Bangor weather in February

In February, Bangor sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bangor's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bangor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:47 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Bangor is city in Gwynedd, Wales.

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 Bangor reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 4°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)
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283
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583
683
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How February really feels in Bangor

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.

Bangor weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8915.40.67.91.0
Feb / 7813.80.99.41.1
Mar / 7614.60.811.51.7
Apr12° / 7314.50.213.62.7
May15° / 7214.40.115.63.8
Jun17° / 11°7713.8016.64.7
Jul19° / 13°7315.4016.25.1
Aug18° / 13°8214.9014.65.1
Sep16° / 11°8013.8012.44.6
Oct13° / 9615.2010.33.3
Nov10° / 10516.60.28.42.0
Dec / 10516.10.67.41.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52674
62674
72674
82674
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bangor gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1493
2503
3504
4504
5504
6504
7504
8494
9494
10493
11483
12483
13483
14483
15473
16473
17473
18483
19483
20483
21493
22493
23504
24514
25514
26514
27524
28524

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
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8100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:124:48
28.78:104:50
38.78:094:52
48.88:074:54
58.88:064:56
68.98:044:58
79.08:024:59
89.08:005:01
99.17:595:03
109.17:575:05
119.27:555:07
129.37:535:09
139.37:515:11
149.47:495:13
159.57:475:15
169.57:455:17
179.67:435:19
189.77:415:21
199.77:395:23
209.87:375:25
219.97:355:27
229.97:335:29
2310.07:315:31
2410.17:285:33
2510.17:265:34
2610.27:245:36
2710.37:225:38
2810.37:205:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Bangor?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bangor.

What to pack for Bangor in February

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

In February, Bangor sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Bangor in February

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Bangor 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 Bangor peaks around August 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bangor?

Bangor sits at 53.2°N, 4.1°W, 23 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Llandudno, 23 km away.

Moreton

Topography around Bangor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bangor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 m.

The land around Bangor is covered by trees (34%), grassland (31%) and water (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
1,059 m
80 km
1,060 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Llandudno 23 km · Colwyn Bay 28 km · Rhyl 44 km · Prestatyn 50 km · Flint 66 km · Heswall 70 km · Moreton 70 km · Buckley 70 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 Bangor (53.2275°, -4.1294°, elevation 23 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).