Steenwijk weather in February

In February, Steenwijk sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 Steenwijk's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steenwijk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:05 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Steenwijk is city and former municipality in Overijssel, the 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 Steenwijk 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 1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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251
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2372
2472
2572
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2872

How February really feels in Steenwijk

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.

Steenwijk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.71.37.90.1
Feb / 5110.51.99.50.4
Mar / 5211.20.811.51.8
Apr13° / 469.90.113.63.7
May17° / 5911.4015.55.2
Jun19° / 12°6612.4016.55.6
Jul21° / 14°8014.1016.16.0
Aug21° / 14°7713.6014.55.9
Sep18° / 11°6611.2012.45.5
Oct14° / 6512.7010.33.7
Nov / 5812.80.28.41.6
Dec / 6813.11.57.50.4

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 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142872
152872
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182971
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203070
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222971
232971
242971
252971
262872
272872
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Steenwijk gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1387
2387
3387
4388
5378
6378
7378
8377
9377
10377
11377
12377
13377
14377
15376
16376
17376
18376
19376
20386
21386
22396
23396
24406
25416
26416
27426
28426

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 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
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2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

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 8:29 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:295:09
28.78:285:11
38.88:265:12
48.88:255:14
58.98:235:16
68.98:215:18
79.08:205:20
89.18:185:22
99.18:165:24
109.28:145:26
119.38:135:28
129.38:115:29
139.48:095:31
149.48:075:33
159.58:055:35
169.68:035:37
179.68:015:39
189.77:595:41
199.87:575:43
209.87:555:45
219.97:535:47
2210.07:515:49
2310.07:495:51
2410.17:475:52
2510.27:445:54
2610.27:425:56
2710.37:405:58
2810.47:386:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Steenwijk?

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

0.4
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 Steenwijk.

What to pack for Steenwijk in February

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

In February, Steenwijk 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 Steenwijk in February

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 62 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Steenwijk 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 Steenwijk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steenwijk?

Steenwijk sits at 52.8°N, 6.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Giethoorn, 6.0 km away.

HeerenveenHoogeveenEmmeloordKampenZwolle

Topography around Steenwijk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steenwijk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Steenwijk is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Giethoorn 6.0 km · Meppel 11 km · Staphorst 17 km · Heerenveen 23 km · Hoogeveen 25 km · Emmeloord 26 km · Kampen 29 km · Zwolle 31 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 Steenwijk (52.7875°, 6.1208°, elevation 7 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).