Livingston weather in February

In February, Livingston sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Livingston's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Livingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:53 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
73%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Livingston is town in West Lothian, 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 Livingston 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 4°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)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2272
2372
2472
2572
2682
2782
2883

How February really feels in Livingston

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.

Livingston weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.62.57.40.6
Feb / 6712.42.49.20.9
Mar / 6413.11.711.41.5
Apr11° / 5712.30.613.82.6
May14° / 5913.10.1163.7
Jun17° / 10°6713.3017.24.6
Jul18° / 12°7314.2016.75.1
Aug18° / 12°7913.6014.85.2
Sep16° / 10°6211.7012.54.5
Oct13° / 8513.7010.13.0
Nov / 7714.10.581.6
Dec / 8313.726.80.7

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 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82773
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
172773
182773
192773
202773
212773
222872
232872
242872
252773
262872
272872
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Livingston gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1438
2438
3438
4438
5438
6438
7438
8438
9438
10438
11427
12427
13427
14427
15427
16438
17438
18438
19448
20449
21459
22459
23469
244610
254710
264710
274710
284810

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 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

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 8:21 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:214:34
28.38:194:36
38.38:184:38
48.48:164:40
58.58:144:43
68.58:124:45
78.68:104:47
88.78:084:49
98.88:064:51
108.88:044:53
118.98:024:56
129.08:004:58
139.07:575:00
149.17:555:02
159.27:535:04
169.37:515:06
179.37:495:09
189.47:465:11
199.57:445:13
209.67:425:15
219.67:395:17
229.77:375:20
239.87:355:22
249.97:325:24
259.97:305:26
2610.07:275:28
2710.17:255:30
2810.27:225:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Livingston?

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 Livingston.

What to pack for Livingston in February

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

In February, Livingston sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Livingston 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 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep13Bracing
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Dec8Bracing

UV index in Livingston 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 Livingston 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
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Livingston?

Livingston sits at 55.9°N, 3.5°W, 157 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Broxburn, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Livingston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Livingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m.

The land around Livingston is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (34%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
578 m
80 km
978 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Broxburn 5.0 km · Bathgate 8.0 km · Grangemouth 17 km · Dunfermline 19 km · Falkirk 20 km · Penicuik 20 km · Edinburgh 21 km · Bonnyrigg 26 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 Livingston (55.9029°, -3.5226°, elevation 157 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).