Kungsholmen weather in February

In February, Kungsholmen sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Kungsholmen's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kungsholmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:39 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kungsholmen reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°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 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
100-4
110-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
272-4
282-4

How February really feels in Kungsholmen

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.

Kungsholmen 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°378.15.56.60.0
Feb / -4°307.66.38.70.0
Mar / -2°307.84.711.30.1
Apr / 337.91.514.11.9
May14° / 429.10.116.64.3
Jun18° / 10°6310.8018.15.7
Jul21° / 13°6610.8017.56.3
Aug20° / 12°6811.8015.36.0
Sep16° / 508.6012.64.9
Oct10° / 489.40.29.82.2
Nov / 4710.22.87.30.2
Dec / -2°4510.25.45.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162773
172773
182872
192872
202872
212971
222872
232872
242773
252872
262872
272872
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kungsholmen gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12822
22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72722
82722
92722
102621
112621
122621
132521
142521
152521
162522
172522
182522
192522
202522
212623
222623
232623
242723
252723
262723
272722
282722

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 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light 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 8:13 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 3:50 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:133:50
27.78:113:52
37.88:083:55
47.98:063:57
57.98:044:00
68.08:024:02
78.17:594:05
88.27:574:08
98.37:544:10
108.37:524:13
118.47:504:15
128.57:474:18
138.67:454:20
148.77:424:23
158.87:394:25
168.97:374:28
178.97:344:30
189.07:324:33
199.17:294:36
209.27:264:38
219.37:244:41
229.47:214:43
239.57:184:46
249.57:154:48
259.67:134:51
269.77:104:53
279.87:074:56
289.97:044:58

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 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kungsholmen?

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
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kungsholmen.

What to pack for Kungsholmen in February

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

In February, Kungsholmen sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Kungsholmen 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 at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Kungsholmen 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 Kungsholmen peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kungsholmen?

Kungsholmen sits at 59.3°N, 18.0°E, 28 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Stockholm, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kungsholmen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kungsholmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m.

The land around Kungsholmen is covered by artificial surfaces (51%), trees (27%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
126 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Stockholm 2.0 km · Vasastaden 2.0 km · Östermalm 3.0 km · Södermalm 3.0 km · Årsta 4.0 km · Solna 4.0 km · Råsunda 5.0 km · Sundbyberg 5.0 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 Kungsholmen (59.3318°, 18.0412°, elevation 28 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).