Banbridge weather in February

In February, Banbridge sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Banbridge's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banbridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:59 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Banbridge is town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical February day in Banbridge reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
173
273
373
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2083
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2283
2383
2483
2583
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2883

How February really feels in Banbridge

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.

Banbridge 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 / 7113.40.97.71.0
Feb / 5711.519.31.1
Mar / 5912.70.711.51.8
Apr12° / 6412.90.213.72.7
May14° / 7014.1015.73.7
Jun17° / 10°7413016.84.7
Jul18° / 12°7714.3016.45.1
Aug18° / 12°8114.2014.75.0
Sep16° / 10°6611.9012.54.5
Oct13° / 7812.4010.23.2
Nov10° / 7813.10.18.21.9
Dec / 7412.20.67.21.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82476
92377
102377
112377
122377
132278
142278
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222278
232377
242476
252476
262476
272575
282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Banbridge gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1422
2433
3433
4433
5423
6423
7423
8423
9423
10413
11413
12413
13403
14403
15403
16403
17403
18403
19403
20403
21414
22414
23414
24424
25424
26434
27434
28444

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 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:254:52
28.58:244:54
38.68:224:56
48.68:204:58
58.78:185:00
68.88:175:02
78.88:155:04
88.98:135:06
98.98:115:08
109.08:095:10
119.18:075:12
129.18:055:14
139.28:035:16
149.38:015:18
159.47:595:20
169.47:575:22
179.57:555:24
189.67:535:26
199.67:515:28
209.77:495:30
219.87:465:33
229.87:445:35
239.97:425:37
2410.07:405:39
2510.17:375:41
2610.17:355:43
2710.27:335:45
2810.37:305:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Banbridge?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banbridge.

What to pack for Banbridge in February

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

In February, Banbridge sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Banbridge in February

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Banbridge 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 Banbridge peaks around July 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Banbridge?

Banbridge sits at 54.4°N, 6.3°W, 94 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Craigavon, 13 km away.

Topography around Banbridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banbridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Banbridge is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
853 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Craigavon 13 km · Portadown 13 km · Newry 19 km · Lisburn 25 km · Castlereagh 36 km · Belfast 36 km · Dundalk 40 km · Antrim 41 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 Banbridge (54.35°, -6.2833°, elevation 94 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).