Karlstad weather in February

In February, Karlstad sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Karlstad's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 0°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -5°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 40 mm; 8.2 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 48 min; 7:58 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Karlstad is urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality: Good; PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 -0°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Karlstad reaches about 0°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 -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-5
2	0	-5
3	0	-5
4	0	-5
5	0	-5
6	0	-5
7	0	-5
8	0	-5
9	0	-5
10	0	-5
11	0	-5
12	0	-5
13	0	-5
14	0	-5
15	0	-5
16	0	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	1	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4

How February really feels in Karlstad

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

22 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Karlstad weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -5°	52	10.3	7.5	6.6	0.0
Feb	0° / -5°	40	8.2	6.7	8.7	0.0
Mar	5° / -3°	37	7.8	4.8	11.3	0.3
Apr	10° / 1°	41	8.5	1.8	14.1	2.4
May	16° / 6°	61	10.8	0.2	16.6	4.7
Jun	19° / 10°	77	11.6	0	18.1	5.8
Jul	22° / 13°	78	12.4	0	17.5	6.1
Aug	20° / 12°	88	13.1	0	15.3	5.9
Sep	16° / 8°	64	9.9	0	12.6	4.7
Oct	10° / 4°	64	11.3	0.7	9.8	2.0
Nov	4° / 0°	59	11.1	3.1	7.3	0.1
Dec	1° / -4°	57	10.7	6.1	5.9	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	32	31	31	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	68	69	69	68	68	69	69	68	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	68

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Karlstad gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32
Snow chance (%)	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	26
2	31	26
3	31	26
4	31	26
5	31	25
6	30	25
7	30	24
8	29	24
9	29	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	26	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	28	23
22	29	23
23	29	24
24	30	24
25	30	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	32	25

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 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.

	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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

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 8:31 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 5:16 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)	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	8:31	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:22	8:20	8:18	8:15	8:13	8:10	8:08	8:05	8:03	8:00	7:58	7:55	7:53	7:50	7:47	7:45	7:42	7:39	7:36	7:34	7:31	7:28	7:25	7:22
Sunset (PM)	4:08	4:10	4:13	4:15	4:18	4:20	4:23	4:25	4:28	4:31	4:33	4:36	4:38	4:41	4:43	4:46	4:48	4:51	4:54	4:56	4:59	5:01	5:04	5:06	5:09	5:11	5:14	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	7.6	8:31	4:08
2	7.7	8:29	4:10
3	7.8	8:27	4:13
4	7.8	8:25	4:15
5	7.9	8:22	4:18
6	8.0	8:20	4:20
7	8.1	8:18	4:23
8	8.2	8:15	4:25
9	8.3	8:13	4:28
10	8.3	8:10	4:31
11	8.4	8:08	4:33
12	8.5	8:05	4:36
13	8.6	8:03	4:38
14	8.7	8:00	4:41
15	8.8	7:58	4:43
16	8.8	7:55	4:46
17	8.9	7:53	4:48
18	9.0	7:50	4:51
19	9.1	7:47	4:54
20	9.2	7:45	4:56
21	9.3	7:42	4:59
22	9.4	7:39	5:01
23	9.5	7:36	5:04
24	9.5	7:34	5:06
25	9.6	7:31	5:09
26	9.7	7:28	5:11
27	9.8	7:25	5:14
28	9.9	7:22	5:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.02 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)	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.7	Dim
3	0.7	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.8	Dim
7	0.8	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.9	Dim
11	0.9	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	1.0	Dim
14	1.0	Dim
15	1.0	Dim
16	1.1	Dim
17	1.1	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.2	Dim
20	1.2	Dim
21	1.2	Dim
22	1.3	Dim
23	1.3	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.5	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Karlstad?

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 Karlstad.

What to pack for Karlstad in February

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

In February, Karlstad sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Karlstad 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 Karlstad peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Karlstad?

Karlstad sits at 59.4°N, 13.5°E, 58 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Kristinehamn, 35 km away.

Topography around Karlstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karlstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Karlstad is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

113 m

trees 41%

80 km

434 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Kristinehamn 35 km · Karlskoga 58 km · Mariestad 77 km · Örebro 97 km · Kumla 97 km · Lidköping 99 km · Skövde 112 km · Halden 124 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

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 Karlstad (59.3793°, 13.5036°, elevation 58 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-5
2	0	-5
3	0	-5
4	0	-5
5	0	-5
6	0	-5
7	0	-5
8	0	-5
9	0	-5
10	0	-5
11	0	-5
12	0	-5
13	0	-5
14	0	-5
15	0	-5
16	0	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	1	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	26
2	31	26
3	31	26
4	31	26
5	31	25
6	30	25
7	30	24
8	29	24
9	29	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	26	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	28	23
22	29	23
23	29	24
24	30	24
25	30	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	32	25

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.7	Dim
3	0.7	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.8	Dim
7	0.8	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.9	Dim
11	0.9	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	1.0	Dim
14	1.0	Dim
15	1.0	Dim
16	1.1	Dim
17	1.1	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.2	Dim
20	1.2	Dim
21	1.2	Dim
22	1.3	Dim
23	1.3	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.5	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-5
2	0	-5
3	0	-5
4	0	-5
5	0	-5
6	0	-5
7	0	-5
8	0	-5
9	0	-5
10	0	-5
11	0	-5
12	0	-5
13	0	-5
14	0	-5
15	0	-5
16	0	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	1	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	26
2	31	26
3	31	26
4	31	26
5	31	25
6	30	25
7	30	24
8	29	24
9	29	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	26	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	28	23
22	29	23
23	29	24
24	30	24
25	30	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	32	25

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.7	Dim
3	0.7	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.8	Dim
7	0.8	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.9	Dim
11	0.9	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	1.0	Dim
14	1.0	Dim
15	1.0	Dim
16	1.1	Dim
17	1.1	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.2	Dim
20	1.2	Dim
21	1.2	Dim
22	1.3	Dim
23	1.3	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.5	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-5
2	0	-5
3	0	-5
4	0	-5
5	0	-5
6	0	-5
7	0	-5
8	0	-5
9	0	-5
10	0	-5
11	0	-5
12	0	-5
13	0	-5
14	0	-5
15	0	-5
16	0	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	1	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	26
2	31	26
3	31	26
4	31	26
5	31	25
6	30	25
7	30	24
8	29	24
9	29	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	26	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	28	23
22	29	23
23	29	24
24	30	24
25	30	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	32	25

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.6	Dim
2	0.7	Dim
3	0.7	Dim
4	0.7	Dim
5	0.7	Dim
6	0.8	Dim
7	0.8	Dim
8	0.8	Dim
9	0.8	Dim
10	0.9	Dim
11	0.9	Dim
12	0.9	Dim
13	1.0	Dim
14	1.0	Dim
15	1.0	Dim
16	1.1	Dim
17	1.1	Dim
18	1.1	Dim
19	1.2	Dim
20	1.2	Dim
21	1.2	Dim
22	1.3	Dim
23	1.3	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.5	Dim