Arbroath weather in February

In February, Arbroath sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arbroath's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arbroath's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:52 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
26 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Arbroath is town in Angus, Scotland, UK.

Density
3,035/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arbroath reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Arbroath

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.

Arbroath weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.80.97.20.7
Feb / 5911.31.39.10.6
Mar / 6011.9111.41.0
Apr / 5110.50.213.91.6
May11° / 5210.6016.12.5
Jun13° / 11°6311.9017.33.4
Jul15° / 13°6712.5016.84.2
Aug16° / 13°7212.5014.94.4
Sep14° / 11°6711.8012.53.9
Oct12° / 10114.2010.12.8
Nov / 9515.30.37.91.7
Dec / 8513.90.76.70.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Arbroath gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Humidity in February

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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 26 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:21 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:214:27
28.28:194:29
38.28:174:32
48.38:154:34
58.48:134:36
68.58:114:38
78.58:094:40
88.68:074:43
98.78:054:45
108.78:034:47
118.88:004:49
128.97:584:52
139.07:564:54
149.07:544:56
159.17:524:58
169.27:495:01
179.37:475:03
189.37:455:05
199.47:425:07
209.57:405:10
219.67:375:12
229.67:355:14
239.77:335:16
249.87:305:18
259.97:285:21
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2710.07:235:25
2810.17:205:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Arbroath?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arbroath.

What to pack for Arbroath in February

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

In February, Arbroath sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Arbroath in February

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Arbroath 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 Arbroath peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arbroath?

Arbroath sits at 56.6°N, 2.6°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 26 km away.

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Topography around Arbroath

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arbroath has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Arbroath is covered by water (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
1,196 m
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February weather nearby: Dundee 26 km · Saint Andrews 28 km · Glenrothes 55 km · Perth 55 km · Kirkcaldy 61 km · Nigg 68 km · Aberdeen 71 km · Musselburgh 75 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

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 Arbroath (56.5632°, -2.5874°, elevation 10 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).