Carlisle weather in February

In February, Carlisle sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 11% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Carlisle's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carlisle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:47 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Carlisle is city in Cumberland, Cumbria, England.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,152/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 Carlisle reaches about 7°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 10°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)
162
262
362
462
562
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
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2272
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How February really feels in Carlisle

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.

Carlisle weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9514.92.37.60.5
Feb / 8013.21.99.30.7
Mar / 6913.11.411.41.5
Apr11° / 6613.30.413.82.6
May14° / 6913.30.115.83.8
Jun17° / 10°7713.90174.7
Jul19° / 11°8115.3016.55.1
Aug18° / 11°8815.3014.75.0
Sep16° / 7012.6012.54.4
Oct12° / 9014010.23.0
Nov / 8914.90.38.11.5
Dec / 10014.81.670.6

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 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42674
52674
62773
72674
82674
92674
102773
112674
122674
132674
142773
152674
162674
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182575
192575
202575
212575
222575
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242575
252575
262575
272575
282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Carlisle gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1457
2457
3457
4457
5467
6467
7467
8467
9457
10457
11457
12456
13456
14456
15456
16456
17466
18466
19466
20476
21476
22486
23486
24486
25496
26496
27496
28496

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 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
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1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:144:36
28.48:134:38
38.58:114:40
48.68:094:42
58.68:074:44
68.78:054:46
78.88:044:49
88.88:024:51
98.98:004:53
109.07:584:55
119.07:564:57
129.17:544:59
139.27:525:01
149.27:505:03
159.37:475:05
169.47:455:07
179.47:435:09
189.57:415:11
199.67:395:14
209.77:375:16
219.77:345:18
229.87:325:20
239.97:305:22
249.97:275:24
2510.07:255:26
2610.17:235:28
2710.27:205:30
2810.27:185:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 4.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Carlisle?

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

0.7
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 Carlisle.

What to pack for Carlisle in February

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

In February, Carlisle sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Carlisle 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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Carlisle 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 Carlisle peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carlisle?

Carlisle sits at 54.9°N, 2.9°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Penrith, 28 km away.

ConsettNewburn

Topography around Carlisle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carlisle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Carlisle is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
961 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Penrith 28 km · Dumfries 47 km · Workington 48 km · Whitehaven 57 km · Windermere 57 km · Kendal 64 km · Consett 71 km · Newburn 77 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 Carlisle (54.8951°, -2.9382°, elevation 29 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).