Sundsvall weather in February

In February, Sundsvall sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 54 min at the start of February to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sundsvall's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sundsvall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:56 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sundsvall is urban area in Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1621

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sundsvall reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Sundsvall

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
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sundsvall weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -9°489.89.65.60.0
Feb-2° / -9°347.88.48.30.0
Mar / -6°357.3711.30.0
Apr / -1°377.94.314.41.2
May13° / 449.80.617.33.6
Jun17° / 5810.6019.25.4
Jul20° / 11°7312.1018.55.9
Aug19° / 10°7511.7015.75.7
Sep14° / 559.6012.64.0
Oct / 6310.21.99.51.0
Nov / -3°5310.66.56.60.0
Dec-1° / -7°5010.58.94.70.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42971
53070
63070
73169
83268
93367
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113466
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sundsvall gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in February, the driest month. 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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282730

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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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 54 min at the start of February to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.98:363:32
27.08:343:35
37.18:313:38
47.28:283:41
57.38:253:44
67.48:233:47
77.58:203:50
87.68:173:53
97.78:143:56
107.88:113:59
117.98:084:02
128.08:054:05
138.18:024:08
148.27:594:11
158.37:564:14
168.47:534:17
178.57:504:20
188.67:474:23
198.77:444:26
208.87:414:29
218.97:384:32
229.07:354:35
239.17:324:38
249.27:294:41
259.37:254:44
269.47:224:47
279.57:194:50
289.67:164:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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261.3Dim
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sundsvall?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sundsvall.

What to pack for Sundsvall in February

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

In February, Sundsvall sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Sundsvall in February

The nearest coast averages about 1°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
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May6Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Sundsvall 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 Sundsvall peaks around June 18 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sundsvall?

Sundsvall sits at 62.4°N, 17.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Härnösand, 42 km away.

ÖrnsköldsvikÖstersundGävleSandvikenFalunUmeå

Topography around Sundsvall

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sundsvall has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m.

The land around Sundsvall is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
549 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Härnösand 42 km · Hudiksvall 75 km · Örnsköldsvik 123 km · Östersund 162 km · Gävle 191 km · Sandviken 199 km · Falun 218 km · Umeå 218 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 Sundsvall (62.3913°, 17.3063°, elevation 26 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).