Great Yarmouth weather in February

In February, Great Yarmouth sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.5 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 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Great Yarmouth's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Great Yarmouth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:22 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Great Yarmouth is town in Norfolk, England, UK.

Density
6,296/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 Great Yarmouth reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 2°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 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
174
264
364
464
564
664
764
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How February really feels in Great Yarmouth

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.

Great Yarmouth 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 / 6413.10.680.8
Feb / 5310.60.99.50.6
Mar / 4810.70.511.51.1
Apr / 378.8013.62.0
May12° / 10°488.7015.53.3
Jun15° / 13°5410.1016.54.5
Jul18° / 15°5911.2016.15.6
Aug18° / 16°6410.2014.55.9
Sep17° / 14°6611012.45.2
Oct14° / 11°8112.9010.33.7
Nov11° / 7914.50.18.52.2
Dec / 7213.60.57.51.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123268
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233070
243070
253169
263169
273169
283169

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Great Yarmouth gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2384
3384
4384
5374
6374
7374
8374
9374
10374
11373
12373
13373
14373
15373
16373
17383
18383
19383
20383
21393
22403
23413
24423
25423
26433
27433
28443

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 27 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
627breezy
727breezy
827breezy
927breezy
1027breezy
1127breezy
1227breezy
1326breezy
1426breezy
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2126breezy
2226breezy
2326breezy
2426breezy
2526breezy
2626breezy
2726breezy
2826breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:464:27
28.77:454:29
38.87:434:31
48.87:424:33
58.97:404:34
69.07:384:36
79.07:374:38
89.17:354:40
99.17:334:42
109.27:314:44
119.37:304:46
129.37:284:48
139.47:264:49
149.57:244:51
159.57:224:53
169.67:204:55
179.67:184:57
189.77:164:59
199.87:145:01
209.87:125:03
219.97:105:05
2210.07:085:07
2310.07:065:08
2410.17:045:10
2510.27:025:12
2610.26:595:14
2710.36:575:16
2810.46:555:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Great Yarmouth?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Great Yarmouth.

What to pack for Great Yarmouth in February

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

In February, Great Yarmouth 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 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Great Yarmouth 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 offshore 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Great Yarmouth 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 Great Yarmouth peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Great Yarmouth?

Great Yarmouth sits at 52.6°N, 1.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Lowestoft, 15 km away.

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Topography around Great Yarmouth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Great Yarmouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m.

The land around Great Yarmouth is covered by water (45%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (51%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Lowestoft 15 km · Norwich 29 km · Bowthorpe 35 km · East Dereham 54 km · Stowmarket 68 km · Thetford 70 km · Ipswich 72 km · Felixstowe 76 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 Great Yarmouth (52.6083°, 1.7305°, elevation 6 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).