Emmen weather in February

In February, Emmen sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Emmen's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Emmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:02 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Emmen is town in Emmen Municipality, Netherlands.

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 5°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Emmen reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Emmen

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.

Emmen weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6713.21.87.90.0
Feb / 53112.29.50.3
Mar / 5411.8111.51.8
Apr14° / 4810.60.113.63.9
May18° / 6111.3015.55.4
Jun20° / 11°7112.5016.55.7
Jul22° / 13°8213.9016.16.0
Aug22° / 13°7813.6014.56.0
Sep18° / 11°6611.2012.45.6
Oct14° / 6212010.33.7
Nov / 5712.10.38.41.5
Dec / 6913.127.50.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Emmen gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
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917light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:26 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:265:06
28.78:255:07
38.88:235:09
48.88:215:11
58.98:205:13
68.98:185:15
79.08:165:17
89.18:155:19
99.18:135:21
109.28:115:23
119.38:095:24
129.38:085:26
139.48:065:28
149.48:045:30
159.58:025:32
169.68:005:34
179.67:585:36
189.77:565:38
199.87:545:40
209.87:525:42
219.97:505:44
2210.07:485:46
2310.07:465:47
2410.17:435:49
2510.27:415:51
2610.27:395:53
2710.37:375:55
2810.47:355:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
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61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
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101.2Dim
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Emmen?

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

0.3
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 Emmen.

What to pack for Emmen in February

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

In February, Emmen sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Emmen in February

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 66 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Emmen 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 Emmen peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Emmen?

Emmen sits at 52.8°N, 6.9°E, 19 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Haren, 23 km away.

HarenStadskanaalMeppenHoogeveenHardenbergAssenVeendamLingen

Topography around Emmen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Emmen is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), grassland (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (35%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

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16 km
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80 km
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treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Haren 23 km · Stadskanaal 24 km · Meppen 28 km · Hoogeveen 30 km · Hardenberg 30 km · Assen 33 km · Veendam 36 km · Lingen 40 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Emmen (52.7792°, 6.9069°, elevation 19 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).