Värnamo weather in February

In February, Värnamo sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Värnamo's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Värnamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:47 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Värnamo is urban area in Värnamo Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1620

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 Värnamo 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 -4°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
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4

How February really feels in Värnamo

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.

Värnamo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5711.56.87.10.0
Feb / -4°47106.990.0
Mar / -3°439.7511.40.3
Apr11° / 469.71.313.92.5
May16° / 64120.116.24.6
Jun19° / 8613017.55.5
Jul21° / 11°9113.40175.8
Aug20° / 11°8313.70155.6
Sep15° / 6611.3012.54.4
Oct10° / 6511.70.4102.0
Nov / 5711.337.70.2
Dec / -2°611266.50.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102080
112179
122179
132080
142179
152278
162278
172278
182278
192278
202377
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Värnamo gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13625
23725
33725
43625
53624
63624
73524
83523
93423
103423
113422
123422
133423
143423
153423
163424
173524
183525
193525
203625
213626
223726
233727
243827
253827
263827
273826
283726

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 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:174:18
28.18:154:20
38.18:134:22
48.28:114:24
58.38:094:27
68.48:074:29
78.48:054:31
88.58:034:33
98.68:014:36
108.77:594:38
118.77:564:40
128.87:544:43
138.97:524:45
149.07:504:47
159.07:474:50
169.17:454:52
179.27:434:54
189.37:404:57
199.47:384:59
209.47:355:01
219.57:335:03
229.67:305:06
239.77:285:08
249.87:255:10
259.87:235:13
269.97:205:15
2710.07:185:17
2810.17:155:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
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 Värnamo?

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 Värnamo.

What to pack for Värnamo in February

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

In February, Värnamo sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Värnamo 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 Värnamo peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Värnamo?

Värnamo sits at 57.2°N, 14.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Ljungby, 40 km away.

Topography around Värnamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Värnamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m.

The land around Värnamo is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
366 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Ljungby 40 km · Växjö 58 km · Nässjö 65 km · Jönköping 67 km · Huskvarna 69 km · Kinna 88 km · Borås 89 km · Halmstad 92 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 Värnamo (57.186°, 14.04°, elevation 156 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).