Lidköping weather in February

In February, Lidköping sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lidköping's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lidköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:56 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lidköping is urban area in Lidköping Municipality, Sweden.

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 1°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lidköping reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 5°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)
10-3
20-3
30-3
40-3
50-3
60-3
70-3
80-3
90-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-3
282-3

How February really feels in Lidköping

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.

Lidköping weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5411.35.66.80.0
Feb / -3°429.36.18.80.0
Mar / -1°398.83.711.40.0
Apr / 448.41.3141.6
May14° / 6010.9016.44.0
Jun18° / 12°9213017.95.4
Jul20° / 14°9012.7017.36.0
Aug19° / 14°8913.7015.15.7
Sep15° / 10°7411012.54.4
Oct10° / 7813.30.39.92.0
Nov / 6512.52.97.50.2
Dec / -1°6311.756.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
102872
112872
122773
132773
142773
152872
162971
172971
182971
192971
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253169
263169
273169
283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Lidköping gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53423
63423
73423
83323
93322
103322
113222
123222
133121
143121
153121
163121
173121
183120
193120
203220
213220
223320
233320
243420
253420
263420
273520
283520

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 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:284:14
27.88:264:17
37.98:234:19
48.08:214:21
58.18:194:24
68.28:174:26
78.28:154:29
88.38:124:31
98.48:104:33
108.58:084:36
118.58:054:38
128.68:034:41
138.78:014:43
148.87:584:46
158.97:564:48
169.07:534:51
179.07:514:53
189.17:484:56
199.27:464:58
209.37:435:00
219.47:405:03
229.57:385:05
239.57:355:08
249.67:325:10
259.77:305:13
269.87:275:15
279.97:245:18
2810.07:225:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lidköping?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lidköping.

What to pack for Lidköping in February

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

In February, Lidköping sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lidköping 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 Lidköping peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lidköping?

Lidköping sits at 58.5°N, 13.2°E, 52 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 42 km away.

Borås

Topography around Lidköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lidköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m.

The land around Lidköping is covered by water (35%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (24%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
362 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Skövde 42 km · Falköping 43 km · Mariestad 45 km · Vänersborg 50 km · Trollhättan 56 km · Uddevalla 73 km · Alingsås 74 km · Borås 88 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 Lidköping (58.5052°, 13.1577°, elevation 52 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).