Blyth weather in February

In February, Blyth sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Blyth's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blyth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:42 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Blyth is town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England.

Founded
1788

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 Blyth 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 10°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 Blyth

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.

Blyth weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7114.41.47.50.7
Feb / 5712.31.59.30.7
Mar / 5212.11.211.41.1
Apr / 5110.40.213.81.8
May11° / 4710.4015.82.8
Jun14° / 11°6511.70173.8
Jul16° / 13°6912.5016.54.8
Aug17° / 13°7512.3014.74.8
Sep15° / 11°6310.7012.54.2
Oct12° / 7913.4010.23.0
Nov10° / 8915.20.48.11.8
Dec / 7814.60.971.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Blyth gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in February

Winds average 25 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 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 8:10 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:104:30
28.48:084:32
38.58:064:34
48.58:044:36
58.68:024:38
68.78:014:40
78.77:594:42
88.87:574:44
98.97:554:46
108.97:534:48
119.07:514:50
129.17:494:52
139.17:474:55
149.27:454:57
159.37:424:59
169.37:405:01
179.47:385:03
189.57:365:05
199.67:345:07
209.67:325:09
219.77:295:11
229.87:275:14
239.87:255:16
249.97:225:18
2510.07:205:20
2610.17:185:22
2710.17:155:24
2810.27:135:26

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.34 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
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Blyth?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blyth.

What to pack for Blyth in February

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

In February, Blyth 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 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Blyth 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March 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 Blyth 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 Blyth peaks around July 24 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blyth?

Blyth sits at 55.1°N, 1.5°W, 5 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bedlington, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Blyth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blyth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Blyth is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Bedlington 5.0 km · Ashington 7.0 km · Cramlington 7.0 km · Whitley Bay 10 km · North Shields 13 km · Tynemouth 13 km · South Shields 15 km · Wallsend 15 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 Blyth (55.1271°, -1.5086°, elevation 5 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).