Braintree weather in February

In February, Braintree sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.6 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 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Braintree's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Braintree's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:25 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Braintree is town in Essex, England.

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 Braintree reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°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)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1682
1782
1882
1982
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
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2883

How February really feels in Braintree

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.

Braintree 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 / 5111.40.98.10.8
Feb / 419.81.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4110.30.611.52.2
Apr13° / 4811.20.113.63.4
May16° / 5410.2015.44.8
Jun19° / 11°5910.8016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°5811.60166.2
Aug21° / 13°6410.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°509.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 5810.6010.44.1
Nov10° / 5610.40.18.62.2
Dec / 551117.61.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43268
53268
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
212872
222872
232872
242971
252971
262872
272872
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Braintree gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1355
2355
3355
4355
5355
6355
7355
8355
9355
10354
11354
12354
13354
14354
15354
16344
17344
18344
19344
20344
21344
22354
23354
24364
25374
26374
27384
28384

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 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2319light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:484:34
28.87:474:36
38.97:454:38
48.97:444:40
59.07:424:42
69.07:404:43
79.17:394:45
89.27:374:47
99.27:364:49
109.37:344:51
119.37:324:53
129.47:304:54
139.57:284:56
149.57:274:58
159.67:255:00
169.67:235:02
179.77:215:04
189.87:195:06
199.87:175:07
209.97:155:09
2110.07:135:11
2210.07:115:13
2310.17:095:15
2410.27:075:17
2510.27:055:18
2610.37:035:20
2710.47:015:22
2810.46:585:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Braintree?

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
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Braintree.

What to pack for Braintree in February

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

In February, Braintree sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Braintree 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 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Braintree 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 Braintree peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Braintree?

Braintree sits at 51.9°N, 0.6°E, 68 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Witham, 11 km away.

Topography around Braintree

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Braintree has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Braintree is covered by cropland (32%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Witham 11 km · Chelmsford 17 km · Maldon 18 km · Sudbury 22 km · Haverhill 24 km · Colchester 24 km · Saffron Walden 27 km · Bishops Stortford 27 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 Braintree (51.8782°, 0.5529°, elevation 68 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).