Kilwinning weather in February

In February, Kilwinning sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 15.3 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 13% 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 Kilwinning's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilwinning's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:57 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Kilwinning is town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 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 Kilwinning reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°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)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2583
2683
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2883

How February really feels in Kilwinning

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.

Kilwinning 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 / 13718.22.47.40.7
Feb / 11015.32.39.20.8
Mar / 9814.91.711.41.4
Apr11° / 7914.40.513.82.4
May14° / 7813.90.115.93.6
Jun16° / 10°8214.2017.14.3
Jul17° / 12°9215.6016.64.7
Aug17° / 12°10916.9014.84.6
Sep15° / 10°9814.6012.54.0
Oct12° / 13816.8010.12.8
Nov / 13217.30.481.6
Dec / 136171.76.90.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122674
132575
142575
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222674
232674
242674
252674
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272674
282674

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kilwinning gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 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 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1547
2547
3547
4548
5548
6548
7548
8548
9547
10537
11537
12537
13537
14527
15527
16527
17537
18537
19538
20548
21548
22559
23559
24559
25569
26569
27569
28579

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 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
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1619light breeze
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2019light breeze
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2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze

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 8:25 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:254:40
28.38:234:42
38.48:214:44
48.48:194:46
58.58:174:48
68.68:164:50
78.78:144:53
88.78:124:55
98.88:104:57
108.98:084:59
118.98:065:01
129.08:035:03
139.18:015:06
149.17:595:08
159.27:575:10
169.37:555:12
179.47:535:14
189.47:505:16
199.57:485:18
209.67:465:21
219.77:435:23
229.77:415:25
239.87:395:27
249.97:365:29
2510.07:345:31
2610.07:325:34
2710.17:295:36
2810.27:275:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kilwinning?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kilwinning.

What to pack for Kilwinning in February

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

In February, Kilwinning sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Kilwinning 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 offshore 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
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Kilwinning 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 Kilwinning peaks around June 23 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 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kilwinning?

Kilwinning sits at 55.7°N, 4.7°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Irvine, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kilwinning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilwinning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Kilwinning is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), water (27%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Irvine 5.0 km · Kilmarnock 14 km · Ayr 22 km · Johnstone 23 km · Barrhead 25 km · Paisley 26 km · Newton Mearns 27 km · Renfrew 31 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 Kilwinning (55.6533°, -4.7067°, elevation 22 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).