Arhavi weather in February

In February, Arhavi sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 145 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arhavi's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arhavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 0°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 145 mm; 14.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:19 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Arhavi is district and town in Artvin, Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Arhavi reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	0
13	5	0
14	5	0
15	5	0
16	5	0
17	5	0
18	5	1
19	5	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	7	2

How February really feels in Arhavi

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Arhavi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / 0°	180	16.3	13.4	9.4	0.0
Feb	5° / 0°	145	14.5	11.9	10.3	0.1
Mar	8° / 3°	155	16.3	11.5	11.7	1.1
Apr	12° / 6°	123	16.5	5.3	13.1	2.7
May	17° / 11°	169	19.6	0.5	14.3	4.1
Jun	20° / 15°	206	20	0	14.9	4.8
Jul	22° / 17°	210	21.5	0	14.7	4.8
Aug	22° / 18°	253	23.8	0	13.7	4.5
Sep	20° / 15°	274	19.4	0	12.3	4.9
Oct	17° / 11°	271	17.2	1.4	10.9	4.6
Nov	12° / 6°	203	13.5	5.8	9.7	2.8
Dec	7° / 2°	185	15	10	9.1	0.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	36	36
Cloudier (%)	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Arhavi gets around 145 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49
Snow chance (%)	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	48
2	55	48
3	55	48
4	55	47
5	54	47
6	54	47
7	53	46
8	53	46
9	53	45
10	53	45
11	53	45
12	53	44
13	53	44
14	53	43
15	53	43
16	53	42
17	52	42
18	52	41
19	52	40
20	51	40
21	51	39
22	51	39
23	51	38
24	50	38
25	50	37
26	50	37
27	50	37
28	49	37

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 4:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01
Sunset (PM)	4:22	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:34	4:22
2	9.8	6:33	4:24
3	9.9	6:32	4:25
4	9.9	6:31	4:26
5	10.0	6:30	4:27
6	10.0	6:29	4:29
7	10.0	6:28	4:30
8	10.1	6:27	4:31
9	10.1	6:26	4:32
10	10.1	6:25	4:34
11	10.2	6:24	4:35
12	10.2	6:23	4:36
13	10.3	6:21	4:37
14	10.3	6:20	4:39
15	10.3	6:19	4:40
16	10.4	6:18	4:41
17	10.4	6:16	4:42
18	10.5	6:15	4:44
19	10.5	6:14	4:45
20	10.6	6:12	4:46
21	10.6	6:11	4:47
22	10.6	6:10	4:48
23	10.7	6:08	4:50
24	10.7	6:07	4:51
25	10.8	6:05	4:52
26	10.8	6:04	4:53
27	10.9	6:02	4:54
28	10.9	6:01	4:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Arhavi?

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

0.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arhavi.

What to pack for Arhavi in February

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

In February, Arhavi sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Arhavi in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	17	22	25	26	25	21	17	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Arhavi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arhavi peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	7	7	9	9	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Arhavi?

Arhavi sits at 41.4°N, 41.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Hopa, 11 km away.

Topography around Arhavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arhavi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,127 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Arhavi is covered by trees (52%) and water (43%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

574 m

trees 52%

16 km

2,127 m

water 50%

80 km

3,871 m

trees 45%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Arhavi year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Hopa 11 km · Ardeşen 33 km · Batumi 42 km · Artvin 47 km · Çayeli 57 km · Kobuleti 66 km · Rize 75 km · Poti 93 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $18,599; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 3.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 6.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 488
Religion

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 Arhavi (41.3512°, 41.3046°, elevation 6 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	0
13	5	0
14	5	0
15	5	0
16	5	0
17	5	0
18	5	1
19	5	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	7	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	48
2	55	48
3	55	48
4	55	47
5	54	47
6	54	47
7	53	46
8	53	46
9	53	45
10	53	45
11	53	45
12	53	44
13	53	44
14	53	43
15	53	43
16	53	42
17	52	42
18	52	41
19	52	40
20	51	40
21	51	39
22	51	39
23	51	38
24	50	38
25	50	37
26	50	37
27	50	37
28	49	37

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	0
13	5	0
14	5	0
15	5	0
16	5	0
17	5	0
18	5	1
19	5	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	7	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	48
2	55	48
3	55	48
4	55	47
5	54	47
6	54	47
7	53	46
8	53	46
9	53	45
10	53	45
11	53	45
12	53	44
13	53	44
14	53	43
15	53	43
16	53	42
17	52	42
18	52	41
19	52	40
20	51	40
21	51	39
22	51	39
23	51	38
24	50	38
25	50	37
26	50	37
27	50	37
28	49	37

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	0
13	5	0
14	5	0
15	5	0
16	5	0
17	5	0
18	5	1
19	5	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	7	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	48
2	55	48
3	55	48
4	55	47
5	54	47
6	54	47
7	53	46
8	53	46
9	53	45
10	53	45
11	53	45
12	53	44
13	53	44
14	53	43
15	53	43
16	53	42
17	52	42
18	52	41
19	52	40
20	51	40
21	51	39
22	51	39
23	51	38
24	50	38
25	50	37
26	50	37
27	50	37
28	49	37

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100