Loughton weather in February

In February, Loughton sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Loughton's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loughton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 48 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:39 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 10th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.0; out of 10

Loughton is village in Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Loughton 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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	2
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	7	2
9	7	2
10	7	2
11	7	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	2
18	8	2
19	8	2
20	8	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2

How February really feels in Loughton

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Loughton weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 2°	58	12.4	1.4	8	0.8
Feb	7° / 2°	48	10.2	1.4	9.5	1.0
Mar	10° / 3°	52	11.4	0.9	11.5	1.9
Apr	12° / 5°	58	12	0.4	13.6	3.0
May	15° / 7°	65	12	0	15.5	4.3
Jun	18° / 10°	70	11.5	0	16.5	5.4
Jul	20° / 12°	65	11.9	0	16.1	5.9
Aug	20° / 12°	62	11.3	0	14.5	5.8
Sep	17° / 10°	58	10.4	0	12.4	5.2
Oct	13° / 8°	69	11.9	0.1	10.3	3.5
Nov	10° / 5°	66	12.3	0.5	8.5	1.9
Dec	7° / 3°	64	11.8	1.2	7.5	0.9

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 72%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27
Cloudier (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	72	72	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	72	72	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Loughton gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	39
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	38	6
5	38	6
6	38	6
7	38	6
8	38	6
9	37	5
10	37	5
11	37	5
12	36	5
13	36	5
14	35	4
15	35	4
16	34	4
17	34	4
18	34	4
19	34	4
20	34	4
21	35	4
22	35	4
23	36	4
24	37	5
25	37	5
26	38	5
27	39	4
28	39	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 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 8:03 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12
Sunset (PM)	4:45	4:47	4:48	4:50	4:52	4:54	4:56	4:58	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:07	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:03	4:45
2	8.8	8:01	4:47
3	8.8	8:00	4:48
4	8.9	7:58	4:50
5	8.9	7:56	4:52
6	9.0	7:55	4:54
7	9.0	7:53	4:56
8	9.1	7:51	4:58
9	9.2	7:50	5:00
10	9.2	7:48	5:02
11	9.3	7:46	5:03
12	9.3	7:44	5:05
13	9.4	7:43	5:07
14	9.5	7:41	5:09
15	9.5	7:39	5:11
16	9.6	7:37	5:13
17	9.7	7:35	5:15
18	9.7	7:33	5:17
19	9.8	7:31	5:19
20	9.9	7:29	5:20
21	9.9	7:27	5:22
22	10.0	7:25	5:24
23	10.1	7:23	5:26
24	10.1	7:21	5:28
25	10.2	7:18	5:30
26	10.3	7:16	5:32
27	10.3	7:14	5:34
28	10.4	7:12	5:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.3	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.4	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Loughton?

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

1.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Loughton.

What to pack for Loughton in February

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

In February, Loughton sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Loughton 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 Loughton peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Loughton?

Loughton sits at 52.4°N, 2.6°W, 231 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Stourport-on-Severn, 22 km away.

Topography around Loughton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loughton has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Loughton is covered by grassland (51%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

350 m

grassland 51%

16 km

515 m

grassland 44%

80 km

821 m

grassland 54%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← January Loughton year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Stourport-on-Severn 22 km · Kidderminster 22 km · Ryton 25 km · Kingswinford 28 km · Telford 28 km · Stourbridge 29 km · Wellington 30 km · Brierley Hill 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

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 Loughton (52.4333°, -2.5667°, elevation 231 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	2
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	7	2
9	7	2
10	7	2
11	7	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	2
18	8	2
19	8	2
20	8	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	38	6
5	38	6
6	38	6
7	38	6
8	38	6
9	37	5
10	37	5
11	37	5
12	36	5
13	36	5
14	35	4
15	35	4
16	34	4
17	34	4
18	34	4
19	34	4
20	34	4
21	35	4
22	35	4
23	36	4
24	37	5
25	37	5
26	38	5
27	39	4
28	39	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.3	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.4	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	2
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	7	2
9	7	2
10	7	2
11	7	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	2
18	8	2
19	8	2
20	8	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	38	6
5	38	6
6	38	6
7	38	6
8	38	6
9	37	5
10	37	5
11	37	5
12	36	5
13	36	5
14	35	4
15	35	4
16	34	4
17	34	4
18	34	4
19	34	4
20	34	4
21	35	4
22	35	4
23	36	4
24	37	5
25	37	5
26	38	5
27	39	4
28	39	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.3	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.4	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	2
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	7	2
9	7	2
10	7	2
11	7	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	2
18	8	2
19	8	2
20	8	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	38	6
5	38	6
6	38	6
7	38	6
8	38	6
9	37	5
10	37	5
11	37	5
12	36	5
13	36	5
14	35	4
15	35	4
16	34	4
17	34	4
18	34	4
19	34	4
20	34	4
21	35	4
22	35	4
23	36	4
24	37	5
25	37	5
26	38	5
27	39	4
28	39	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.3	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.4	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim