Fulwood weather in February

In February, Fulwood sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 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 Fulwood's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fulwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:37 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Fulwood is suburb in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

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 Fulwood 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 2°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
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872

How February really feels in Fulwood

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.

Fulwood 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 / 6413.22.47.80.4
Feb / 5611.42.89.40.6
Mar / 5812.31.911.51.6
Apr12° / 6412.60.613.72.7
May15° / 6412.3015.64.0
Jun17° / 10°8013016.65.0
Jul20° / 12°7613.3016.25.6
Aug19° / 12°7812.8014.65.6
Sep16° / 10°6410.5012.44.9
Oct13° / 7212.5010.33.2
Nov / 6913.30.58.41.5
Dec / 7213.22.17.40.5

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 (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72872
82773
92773
102773
112674
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172674
182674
192674
202674
212773
222674
232872
242872
252971
262971
272971
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Fulwood gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1399
23910
34010
44010
54010
64010
74010
84010
94010
104010
114010
124010
134010
144010
154010
164010
17409
18409
19409
20409
21419
224110
234210
244310
254310
264410
274410
284410

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 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

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 8:02 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:024:37
28.68:014:39
38.77:594:41
48.87:574:43
58.87:564:45
68.97:544:47
78.97:524:49
89.07:514:51
99.17:494:53
109.17:474:55
119.27:454:56
129.37:434:58
139.37:415:00
149.47:395:02
159.57:375:04
169.57:355:06
179.67:335:08
189.67:315:10
199.77:295:12
209.87:275:14
219.97:255:16
229.97:235:18
2310.07:215:20
2410.17:185:22
2510.17:165:24
2610.27:145:26
2710.37:125:28
2810.37:105:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
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 Fulwood?

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

0.6
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 Fulwood.

What to pack for Fulwood in February

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

In February, Fulwood sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Fulwood 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 Fulwood peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fulwood?

Fulwood sits at 53.4°N, 1.6°W, 306 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Nether Edge, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Fulwood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fulwood has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Fulwood is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
522 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Nether Edge 4.0 km · Sheffield 7.0 km · Dronfield 7.0 km · Burngreave 8.0 km · Chapeltown 14 km · Chesterfield 14 km · Rotherham 16 km · Staveley 16 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 Fulwood (53.35°, -1.55°, elevation 306 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. 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).