Steffisburg weather in February

In February, Steffisburg sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 11.8 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 0°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Steffisburg's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steffisburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:44 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Steffisburg is Settlement within the municipality of the same name in Switzerland.

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 0°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Steffisburg reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-7
20-7
30-7
41-7
51-7
61-7
71-7
81-7
91-7
101-7
111-7
121-7
131-7
141-7
151-7
161-6
171-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
273-5
283-5

How February really feels in Steffisburg

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.

Steffisburg 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 / -7°1131312.68.80.0
Feb / -6°10411.811.5100.0
Mar / -3°11514.21211.60.3
Apr / 125159.413.31.5
May13° / 18918.95.314.82.9
Jun17° / 20019.41.615.64.2
Jul19° / 10°21619.30.815.35.0
Aug19° / 10°204180.9145.0
Sep15° / 15014.72.212.44.0
Oct11° / 12012.85.210.62.4
Nov / -2°12313.710.79.20.3
Dec / -5°12713.913.18.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34654
44555
54555
64456
74456
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144456
154456
164357
174357
184456
194357
204357
214258
224159
234159
244060
253961
263961
273763
283763

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Steffisburg gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14040
24040
34040
44040
54140
64141
74141
84241
94242
104342
114343
124443
134444
144444
154444
164544
174544
184543
194543
204543
214543
224543
234543
244543
254544
264644
274644
284644

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 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
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 18 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 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:03 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:035:23
29.48:025:24
39.48:015:26
49.58:005:27
59.57:585:29
69.67:575:30
79.67:565:32
89.77:545:33
99.77:535:35
109.77:525:36
119.87:505:38
129.87:495:39
139.97:475:41
149.97:465:42
1510.07:445:44
1610.07:435:45
1710.17:415:47
1810.27:395:48
1910.27:385:50
2010.37:365:52
2110.37:355:53
2210.47:335:55
2310.47:315:56
2410.57:295:58
2510.57:285:59
2610.67:266:01
2710.67:246:02
2810.77:226:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Steffisburg?

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 Steffisburg.

What to pack for Steffisburg in February

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

In February, Steffisburg sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°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 Steffisburg 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 Steffisburg peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steffisburg?

Steffisburg sits at 46.8°N, 7.6°E, 584 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Thun, 3.0 km away.

InterlakenKönizBernLauterbrunnenBurgdorfGrindelwaldFribourg

Topography around Steffisburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steffisburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,112 m.

The land around Steffisburg is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,835 m
80 km
4,112 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Thun 3.0 km · Interlaken 21 km · Köniz 23 km · Bern 24 km · Lauterbrunnen 29 km · Burgdorf 31 km · Grindelwald 35 km · Fribourg 37 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 Steffisburg (46.7781°, 7.6325°, elevation 584 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).