Greenock weather in February

In February, Greenock sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 144 mm of precipitation across 16.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Greenock's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
144 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:58 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
78%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Greenock is town and administrative centre of Inverclyde, Scotland, UK.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Greenock 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)
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662
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How February really feels in Greenock

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.

Greenock weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 17718.65.37.40.4
Feb / 14416.44.69.20.6
Mar / 13116.33.311.41.2
Apr11° / 10415.60.913.82.2
May14° / 11015.70.1163.4
Jun16° / 11216.2017.24.0
Jul17° / 11°12517.3016.74.5
Aug17° / 11°14318.2014.84.4
Sep15° / 13015.7012.53.8
Oct12° / 17417.40.110.12.5
Nov / 16017.80.781.3
Dec / 17117.23.46.80.5

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 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
152179
162278
172278
182278
192278
202377
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
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282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Greenock gets around 144 mm of rain and snow over 16.4 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15717
25717
35717
45817
55817
65817
75817
85817
95817
105816
115716
125715
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255916
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285916

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
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 120 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:26 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:264:39
28.38:254:41
38.38:234:43
48.48:214:45
58.58:194:47
68.58:174:49
78.68:154:52
88.78:134:54
98.88:114:56
108.88:094:58
118.98:075:00
129.08:055:03
139.08:035:05
149.18:005:07
159.27:585:09
169.37:565:11
179.37:545:13
189.47:515:16
199.57:495:18
209.67:475:20
219.67:445:22
229.77:425:24
239.87:405:27
249.97:375:29
259.97:355:31
2610.07:325:33
2710.17:305:35
2810.27:275:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Greenock?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenock.

What to pack for Greenock in February

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

In February, Greenock sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Greenock in February

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Mar7Bracing
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Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Greenock 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 Greenock peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Greenock?

Greenock sits at 55.9°N, 4.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Vale of Leven, 12 km away.

Topography around Greenock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greenock has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.

The land around Greenock is covered by water (41%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (50%), water (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
706 m
80 km
1,195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Vale of Leven 12 km · Dumbarton 12 km · Erskine 20 km · Johnstone 20 km · Clydebank 23 km · Paisley 24 km · Renfrew 24 km · Bearsden 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 Greenock (55.9484°, -4.7612°, elevation 12 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).