Leyland weather in February

In February, Leyland sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 14.1 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 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Leyland's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leyland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:43 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Leyland is town in Lancashire, 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 Leyland 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 11°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)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
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2883

How February really feels in Leyland

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.

Leyland 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 / 10216.51.17.80.8
Feb / 8614.11.49.40.9
Mar / 81140.811.51.6
Apr12° / 7213.30.313.72.8
May15° / 7813.4015.63.9
Jun17° / 11°8914.3016.74.8
Jul19° / 13°9816.1016.35.1
Aug19° / 13°11216.9014.65.0
Sep16° / 11°9713.6012.54.6
Oct13° / 11616010.33.2
Nov10° / 11617.10.28.31.7
Dec / 12316.60.87.30.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92773
102674
112674
122773
132773
142773
152773
162872
172872
182773
192773
202773
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Leyland gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1495
2495
3495
4495
5495
6495
7495
8485
9485
10485
11484
12484
13484
14484
15484
16494
17494
18494
19505
20505
21515
22515
23525
24526
25536
26536
27536
28536

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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2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:084:40
28.68:074:42
38.78:054:44
48.78:034:46
58.88:024:48
68.88:004:50
78.97:584:52
89.07:564:54
99.07:544:56
109.17:534:58
119.27:515:00
129.27:495:02
139.37:475:04
149.47:455:06
159.47:435:08
169.57:415:10
179.67:395:12
189.67:375:14
199.77:355:16
209.87:325:18
219.87:305:20
229.97:285:22
2310.07:265:24
2410.07:245:26
2510.17:225:28
2610.27:195:30
2710.27:175:32
2810.37:155:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Leyland?

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

0.9
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 Leyland.

What to pack for Leyland in February

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

In February, Leyland sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Leyland 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 30 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 Leyland 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 Leyland 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 Leyland?

Leyland sits at 53.7°N, 2.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chorley, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Leyland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leyland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m.

The land around Leyland is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
789 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Chorley 7.0 km · Preston 7.0 km · Horwich 14 km · Blackburn 15 km · Darwen 15 km · Skelmersdale 17 km · Wigan 18 km · Ormskirk 19 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 Leyland (53.6979°, -2.6876°, elevation 39 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).