Eskilstuna weather in February

In February, Eskilstuna sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of February to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Eskilstuna's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eskilstuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:46 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Eskilstuna is urban area in Eskilstuna Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.7 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1659

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 0°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Eskilstuna reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Eskilstuna

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
22 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Eskilstuna weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3785.66.60.0
Feb / -5°307.568.70.0
Mar / -3°307.54.511.30.3
Apr11° / 3781.714.12.6
May16° / 5210.10.216.65.1
Jun20° / 7211.9018.15.8
Jul22° / 12°8212.4017.56.2
Aug21° / 11°7712.9015.36.0
Sep16° / 559.6012.64.9
Oct10° / 53100.49.82.1
Nov / 489.72.87.30.1
Dec / -3°4510.35.85.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Eskilstuna gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of February to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:193:56
27.78:173:58
37.88:154:01
47.88:134:03
57.98:104:06
68.08:084:08
78.18:064:11
88.28:034:13
98.38:014:16
108.37:584:19
118.47:564:21
128.57:534:24
138.67:514:26
148.77:484:29
158.87:464:31
168.87:434:34
178.97:414:36
189.07:384:39
199.17:354:42
209.27:334:44
219.37:304:47
229.47:274:49
239.57:244:52
249.57:224:54
259.67:194:57
269.77:164:59
279.87:135:02
289.97:105:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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221.3Dim
231.3Dim
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Eskilstuna?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eskilstuna.

What to pack for Eskilstuna in February

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

In February, Eskilstuna sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Eskilstuna in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eskilstuna peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eskilstuna?

Eskilstuna sits at 59.4°N, 16.5°E, 27 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Västerås, 28 km away.

Topography around Eskilstuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eskilstuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Eskilstuna is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
313 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Västerås 28 km · Köping 33 km · Enköping 44 km · Katrineholm 45 km · Södertälje 66 km · Hässelby Villastad 74 km · Nyköping 74 km · Ekerö 74 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Eskilstuna (59.3666°, 16.5077°, elevation 27 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).