Halmstad weather in February

In February, Halmstad sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Halmstad's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halmstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:50 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Halmstad is urban area in Halmstad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 2°C through the month.

A typical February day in Halmstad reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-2
162-2
172-2
182-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2

How February really feels in Halmstad

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.

Halmstad weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6812.24.87.20.0
Feb / -2°5410.44.99.10.0
Mar / -1°4810.4311.40.4
Apr11° / 4810.20.513.92.7
May16° / 6312.3016.14.8
Jun19° / 10°8213.1017.45.6
Jul21° / 13°9013.7016.95.9
Aug21° / 12°10215.4014.95.6
Sep16° / 7612.7012.54.7
Oct11° / 8414.10.3102.5
Nov / 67121.17.80.6
Dec / -0°7313.14.36.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52575
62575
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
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172674
182674
192773
202773
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222674
232773
242773
252773
262773
272773
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Halmstad gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13717
23717
33716
43616
53616
63616
73516
83516
93516
103416
113416
123516
133516
143517
153517
163618
173618
183718
193819
203819
213920
224020
234020
244120
254120
264120
274119
284118

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 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:194:25
28.28:174:27
38.28:164:29
48.38:144:31
58.48:124:34
68.48:104:36
78.58:084:38
88.68:064:40
98.78:034:43
108.78:014:45
118.87:594:47
128.97:574:49
138.97:554:52
149.07:524:54
159.17:504:56
169.27:484:58
179.37:465:01
189.37:435:03
199.47:415:05
209.57:385:07
219.67:365:10
229.67:345:12
239.77:315:14
249.87:295:16
259.97:265:19
2610.07:245:21
2710.07:215:23
2810.17:195:25

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Halmstad?

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 Halmstad.

What to pack for Halmstad in February

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

In February, Halmstad sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Halmstad in February

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Halmstad 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 Halmstad peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Halmstad?

Halmstad sits at 56.7°N, 12.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falkenberg, 34 km away.

Landskrona

Topography around Halmstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halmstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Halmstad is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Falkenberg 34 km · Ängelholm 48 km · Varberg 60 km · Ljungby 68 km · Helsingborg 71 km · Helsingør 73 km · Hässleholm 80 km · Landskrona 89 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 Halmstad (56.6745°, 12.8568°, 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).