Linköping weather in February

In February, Linköping sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 8.9 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 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 Linköping's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:45 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Linköping is city in Östergötland, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³ · 2015
Founded
1150

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 Linköping 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 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
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161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4

How February really feels in Linköping

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.

Linköping 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°388.75.96.80.0
Feb / -4°327.968.90.0
Mar / -2°307.94.511.40.3
Apr11° / 378.11.6142.6
May16° / 5210.20.116.44.9
Jun19° / 7111.7017.85.8
Jul22° / 12°7711.6017.36.3
Aug21° / 11°6912.4015.16.0
Sep16° / 539.5012.54.8
Oct10° / 5310.30.59.92.2
Nov / 4810.13.27.50.2
Dec / -2°4510.35.66.20.0

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 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Linköping gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62922
72922
82922
92822
102821
112821
122821
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192721
202721
212721
222821
232822
242922
252922
262922
272922
282922

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
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8100
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18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light 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 8:17 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:174:05
27.98:154:07
37.98:134:10
48.08:114:12
58.18:094:14
68.28:074:17
78.28:044:19
88.38:024:22
98.48:004:24
108.57:584:27
118.67:554:29
128.67:534:31
138.77:504:34
148.87:484:36
158.97:454:39
169.07:434:41
179.17:414:44
189.17:384:46
199.27:354:48
209.37:334:51
219.47:304:53
229.57:284:56
239.67:254:58
249.67:225:01
259.77:205:03
269.87:175:05
279.97:145:08
2810.07:125:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
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 Linköping?

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 Linköping.

What to pack for Linköping in February

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

In February, Linköping sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°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 Linköping 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 Linköping peaks around June 16 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Linköping?

Linköping sits at 58.4°N, 15.6°E, 58 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Motala, 37 km away.

VästervikÖrebroNässjö

Topography around Linköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Linköping is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Motala 37 km · Norrköping 38 km · Katrineholm 73 km · Kumla 84 km · Nyköping 89 km · Västervik 94 km · Örebro 99 km · Nässjö 100 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 Linköping (58.4109°, 15.6216°, 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).