec13° / 10°656.593.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56238
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96337
106337
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285545

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Roses gets around 46 mm of rain over 6.1 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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421
521
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2824

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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 21 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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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 8:09 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:095:53
29.88:085:54
39.88:075:55
49.88:065:57
59.98:055:58
69.98:045:59
710.08:036:00
810.08:026:02
910.08:006:03
1010.17:596:04
1110.17:586:06
1210.27:576:07
1310.27:566:08
1410.37:546:09
1510.37:536:11
1610.37:526:12
1710.47:506:13
1810.47:496:15
1910.57:486:16
2010.57:466:17
2110.67:456:18
2210.67:436:20
2310.67:426:21
2410.77:406:22
2510.77:396:23
2610.87:376:25
2710.87:366:26
2810.97:346:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Roses?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Roses.

What to pack for Roses in February

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

In February, Roses sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Roses in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 22 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Roses 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 Roses peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Roses?

Roses sits at 42.3°N, 3.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Figueres, 18 km away.

Topography around Roses

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roses has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,856 m.

The land around Roses is covered by water (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (48%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
439 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
2,856 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Figueres 18 km · Banyoles 37 km · Palafrugell 38 km · Girona 42 km · Salt 45 km · Palamós 46 km · Perpignan 54 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 55 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 Roses (42.262°, 3.1769°, elevation 11 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).