Kirkby weather in February

In February, Kirkby sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 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 Kirkby's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirkby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:43 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Kirkby is town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.

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 Kirkby reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 3°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)
174
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1074
1174
1274
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1474
1574
1674
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1874
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How February really feels in Kirkby

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.

Kirkby weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9116.30.97.80.8
Feb / 7513.80.99.40.9
Mar / 7313.70.711.51.5
Apr11° / 6712.70.113.72.5
May14° / 6912.6015.63.7
Jun16° / 12°8313.6016.74.6
Jul18° / 14°8715.9016.25.1
Aug18° / 14°9916.4014.65.0
Sep16° / 12°9614.1012.54.5
Oct13° / 10°11516.5010.33.2
Nov10° / 115180.18.31.8
Dec / 121170.67.31.1

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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82872
92971
102971
112971
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173070
183070
193169
203169
213169
223268
233268
243367
253367
263367
273367
283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kirkby gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1505
2505
3505
4504
5494
6494
7494
8484
9483
10473
11473
12473
13472
14472
15472
16482
17482
18482
19492
20492
21502
22503
23503
24513
25513
26523
27523
28524

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 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
1222breezy
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2422breezy
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2822breezy

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 8:08 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:084:42
28.68:074:44
38.78:054:46
48.78:034:48
58.88:024:50
68.98:004:52
78.97:584:54
89.07:564:56
99.07:554:57
109.17:534:59
119.27:515:01
129.27:495:03
139.37:475:05
149.47:455:07
159.47:435:09
169.57:415:11
179.67:395:13
189.67:375:15
199.77:355:17
209.87:335:19
219.87:315:21
229.97:285:23
2310.07:265:25
2410.07:245:27
2510.17:225:29
2610.27:205:31
2710.37:175:33
2810.37:155:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kirkby?

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

0.9
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 Kirkby.

What to pack for Kirkby in February

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

In February, Kirkby sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kirkby 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 at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Kirkby 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 Kirkby peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirkby?

Kirkby sits at 53.5°N, 2.9°W, 25 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Fazakerley, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kirkby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirkby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Kirkby is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (25%), cropland (24%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Fazakerley 3.0 km · Croxteth 3.0 km · Norris Green 4.0 km · Maghull 5.0 km · Litherland 7.0 km · Old Swan 8.0 km · Kirkdale 8.0 km · Prescot 8.0 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 Kirkby (53.4814°, -2.8921°, elevation 25 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).