Coleraine weather in February

In February, Coleraine sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 16.9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 9% 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 Coleraine's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coleraine's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 100 mm; 16.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 8:03 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 8th clearest
Wind: 31 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.9; out of 10

Coleraine is town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Coleraine reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	5
4	8	5
5	8	5
6	8	5
7	8	5
8	8	5
9	8	5
10	8	5
11	8	5
12	8	5
13	8	5
14	8	5
15	8	5
16	8	5
17	8	5
18	8	5
19	8	5
20	8	5
21	8	5
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	8	5
26	8	5
27	8	5
28	8	5

Coleraine weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 6°	124	20.3	0.6	7.5	1.0
Feb	8° / 5°	100	16.9	1	9.2	0.9
Mar	8° / 6°	91	16	0.8	11.4	1.1
Apr	9° / 7°	78	13.9	0.2	13.8	1.6
May	11° / 9°	71	13.4	0	15.8	2.3
Jun	13° / 11°	86	14.6	0	17	2.9
Jul	14° / 13°	95	16.1	0	16.5	3.5
Aug	15° / 13°	104	16.2	0	14.7	3.7
Sep	14° / 12°	101	16.3	0	12.5	3.5
Oct	12° / 10°	139	18.9	0	10.2	2.6
Nov	10° / 8°	149	20.8	0.2	8.1	1.7
Dec	9° / 6°	147	20	0.7	7	1.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	25
Cloudier (%)	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	76	77	76	76	77	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Coleraine gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 16.9 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	62
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	3
2	64	3
3	64	3
4	64	3
5	63	3
6	63	3
7	62	3
8	61	3
9	60	3
10	59	3
11	59	3
12	58	3
13	57	3
14	57	2
15	57	3
16	57	3
17	57	3
18	57	3
19	58	3
20	58	3
21	59	3
22	59	4
23	60	4
24	61	4
25	61	4
26	62	4
27	62	4
28	62	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 31 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 31 km/h on the calmest days to 32 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	32	windy
2	32	windy
3	32	windy
4	32	windy
5	32	windy
6	31	windy
7	31	windy
8	31	windy
9	31	windy
10	31	windy
11	31	windy
12	31	windy
13	31	windy
14	31	windy
15	31	windy
16	31	windy
17	31	windy
18	31	windy
19	31	windy
20	31	windy
21	31	windy
22	31	windy
23	31	windy
24	31	windy
25	31	windy
26	31	windy
27	31	windy
28	31	windy

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 8:30 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:30	8:28	8:27	8:25	8:23	8:21	8:19	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:11	8:09	8:07	8:05	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:48	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:38	7:36	7:33
Sunset (PM)	4:50	4:52	4:54	4:56	4:58	5:00	5:03	5:05	5:07	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:43	5:45	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.3	8:30	4:50
2	8.4	8:28	4:52
3	8.5	8:27	4:54
4	8.5	8:25	4:56
5	8.6	8:23	4:58
6	8.7	8:21	5:00
7	8.7	8:19	5:03
8	8.8	8:17	5:05
9	8.9	8:15	5:07
10	8.9	8:14	5:09
11	9.0	8:11	5:11
12	9.1	8:09	5:13
13	9.1	8:07	5:15
14	9.2	8:05	5:17
15	9.3	8:03	5:19
16	9.3	8:01	5:21
17	9.4	7:59	5:24
18	9.5	7:57	5:26
19	9.6	7:54	5:28
20	9.6	7:52	5:30
21	9.7	7:50	5:32
22	9.8	7:48	5:34
23	9.8	7:45	5:36
24	9.9	7:43	5:38
25	10.0	7:41	5:40
26	10.1	7:38	5:43
27	10.1	7:36	5:45
28	10.2	7:33	5:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.8	Dim
2	0.9	Dim
3	0.9	Dim
4	0.9	Dim
5	1.0	Dim
6	1.0	Dim
7	1.0	Dim
8	1.0	Dim
9	1.1	Dim
10	1.1	Dim
11	1.1	Dim
12	1.2	Dim
13	1.2	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.3	Dim
16	1.3	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Coleraine?

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

0.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Coleraine.

What to pack for Coleraine in February

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

In February, Coleraine sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreakera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Coleraine 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 27 km away) is warmest in September at about 14°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	8	9	11	13	14	14	13	12	10
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	10	Bracing

UV index in Coleraine 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 Coleraine peaks around July 12 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Coleraine?

Coleraine sits at 55.1°N, 6.7°W, 5 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Ballymena, 39 km away.

Topography around Coleraine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coleraine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m.

The land around Coleraine is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (46%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

grassland 54%

16 km

385 m

grassland 57%

80 km

675 m

grassland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Coleraine year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ballymena 39 km · Derry 44 km · Londonderry County Borough 44 km · Antrim 55 km · Larne 63 km · Letterkenny 71 km · Newtownabbey 72 km · Omagh 72 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

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 Coleraine (55.1333°, -6.6667°, 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	5
4	8	5
5	8	5
6	8	5
7	8	5
8	8	5
9	8	5
10	8	5
11	8	5
12	8	5
13	8	5
14	8	5
15	8	5
16	8	5
17	8	5
18	8	5
19	8	5
20	8	5
21	8	5
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	8	5
26	8	5
27	8	5
28	8	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	3
2	64	3
3	64	3
4	64	3
5	63	3
6	63	3
7	62	3
8	61	3
9	60	3
10	59	3
11	59	3
12	58	3
13	57	3
14	57	2
15	57	3
16	57	3
17	57	3
18	57	3
19	58	3
20	58	3
21	59	3
22	59	4
23	60	4
24	61	4
25	61	4
26	62	4
27	62	4
28	62	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.8	Dim
2	0.9	Dim
3	0.9	Dim
4	0.9	Dim
5	1.0	Dim
6	1.0	Dim
7	1.0	Dim
8	1.0	Dim
9	1.1	Dim
10	1.1	Dim
11	1.1	Dim
12	1.2	Dim
13	1.2	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.3	Dim
16	1.3	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	5
4	8	5
5	8	5
6	8	5
7	8	5
8	8	5
9	8	5
10	8	5
11	8	5
12	8	5
13	8	5
14	8	5
15	8	5
16	8	5
17	8	5
18	8	5
19	8	5
20	8	5
21	8	5
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	8	5
26	8	5
27	8	5
28	8	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	3
2	64	3
3	64	3
4	64	3
5	63	3
6	63	3
7	62	3
8	61	3
9	60	3
10	59	3
11	59	3
12	58	3
13	57	3
14	57	2
15	57	3
16	57	3
17	57	3
18	57	3
19	58	3
20	58	3
21	59	3
22	59	4
23	60	4
24	61	4
25	61	4
26	62	4
27	62	4
28	62	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.8	Dim
2	0.9	Dim
3	0.9	Dim
4	0.9	Dim
5	1.0	Dim
6	1.0	Dim
7	1.0	Dim
8	1.0	Dim
9	1.1	Dim
10	1.1	Dim
11	1.1	Dim
12	1.2	Dim
13	1.2	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.3	Dim
16	1.3	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	5
4	8	5
5	8	5
6	8	5
7	8	5
8	8	5
9	8	5
10	8	5
11	8	5
12	8	5
13	8	5
14	8	5
15	8	5
16	8	5
17	8	5
18	8	5
19	8	5
20	8	5
21	8	5
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	8	5
26	8	5
27	8	5
28	8	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	3
2	64	3
3	64	3
4	64	3
5	63	3
6	63	3
7	62	3
8	61	3
9	60	3
10	59	3
11	59	3
12	58	3
13	57	3
14	57	2
15	57	3
16	57	3
17	57	3
18	57	3
19	58	3
20	58	3
21	59	3
22	59	4
23	60	4
24	61	4
25	61	4
26	62	4
27	62	4
28	62	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.8	Dim
2	0.9	Dim
3	0.9	Dim
4	0.9	Dim
5	1.0	Dim
6	1.0	Dim
7	1.0	Dim
8	1.0	Dim
9	1.1	Dim
10	1.1	Dim
11	1.1	Dim
12	1.2	Dim
13	1.2	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.3	Dim
16	1.3	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim