Monthey weather in February

In February, Monthey sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Monthey's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monthey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
117 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:46 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Monthey reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-10
2-1-10
3-1-10
4-1-10
50-10
60-9
70-9
80-9
90-9
100-9
110-9
120-9
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181-8
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231-8
242-7
252-7
262-7
272-7
282-7

How February really feels in Monthey

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
11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Monthey weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -10°13312.812.58.80.0
Feb / -9°11711.611.4100.0
Mar / -5°12013.611.511.60.1
Apr / -1°123159.113.31.3
May13° / 19319.73.714.72.9
Jun17° / 20119.40.515.54.3
Jul19° / 20618.90.115.25.0
Aug19° / 19417.40.1145.1
Sep15° / 140151.312.34.0
Oct11° / 12013.4410.72.4
Nov / -5°12913.39.99.20.2
Dec-1° / -9°15013.212.58.50.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54753
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174852
184654
194654
204555
214555
224357
234357
244159
253961
263961
273862
283763

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Monthey gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14039
24039
34039
44140
54140
64140
74240
84241
94241
104342
114342
124343
134443
144443
154443
164343
174343
184343
194343
204343
214343
224343
234444
244444
254545
264545
274545
284645

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 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:045:27
29.48:035:29
39.58:025:30
49.58:015:31
59.68:005:33
69.67:585:34
79.67:575:36
89.77:565:37
99.77:545:39
109.87:535:40
119.87:525:42
129.97:505:43
139.97:495:45
1410.07:475:46
1510.07:465:48
1610.17:445:49
1710.17:435:51
1810.27:415:52
1910.27:405:54
2010.37:385:55
2110.37:365:57
2210.47:355:58
2310.47:336:00
2410.57:316:01
2510.67:306:03
2610.67:286:04
2710.77:266:05
2810.77:246:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Monthey?

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
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monthey.

What to pack for Monthey in February

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

In February, Monthey sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Monthey in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monthey peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Monthey?

Monthey sits at 46.3°N, 7.0°E, 413 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Martigny-Ville, 19 km away.

Martigny-VilleMontreuxVeveySittenClusesPullyChamonixLausanne

Topography around Monthey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monthey has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,057 m around an average of 593 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,844 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,464 m.

The land around Monthey is covered by trees (52%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,057 m
16 km
2,844 m
80 km
4,464 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Martigny-Ville 19 km · Montreux 20 km · Vevey 25 km · Sitten 31 km · Cluses 36 km · Pully 36 km · Chamonix 37 km · Lausanne 38 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Monthey (46.2545°, 6.9541°, elevation 413 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).